Fidgeting May Counteract Negative Effects Of Prolonged Sitting, Study Suggests.

reports that the study, published online in American Journal of Preventive Medicine, used data from the United Kingdom Women’s Cohort Study, following 12,778 women age 37 to 78 over a 12-year period. The women were divided into three groups based on self-assessments of their fidgeting habits: low, middle, or high. Among the women who did not fidget, the researchers “found that women who sat for seven or more hours daily had a 30 percent increased risk of dying from any cause,” compared to those who sat less than five hours a day. Meanwhile, “middle or high fidgeters saw no increased risk.” http://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2015/09/23/can-fidgeting-offset-the-ill-effects-of-sitting-new-study-says-so/ Another study showed this 2 years ago!