We’ve all been there: Sitting in class, writing up a report, or logged on to the virtual meeting and struggling to stay engaged. Maybe you have a go-to method of dealing with it. Perhaps you’re a ...

A UC Davis MIND Institute faculty member, she has studied the link between ADHD and fidgeting for many years. "We have good evidence that fidgeting itself seems to be associated with better attention, ...

If you play with paperclips during meetings it may be a sign that you are more prone to fidgeting and so to moving more generally (Credit: Getty Images) Often seen as a sign of rudeness, nerves or ...

Hand-held toys known as “fidget spinners” – marketed as “stress relievers” – have become so popular and distracting in classrooms that they are now being banned in many schools. And it’s not just kids ...

Fidgeting is a self-regulation mechanism and can calm or energise a person Fidgeting refers to the small habits we develop with our hands and feet, without us noticing. It’s like functioning on ...

To begin the study, researchers looked at the leg vascular function of 11 healthy men and women both before and after three hours of sitting. While participants were seated, researchers asked them to ...

Fidgeting while sitting can protect the arteries in legs and may help prevent cardiovascular disease, a new study has found. "Many of us sit for hours at a time, whether it is binge watching our ...