Carrying on from yesterday here’s some more information on how inactivity affects our major organs and health… Lungs When you sit down all day, you reduce the amount of oxygen entering your body. Sitting results in less space for your lungs to expand when you breathe and limits the amount of oxygen that fills your lungs. […]
We spend, on average, almost nine hours a day sat down – and that’s not taking into account the eight hours we spend lying down, asleep. You might be sat there thinking ‘not me’, but when you break your day down into time spent commuting, sitting at work, commuting back home again and sitting down to […]
Today we dropped off 7 trial EIGER classroom standing desks at Brudenell Primary School in Leeds (UK). Brudenell Primary is a forward thinking school that is part of Active School Leeds and are keen to improve both classroom performance and well-being. Jo Davies is the Co-Headteacher who will be monitoring the children over the next 2 […]
A moderate-intensity walking regimen may reduce symptoms of mild cognitive impairment that are linked to poor blood vessel health in the brain, a small study suggests. Participants with vascular dementia who walked three hours per week for six months had improved reaction times and other signs of improved brain function, the Canadian team reports in […]
The World Health Organisation released a report that compared the “obesity-related behaviours” for youngsters across 42 nations. It reveals UK kids are among the laziest. Lead researcher Dr Jo Inchley, from the University of St Andrews, said social media was impacting on kids’ health. She said: “We know there are risks, such as cyber bullying […]
Australian Olympian Jane Flemming says schoolkids should have to stand up in half their lessons to battle the bulge. She is also campaigning to move drop-off zones further from the school gates to entice children to walk more. The former heptathlete and long jumper says obesity has reached crisis point. One in four Australian children […]
The proportion of Scottish pupils walking to school is at its lowest for at least eight years according to a survey by cycling and walking charity Sustrans. It said there had been a “steady decline” from 45.8 per cent in 2010 – the first year all council areas took part. The total fell from 47 […]
Experts discovered that as little as 14 days spent sitting around reduces our muscle mass, increases body fat and raises the potential for high cholesterol. And they warned that taking at least 10,000 steps a day – widely regarded as a target for maintaining good health – should be something people strive for to avoid […]
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 […]
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 […]
