Category: Standing Desks

Standing Desks and More Movement in Classrooms Can Help Kids Learn Better and Be Healthier

Those who have been following the addition of standing desks to add more movement to children’s classrooms are likely already aware of the study from Texas A&M and University of Louisville that shows that stand-biased desks in classrooms can help cut down obesity by slowing BMI increases in students. These findings were published in the American Journal of Public Health last year, and have been covered...

There’s a Standing Desk for Every Student at Vallecito Elementary This Year

Photo courtesy of Fast Company For the first time, an elementary school has given every student a standing desk, according to Fast Company. The Bay Area’s Vallecito Elementary School cleared out the chairs and desks from its classrooms in favor of adopting a student standing desk customized in height for each student this school year. This move followed a successful pilot program of a single standing...