Study: Fidgeting at Your Desk Very Necessary for Increasing Blood Flow

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By Anna Scanlon

A new study by the University of Missouri shows that fidgeting and tapping your toes at your desk may actually help decrease the risk of arterial dysfunction.

Previous research has shown that sitting for long periods of time, such as in an airplane or car, can reduce blood flow to the legs, which can lead to gangrene, tissue death, and amputation in severe cases. But tapping your toes or keeping your feet moving during the day can actually counteract some of the risk factors.

Lead author of the study and assistant professor of nutrition and exercise physiology, Jaume Padilla, PhD, had this …read more

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