Laura Donnelly of the Telegraph has reported on a study by The American Cancer Society which shows a sharp upturn in obesity related cancer instances in younger people. The study used data from half the population of the USA over a 9 year period to conclude that whilst cancer is seen as a disease of the […]
Next week is Children’s Mental Health Week and the theme of the year is to be Healthy: Inside and Out. Looking after bodies and minds is a message very much in keeping with the benefits UK schools report back to us they experience with classroom standing desks.
Pupils actively look forward to classes with flexible seating options and can move more freely and express themselves confidently. Active pupils are reportedly more productive and more likely to engage the lesson. Good mental health we believe is essential to fostering an environment suitable for learning and allowing our children to be well rounded and happy. READ THE FULL STORY HERE
SUMMARY: MacDonalds are being delivered to schools despite the anti-obesity ban amid the backdrop of a Birmingham Child Type 2 Diabetes epidemic undermining headmasters efforts to inject healthy culture into schools. READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE.
Recent reports showed our children’s lives are now expected to last 5 years less due to the growing childhood obesity epidemic. One notion gaining currency as part of the solution and increasingly adopted by mindful teachers as a method of injecting a cultural shift their classrooms. Physical Literacy.
Physical literacy is the ability, balance, confidence, desire and exploratory nature to live an active, healthy life. Student Standing desks can be used to integrate physical literacy at minimal effort.
We are pleased to share a story about a new type of teaching that puts the onus on movement and health for the next generation. “We work with schools to take the curriculum to the beach. Our aim is to get children outside, off their bottoms in the classroom, and out on to the beach.”
Three Doctors have been quoted in the media this week. Here’s why. Do you own a standing desk ? Do you run? if you answered yes to both of these questions then using time at your desk practising balancing on one leg is just what the doctor ordered. Dr Mark Cucuzzella is a running expert […]
As we welcome the New Year, many of us are looking to our diets and lifestyle to make improvements to our health and fitness. Making small almost unnoticeable changes that let us meet our goals sounds almost too good to be true. Susie Burell a leading Australian dietitian with 2 Honours degrees in Nutrition & Dietetics […]
With 2019 barrelling down upon us and those post-Christmas dinner waistlines stretching it’s that time of year when many of us start to think about how we might tackle our healthy habits for the upcoming year. Now as research illustrates Gyms aren’t cutting it, as 9 out of 10 people who buy into a yearly […]
The traditional image of school classrooms with identical desk seating in rows is fast becoming obsolete in favour of a bold new choice of classroom design. One that encourages choice and ownership of the space for students. We are talking about the growing trend that is flexible seating. As part of a district wide classroom redesign in Kansas, Tescott […]
A video released three days ago by YouTube channel ‘Med School Insiders’ titled – “Standing Desks More Harm Than Good?” Asks the question does the research on standing desks stack up. The video author reviews over two dozen research papers in his research and offers a balanced an objective opinion weighing up the pro’s and […]
