Listen "Stand Up!"
Episode Synopsis
How long do your students spend seated in your classrooms? It has become clear that prolonged sitting can have some rather detrimental effects on our health. And it seems that even a regular regiment of exercise may not be enough to combat prolonged sitting - our classrooms are a prime space to break that up, and research shows that students and faculty alike are benefitting from this creative way to offer active breaks in class.
Cowgill et al 2021: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07448481.2019.1661419
Paulus et al 2021: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/8/4204
Keating et al 2022: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07448481.2020.1847119
Brownhill 2023: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/87567555.2023.2269457
Cowgill et al 2021: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07448481.2019.1661419
Paulus et al 2021: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/8/4204
Keating et al 2022: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07448481.2020.1847119
Brownhill 2023: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/87567555.2023.2269457
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