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Exercising the mind

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    Third-grade class in Florida replaces chairs with yoga balls

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Who's running.

-- -- down and Lesley Rogers had the unique quality of teaching I thought it would be cool.

To have a class that sits on the ball and stability ball you know the ones you see -- -- -- And help these students O'Donnell says to focus in concentrate.

They have to pay attention to what they're doing that the focus on where their body and so they're less likely to claim their desk or get up out of their seats come back and market train purchased wandering around -- room.

The proof is penciled in on this notebook Paper each tally is the number of times kids get up a day.

This class at the start of the year had chairs but teachers found kids were constantly giving up disrupting class.

I would say when they -- in the chairs -- -- is a lot more.

We're not more tallies on the sheets and -- are now.

These third grade boys sit on these ball as the entire day.

Even though there's no back support they love it actually felt pretty yeah.

Saying on the first.

And then elects its so it.

Should it.

Sailor -- couldn't wait to tell his friends his chair was being replaced with a big blue ball I was so excited -- Probably till almost all my friends that it.

Do you think.

-- Not only is sitting on the ball cool but surprisingly.

Research shows it improve their ability to pay attention take notes and engaging classroom discussions -- It helps them to focus on their work and it can -- both hemispheres of the brain.

It's kind of a novel idea I think -- weekend.

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