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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