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Reuters
Reuters
Health
By Daniel Becerril

Bike desks help Mexican students learn while burning calories

FILE PHOTO: High school students pedal on a bike desk, as part of a program to improve physical health and increase concentration during classes, in San Nicolas de los Garza, Mexico January 30, 2023. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril

Rows of sleek new school desks equipped with bike pedals are allowing students in Mexico to power through their class work while cranking out some light exercise, burning off calories in a country known for its alarming obesity rates.

But for the students at a high school just outside the bustling city of Monterrey, the new bike desks offer benefits beyond exercise.

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