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Exergaming

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Exergaming

Interventions for Enhancing Physical Activity
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Virtual Tech & Physical Activity

What's so attractive about "virtual worlds"?

relevant Statistics

  • 34% teenagers use exergames at school
  • 5-10 lb wt loss from WV school intervention (daily DDR)

10 Years of Wii

  • Caloric Expenditure
  • Enjoyment of Physical Activity
  • Physical Function Outcomes
  • Cognitive Outcomes
  • Behavior?

Fogel et al 2010

  • Traditional PE vs. Exergame-enhanced PE
  • VERY small sample
  • Increased minutes and caloric expenditure

CORTEX Trial

  • 5-month RCT
  • 20hr Exergaming Training vs. Video-games
  • 4-Month Exercise Program
  • Purpose & prelim results...

Kinect-DT Training