A study published in the July 2016 issue of the American Journal of Physiology by researchers at the Universities of Missouri and Texas-Arlington found that people who fidget—making small, frequent ...

LOS ANGELES, CA - If you or someone you know is a fidgeter, listen up! It's bad to sit all day and it's not great to stand the whole time, either. What to do? Short of chucking it all to become a ...

Fidgeting has proven perks. “We know that sensory input and movement, big or small, can help with handling feelings,” says psychologist Michelle Frank, Psy.D., author of A Radical Guide for Women with ...

When I was a kid, I had a problem with falling out of my chair. This was problematic because, at my elementary school, the chairs were connected to the desks. An especially salient memory comes from ...

Increase your fidget factor with more movement. Source: Anastasia_Makare / Pixabay Unless you’re physically restricted, try this: Gently bounce your legs under the table as you read this post. Make ...

Next time you find yourself restless and fidgeting at work, you may want to think twice before stopping. It may be doing your health some good, new research suggests. But fidgeting in your chair may ...

Studies show most of us spend between eight and ten hours a day seated. We all know being sedentary is bad for our health, but could there be an easy way to counteract this effect? In today’s Healthy ...

You may not have heard of them yet, but kids can't wait to get their hands on them: fidget spinners. The popular new toy is a simple gadget that you hold in your hand, spin, and watch whirl -- and it ...

“Fidget” isn’t exactly a word with the most positive of connotations. For many of us, it recalls veiled childhood threats of “stop fidgeting or,” and then the promised removal of something we value ...

LOS ANGELES, CA - If you or someone you know is a fidgeter, listen up! It’s bad to sit all day and it’s not great to stand the whole time, either. What to do? Short of chucking it all to become a ...