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Could living longer be as simple as fidgeting more?

01 Wednesday May 2019

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Research on over 35,000 people says YES!

According to the Queensland University of Technology, the average adult sits between 10 to 15-hours a day! And long-term sitting has been linked to obesity, high blood pressure, high blood sugar, high cholesterol, and heart disease. But people who fidgeted while seated – by tapping their feet, drumming fingers, or jiggling legs – were able to reduce the damage done by too much sitting. And they ended up living longer, healthier lives than those who sat motionless at their desks all day.

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Fidgeting is good for you!

15 Friday Jun 2018

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Here’s something surprising that can make you twice as likely to stay ALIVE: Fidgeting. Drumming your fingers on the desk – twiddling your pen – tapping your foot – shaking your leg – using a fidget toy, all of it. According to the Mayo Clinic, the risk of death over a 12-year span – from any cause – was twice as high for people who NEVER fidgeted, as for those who fidget regularly. The Mayo Clinic classifies fidgeting as a non-exercise activity. But it’s one that counts collectively toward combating obesity and heart disease. So keep on fidgeting.

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Improve your circulation and heart health at work

11 Thursday Jan 2018

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Do you shake your leg or tap your foot all day long? Or maybe someone you know does it and it drives you nuts. Well, it may irritate people around you – or make you appear restless. But it’s a sign of good health! Because it dramatically cuts your risk of cardiovascular disease – by offsetting some of the damage we do by sitting all day. That’s according to experts from the University of Missouri.

For their study, researchers monitored hundreds of office workers – and tested their leg muscle function before the experiment began. Then, workers sitting at a desk were asked to tap one foot for a minute at a time, off and on, over and over, during a 3-hour span. Then they tested the leg muscle function again afterward. The result?

The researchers found the leg that people tapped repeatedly had a much higher blood flow than the other. In fact, blood flow slowed dramatically in the stationary leg.

And the researchers concluded that even that tiny bit of movement was enough to improve overall circulation and thus heart health.

So, if you have a desk job – or sit for long stretches of time, tap your feet – jiggle your leg – or fidget in any way you like. It’s no substitute for getting up and moving every hour – but it’ll help keep your blood moving.

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