"Standing desk" increases concentration and prevents obesity

ByBindaas Madhavi

A standing desk is a high-profile desk that can work while standing without sitting on a chair. "Sitting for 6 hours a day increases the risk of death by 40%Although it is said to be said to be healthy, it is standing desk which is said to be effective, but the effect of the standing desk has been demonstrated in the study conducted for 374 students.

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The standing desk seems to get tired at first sight, but "Standing desk to reduce the burden on the waistIt is said that health benefits can be obtained such as appearance of " Even when viewed historicallyErnesto Hemingway,Benjamin Franklin,Thomas JeffersonIt is known that the great men like workers were standing at the desk and working.

There are increasing places to consider introducing standing desks for students even at the educational setting.Texas A & M Health Science CenterAssociate Professor Mark Benden has been studying the effect of students using the standing desk for five years and said, "Long seating with conventional seats will not only adversely affect health but also obesity and attention It will bring about a drop in the price. "

Mr. Ben is a device that can measure heart rate and calorie consumption in 374 elementary school students groupFitbitWe studied the difference between the conventional seat and the standing desk. For research, a standing desk suitable for study "Stand 2 Learn"Has been developed and the students will not leave their standings, they can select" sit "" stand "by themselves, they can also move their own legs as they are with a stool with high stature It is a design desk.


As a result, by using the standing desk, we found that students who are overweight or overweight are consuming more calories than usual. Also, asking psychologists to observe the students in the classroom of the school without revealing the contents of the research, the number of times to see the teacher · the number of times of writing · the number of times distracting attention from the next student, concentration and motivation to study Over two years. As a result, it turned out that the students who used the standing desk tend to have an ambitious tendency towards learning, compared with the students studying on conventional desks.

Mr. Bende responded to this result by saying, "Teachers are instructed by a teacher that" Children who are not restless "are sitting quietly, but the children who are told are hurt.The children want to fidget." The standing desk that you can sit and stand as you like, allows children to study in an open environment, and also has the effect of preventing obesity.


People who have troubles unique to desk work, such as "I can not concentrate on desk work", "I have become fat since I do not sit with keeping sick", "Little back pain gets worse" can be solved by introducing a standing desk maybe. In addition, IKEA sells a height-adjustable standing desk that is perfect for those who say, "It's hard to go to work quickly and leave ...".

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At first glance there is a common office desk.


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It is a desk that the desk's legs grow stretched and change to a standing desk. The price is the cheapest one and it is $ 79.99 (about 8600 yen).