THREE quarters of modern parents worry their children are less physically active than they themselves were at the same age, according to a study. Researchers who polled 1,000 mums and dads of kids aged four to 16, found keeping their children fit and active is a concern shared by many of those who took part. Olympic […]
Recently we had a 2 week trial of our EIGER Student Classroom Standing Desks at Malton Primary School in the UK. It was a huge success. We asked Richard Allman, the Leader of PE Sport and Development to give us his feedback via a case study and it’s here… Aim and Objectives of Standing Desk […]
Julie Dixon is 52 and she is a mortgage protection advisor. A national UK newspaper provided her with a standing desk option for a week. These are some of her findings… “I was surprised at the difference standing at my desk made to my productivity and success. “I make a few phone calls I’d been […]
Today we went to meet with Ian Holmes, the head teacher of Thorner Primary School in Leeds (UK) after a one month trial of our EIGER Junior classroom standing desks. Ian is one of the leading supporters of active learning in educational environments – both inside and outside the classroom. So much so that he […]
DIGITAL marketing worker Craig Freeman, 31, is from Reigate in the UK. Craig trialled a standing desk for just one week for an article in a national newspaper. In just one week he saw benefits. His blood pressure was above normal before the test and within normal limits after. This is what he said…“Having spent […]
The UK is facing an “shocking” stroke epidemic as bulging waistlines take their toll, a major report by Kings College London has found. The study of 35 countries warns that within two decades, the number of strokes is set to rise by 44 per cent – far above the average across Europe. The UK already […]
Today we were invited by DELL EMC UK education department to join their road show in Manchester and showcase the new EIGER Junior standing desk to their customers. IT and EIGER’S work perfectly together especially with the latest Dell Chromebooks that were on display. IT and sitting are in the DNA of most people and […]
Children are entering a “tragic decline” from the age of just seven, with activity levels dropping long before they leave primary school, new research suggests. Fitness experts said British pupils were entering a state of digital dependence which would shorten lives, with sedentary lifestyles becoming the norm long before children reached adolescence. The Gateshead Millenium Cohort study tracked […]
The University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, and examined the prospective associations between physical activity, sedentary time, and bone strength during adolescence. High resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography was used at distal tibia and radius in 173 girls and 136 boys. Four annual measurements were conducted at the tibia and radius (785 and 582 […]
Andy Ramage is co-founder of Aalpha Energy and One Year No Beer which we think is awesome! Andy is an outside the box guy and he’s just written about his year with his standing desk that we want to share…. 1. My back no longer aches It’s not rocket science that sitting all day, very often, […]
