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Lowestoft school introduces pedal machines under desks | Lowestoft school introduces pedal machines under desks |
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A school has introduced pedal machines under its desks in a bid to tackle the "rise in obesity and type 2 diabetes". | |
Thirty machines, costing £20 each, have been bought using the PE budget for pupils at Red Oak Primary in Lowestoft, Suffolk. | |
Head teacher Heather Madsen said: "This is about setting up activity levels for the rest of their lives." | Head teacher Heather Madsen said: "This is about setting up activity levels for the rest of their lives." |
She hopes to fund more machines across the 430-pupil school, as first reported in the East Anglian Daily Times. | |
Their use is not compulsory, but the head teacher said pupils have welcomed them. | Their use is not compulsory, but the head teacher said pupils have welcomed them. |
"It was initially a novelty and like the Tour de France here, but since then they've calmed down and some are doing it out of habit," she said. | "It was initially a novelty and like the Tour de France here, but since then they've calmed down and some are doing it out of habit," she said. |
"We were talking about initiatives that would stimulate the children's concentration and ensure they could still stay focused on lessons." | "We were talking about initiatives that would stimulate the children's concentration and ensure they could still stay focused on lessons." |
The machines, which were introduced this term, feature a display that shows duration of pedalling, number of revolutions per minute and calorie consumption - with some pupils burning up to 800 calories a day. | The machines, which were introduced this term, feature a display that shows duration of pedalling, number of revolutions per minute and calorie consumption - with some pupils burning up to 800 calories a day. |
Evie-Rose, a pupil at the school, said: "I enjoy it because it's really fun, your brain works faster and you get stronger and smarter at the same time." | |
Another pupil, Ella, said: "Sometimes we try to beat each other in class. I feel really famous because we've had lots of visitors wanting to put us on their news." | Another pupil, Ella, said: "Sometimes we try to beat each other in class. I feel really famous because we've had lots of visitors wanting to put us on their news." |
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