Are there sex differences in energy expenditure and enjoyment in older adults playing active video games?

Ferreira, Juliana Aureliano; Passos, Giselle Soares; Youngstedt, Shawn D.; Lima, Bráulio Evangelista de; Vieira, Lorraine B.; Martins, Marcelo Machado; Assis, Bernardo P. de; Santana, Marcos Gonçalves de

doi:10.1016/j.jbmt.2022.04.008

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“…This examination would build a body of evidence to determine if this form of exergaming can be used to promote health in young adults. Energy expenditure in exergaming is often compared to traditional aerobic exercise because it can provide many of the same benefits with some additional advantages ( Hwang et al, 2019 ; Çakir-Atabek et al, 2020 ; Park et al, 2020 ; Ferreira et al, 2022 ). Exergaming typically requires the user to physically engage with the game (e.g., by hopping or jumping) just like traditional aerobic exercise does ( McDonough et al, 2018 ; Oppici et al, 2022 ; Pasco and Roure, 2022 ; Sousa et al, 2022 ).…”

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Acute effects of exergaming on young adults’ energy expenditure, enjoyment, and self-efficacy

Oginni

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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This study investigated the effects of a dance-based exergaming on Chinese college students’ energy expenditure, self-efficacy, and enjoyment in comparison with the traditional aerobic dance exercise. Forty young adults (33 females; Mage = 21.55 years, SD = 2.06) completed two separate 20 min exercise sessions with 10 min intervals on the same day: (1) Xbox 360 Kinect Just Dance exergaming session; and (2) a traditional instructor-led aerobic dance exercise session. Participants’ energy expenditure (Kcal/session) was measured by the ActiGraph GT9X Link accelerometers, and their perceived self-efficacy and enjoyment were assessed via validated surveys following each session. Dependent t-test indicated significant differences in participants’ enjoyment (t = −1.83, p = 0.04). Specifically, participants in the dance-based exergaming session reported a higher level of enjoyment (M = 3.96, SD = 0.65) as compared to the aerobic dance session (M = 3.61, SD = 0.54). However, there was no significant difference in energy expenditure and self-efficacy between the two sessions. Findings suggest that college students had comparable energy expenditure as the traditional aerobic dance session while experiencing more fun and enjoyment. This suggests that exergaming can be a fun exercise alternative for promoting physical activity among young adults.

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Acute effects of exergaming on young adults’ energy expenditure, enjoyment, and self-efficacy

Oginni

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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Comparison of enjoyment and energy expenditure of exergame with and without blood flow restriction in men and women

Mousavi,

Karimi,

Wong

et al. 2024

Sci Rep

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This study compared the effects of blood flow restriction (BFR) on intensity and perceived enjoyment during an exergame. Fourteen healthy young participants engaged in a boxing exergame for 20 min, with or without BFR, across two sessions. Perceived enjoyment levels were assessed using the Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale. Heart rate was monitored, and energy expenditure (EE) during exercise was calculated. A mixed model analysis of variance with repeated measures was used to evaluate differences in EE and enjoyment between exergame conditions (with and without BFR) as well as the interaction effects of these protocols with gender. Although not statistically significant, perceived enjoyment decreased with BFR inclusion for both genders. No significant differences were observed between men and women for both protocols. Regarding EE, there was no significant difference between the two groups (with and without BFR). However, a significant main effect of gender was found, with men exhibiting higher EE values in both protocols compared to women. In conclusion, exergames incorporating BFR impact perceptual responses, particularly perceived enjoyment. Furthermore, significant gender differences in EE were found, with men displaying higher values.

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Scoping Review on the Interactive Digital Tools Used for the Physical and Cognitive Stimulation of Healthy Older Adults

Busser,

Fleury,

Kadri

et al. 2024

Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies

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As more of our lives are spent using electronic devices, it comes as a natural deduction that those digital tools could be used to maintain people’s health. Gamified exercise or exergames are indeed promising means to motivate the population to get physically active and even cognitively active if paired with the appropriate games. Considering the global concern of an aging population which could benefit from both physical and cognitive stimulation, these tools appear to be an encouraging solution to keep the population healthier over time. This scoping review reports on the digital tools used in publications between January 2015 and December 2023 regarding the physical and cognitive stimulation of healthy elderly people. The search was conducted in PubMed, Web of Science, and ScienceDirect databases. Of the 1579 publications retrieved, a total of 68 publications were analyzed in this review. A wide variety of digital tools were used in the corpus for the combined physical and cognitive stimulation of the elderly. These tools can be categorized into six types of hardware: pressure plates, optical motion capture, inertial motion capture, virtual reality, ergometers, and driving simulators. The apparition of publications using virtual reality and an increase in publications using inertial motion capture in 2020 could be an indicator that digital tools used for cognitive and physical stimulation of the elderly are evolving. Another finding is the wide variety in evaluation tools used to monitor the outcomes of each protocol. A standardization of the testing process might be needed in order to improve comparisons between experiments.

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Are there sex differences in energy expenditure and enjoyment in older adults playing active video games?

Cited by 3 publications

References 29 publications

Acute effects of exergaming on young adults’ energy expenditure, enjoyment, and self-efficacy

Acute effects of exergaming on young adults’ energy expenditure, enjoyment, and self-efficacy

Comparison of enjoyment and energy expenditure of exergame with and without blood flow restriction in men and women

Scoping Review on the Interactive Digital Tools Used for the Physical and Cognitive Stimulation of Healthy Older Adults

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