Kids burn more calories if they stand in class

New research suggests that putting standing desks in elementary school classrooms could be a way to combat childhood obesity.

The stand-biased desks let students decide whether to sit or stand during lecture time.

With these standing workstations, children have the opportunity to get more physical activity and burn more calories, as well as to relieve stress on spinal structures that may occur with traditional desks.

by Rae Lynn Mitchell

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