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Mark Benden - Taking a Stand

Ever since he began his studies at Texas A&M University, Dr. Mark Benden ’90 ’92 ’06 has been in the comfort business. He was on the ground floor of the ergonomic chair movement, even inventing, patenting and marketing an adjustable, rotating armrest while still a graduate student. But about a decade ago, Benden, now associate professor and head of the School of Public Health’s Department of Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH), had a moment of enlightenment: By making a sedentary lifestyle more comfortable, he was contributing to a behavior that leads to obesity and its plethora of negative health effects. Benden realized he didn’t need to encourage people to sit: He needed to encourage them to stand. Read the full story here: https://www.txamfoundation.com/Summer...