An innovative cycling exergame to promote cardiovascular fitness in youth with cerebral palsy: A brief report

Abstract

An exergame cycling programme may lead to improvement in cardiovascular fitness in youth with CP. This study was limited by small sample size and lack of a comparison group. Future research is warranted.

Use of educational technologies in the promotion of children’s cardiovascular health: a systematic review

“…Regarding the sample size, it ranged from eight (20) to 1546 (18) children, showing the purpose of including other social actors, either directly or indirectly with the promotion of cardiovascular health, such as parents and teachers (23).…”

“…As for the methodological aspect of the studies, a high percentage of high-impact studies were obtained, such as randomized clinical trials (17,20), which used effective interventions to promote cardiovascular health in children.…”

“…As shown in Table 3, it was possible to identify that the objectives were aimed at promoting cardiovascular health in children, through the performance of activities aimed at addressing risk factors in a specific way, such as concerns about inadequate diet (23), sedentary lifestyle (22,24), being overweight (18–20), and lack of knowledge (19,23). Moreover, other studies have been carried out to provide an active lifestyle for the children (17,21,23).…”

“…Different strategies were used to promote cardiovascular health in children. Services using wide-ranging digital tools such as Fooya (17), Fit2Play TM (18), and exergame in a cycling program (20), as well as low-tech interventions, such as play workshops using tools such as CARDIOKIDS (19), the SI! Program (21), MOVI-2 (22), and interventions carried out in the school environment (23,24) were the actions used in these scientific productions.…”

O Corpo Virtualizado Nas Relações Tecnológicas Com O Esporte Nos Jogos De Vídeo E Mídias Informacionais

“…É dentro desta visão de corpo que esta pesquisa se apresenta, uma vez que o corpo da tradição cartesiana se situa em um tempo e um espaço objetivo, o que levaria a virtualização no ciberespaço ao seu próprio fim. Algo que não parece acontecer, principalmente quando levada em consideração a dimensão das relações positivas do corpo com as tecnologias maquínicas e informacionais, o que pode se constatar nos estudos envolvendo o ciberespaço dos jogos de vídeo [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25] , entre outros. Afinal, nos dizeres de Merleau-Ponty 26 , o mundo não é aquilo que se pensa, mas aquilo que se vive.…”