StandUp desks are all the rage

Year 4 are using Stand-Up desks!

• Did you know the average Aussie spends about 9 hours a day sitting down?
• Even if you're getting your recommended daily exercise, researchers are now saying that it doesn't cancel out all of the negative effects of sitting too much.
• When you're sitting for a long time your muscles switch off and your body isn't as good at processing fats and sugars.
• So, if you've just eaten your blood sugar levels can stay high for hours.
• In the long term it can lead to some pretty nasty problems like obesity, diabetes and heart disease.
• That's why schools like this one are trying to get kids off their chairs as much as possible.
• Year 4 think it's fun and it helps them to concentrate for longer.