Dengel’s research cited in NewsOne

DengelD-2005An article in the online publication News One  cites Donald Dengel, Ph.D., professor in the School of Kinesiology and director of the Laboratory of Integrative Human Physiology, for his co-authored study on the benefits of standing desks in the classroom. A teacher in San Rafael, CA, has replaced chairs with balance balls in her kindergarten class as a way of channeling the students’ “wiggle time” and improving concentration in learning the alphabet and how to count. Dr. Dengel was quoted in the article for his research findings that students burned more calories  when they stood rather than sat at a desk.