Bradyn Nicholson

Bradyn Nicholson

Jun 13, 2016

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Research on Sit-to-Stand Biased Desks

In an examination of children's participation in a stand-biased desk intervention to increase physical activity in a large-scale, multi-school and multi-grade, of elementary school children, a higher mean of energy expenditure (0.16 kcal/min) was found in the stand-biased desk group compared to those with traditional sitting desks (Benden et al., 2014). Even more important, overweight subjects energy expenditure was 0.24 kcal/min, and obese subjects 0.40 kcal/min more that normal weight subjects. 

This data provides evidence that when students have resources in the school environment that allow them to move more, energy expenditure will be increased. It also provides evidence that overweight and obese subjects may not expend more energy than those who are at a normal weight but are able to increase their energy expenditure to a level that is equal to those who are of normal weight.

Benden, M., Zhao, H., Jeffrey, C., Wendel, M., & Blake, J. (2014). The Evaluation of the Impact of a Stand-Biased Desk on Energy Expenditure and Physical Activity for Elementary School Students. IJERPH, 11(9), 9361–9375. MDPI AG. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijer...

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High amounts of sedentary behavior have negatively impacted the health and well-being of children in the United States. Sit-to-Stand desks are desks that allow students to move and engage more in the classroom setting. We plan to implement a Sit-to-Stand desk trial in an elementary school classroom to evaluate the impact these desks have on physical activity and sedentary behavior, and academic performance as compared to a classroom that uses traditional sitting desks.

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