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Medicine ball chairs are recommended for use by students. It helps to embrace rather than discourage the movement they naturally have. Movement in learning is proven to help the brain focus and retain information. Students will also get extra exercise while learning. They are especially helpful for my special needs students with ADHD and other health impairments. "In 2003, a study was published in the American Journal of Occupational Therapy concluding that in students with ADHD, sitting on therapy balls improved behavior and legible word productivity. In other words, students using ball chairs were able to sit still, focus and write more words clearly." Mayo Clinic in Rochester seconded those findings in 2007 with a study on the benefits of a chairless classroom. In the Mayo study, which focused on improving learning and reducing obesity by making children more active, researchers found that the ability to move around more while sitting made the students more attentive. Mayo Clinic communications consultant Bob Nellis told the Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune that he believes this is because kids are able to burn off excess energy by bouncing on a ball."

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Medicine ball chairs are recommended for use by students. It helps to embrace rather than discourage the movement they naturally have. Movement in learning is proven to help the brain focus and retain information. Students will also get extra exercise while learning. They are especially helpful for my special needs students with ADHD and other health impairments. "In 2003, a study was published in the American Journal of Occupational Therapy concluding that in students with ADHD, sitting on therapy balls improved behavior and legible word productivity. In other words, students using ball chairs were able to sit still, focus and write more words clearly." Mayo Clinic in Rochester seconded those findings in 2007 with a study on the benefits of a chairless classroom. In the Mayo study, which focused on improving learning and reducing obesity by making children more active, researchers found that the ability to move around more while sitting made the students more attentive. Mayo Clinic communications consultant Bob Nellis told the Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune that he believes this is because kids are able to burn off excess energy by bouncing on a ball."

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