About Fitness

• A recent study suggests that fidgeting, oddly enough, may help promote fitness. Researchers found that fidgeting — especially while standing — helped volunteers burn enough calories to actually lose weight. In the study, standing forms of fidgeting included folding laundry or playing with a pet.

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

• Tae kwon do is a great strength-training workout. A study of teenage tae kwon do students found that after eight weeks, the students increased their strength by 28 percent. They also were able to perform at maximum strength for a much longer period of time.

British Journal of Sports Medicine

• Exercise may reduce your risk for pancreatic cancer. More than 160,000 men and women were studied. Researchers found that among people who were overweight, regular exercise — such as walking or hiking — was linked to a lower risk of this cancer.

Journal of the American Medical Association

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