Cycling desks increase students' classroom energy expenditure by around 36% relative to normal class hours¶
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q3 i? Adolescents with access to bike desks during class expended more energy than during normal class hours, an increase the review reports as around 36%. → Guirado Terry 2021
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Guirado Terry 2021¶
Guirado Terry, Chambonnière Camille, Chaput Jean-Philippe, Metz Lore, Thivel David, Duclos Martine. (2021). Effects of Classroom Active Desks on Children and Adolescents’ Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, Academic Achievements and Overall Health: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18062828
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Results table entry for Torbeyns et al. (2017), an RCT in which the intervention group used bike desks 4 class hours/week for 22 weeks. Energy expenditure with bike desk access was "128.5 ± 34.7 kcal.h−1 vs. 94.6 ± 16.7 kcal.h−1 (p< 0.001)", reported as +36%. No standardized effect size is printed.
"EE: IG EE access bike desks (+36%) > EE normal hours IG bike desks vs. EE IG normal hours: 128.5 ± 34.7 kcal.h−1 vs. 94.6 ± 16.7 kcal.h−1 (p< 0.001)"
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