Futuristic school introduces workout pedals under student desks to fight child obesity
The primary school in Suffolk is the first in Britain to make pupils pedal under their desk in lessons to tackle child obesity.
In a bid to tackle child obesity, a school has fitted pedals under desks used by seven and eight-year-old pupils studying in the institution.
The Red Oak Primary School in Lowestoft, Suffolk, is presumably the first school in the UK to introduce workout pedals that students can use while studying in classes. The children can use these devices in their classrooms, purchased at $26 a piece, to cycle as they study and clock up their cardio exercise. As children at the school work on their reading and arithmetic skills while pedaling away on the floor-mounted bikes, the school hopes the practice will help them lean towards a more active and healthy lifestyle in the future.