ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Classrooms at Mangrove Bay Middle School in St. Petersburg have traded in traditional desks for ones that keep students moving while they learn.

"Some days, we'll do math problems where, if the answer is odd, we'll do a certain activity on a Boomerboard," student Reid Meyer said.

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The school introduced the Action-Based Learning approach in February. It includes equipment like pedal desks, balance stations, boomerboards and treadmills.

"I remember the first day we got it," math teacher Carolyn Roselli said. "They were like, ‘can we get on the bikes? Can we get on the bikes,’ and it was a really exciting transition for our school," she said.

The magnet school focuses on health and wellness, and partners with the YMCA.

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