Effect of an Active Video Gaming Classroom Curriculum on Health-Related Fitness, School Day Step Counts, and Motivation in Sixth Graders

Fu, You; Burns, Ryan D.

doi:10.1123/jpah.2017-0481

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“…A form of intrinsic motivation is fun, 50 which is often associated with playing games. Although simply providing active videogames to a child for playing at home does not increase the child's PA, 51 active videogames have been used in large programs and have increased child PA 52 and fitness 53 . Research is needed both on how to make PA change programs fun and how to make the actual PA fun, and active videogames may provide an approach for doing so.…”

Section: What Might Be Done To Increase Chinese Children's Level Of Pa?mentioning

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Increasing physical activity among children and adolescents: Innovative ideas needed

Baranowski

2019

Journal of Sport and Health Science

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Section: What Might Be Done To Increase Chinese Children's Level Of Pa?mentioning

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Increasing physical activity among children and adolescents: Innovative ideas needed

Baranowski

2019

Journal of Sport and Health Science

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“…Scientific literature has shown the potential of AVG to increase the energy expenditure and to replace sedentary behaviors by promoting light-to-moderate PA [ 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 ]. Although some studies have reported the benefits of AVG on body composition [ 35 ], CRF [ 36 ], and motor competence [ 37 , 38 ], the effects of AVG on health-related physical fitness need further investigation because of the importance it can have for their present and future health.…”

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The Effects of Active Video Games on Health-Related Physical Fitness and Motor Competence in Children and Adolescents with Healthy Weight: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Comeras-Chueca

Marín-Puyalto

Matute-Llorente

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(1) Background: Poor levels of physical fitness and motor skills are problems for today’s children. Active video games (AVG) could be an attractive strategy to help address them. The aim was to investigate the effects of AVG on health-related physical fitness and motor competence in children and adolescents with healthy weight. (2) Methods: Randomized and non-randomized controlled trials investigating the effects of AVG programs on health-related physical fitness and motor competence were included. Two different quality assessment tools were used to measure the risk of bias. Twenty articles met the inclusion criteria and the variables of interest were body mass index (BMI), body fat, cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), muscular fitness and motor competence. (3) Results: AVG interventions seem to have benefits in BMI when lasting longer than 18 weeks (SMD, −0.590; 95% IC, −1.071, −0.108) and in CRF (SMD, 0.438; 95% IC, 0.022, 0.855). AVG seems to be a promising tool to improve muscular fitness and motor competence but the effects are still unclear due to the lack of evidence. (4) Conclusions: AVG seem to be an effective tool for improving some components of health-related physical fitness and motor competence in healthy-weight children and adolescents, but the effect on some fitness components needs further research. Therefore, AVG may be included as a strategy to improve health.

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“…Unlike the conventional sedentary video games that may lead to sedentary lifestyles [9], active video games (AVGs) represent a variety of video games that require bodily movement and PA while playing, and have been increasingly used to promote PA and health in school settings [10]. A growing body of evidence suggests that AVGs have the potential to improve health behaviors (e.g., physical activity, physical fitness, motivation, motor skills) in youth [11,12,13,14]. Mechanisms to achieve these benefits include improvements in motivation (e.g., enjoyment, self-efficacy, perceived competence, and social support) that capture and sustain interest in PA [10].…”

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Trends in Sedentary Behavior, Physical Activity, and Motivation during a Classroom-Based Active Video Game Program

Burns

Gomes

et al. 2019

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The purpose of this preliminary study was to investigate trends in children’s sedentary behavior (SB), physical activity (PA), and motivation during a 12 week classroom-based Active Video Game (AVG) program. A sample of 16 children, recruited from an elementary school, participated in AVG for 30 minutes per school day for 12 consecutive weeks. School day time in SB and PA, in addition to step counts, were assessed across 12 weeks using accelerometers and motivation was assessed via questionnaires. Mixed effects models with a quadratic time parameter were employed to examine time trends. A significant negative trend was observed for SB, while light and vigorous PA and step counts yielded positive trends until approximately 8–9 weeks where a quadratic inflection point was observed (p < 0.001). Regarding motivational variables, enjoyment and social support from teachers significantly increased across 12 weeks (p < 0.05). A 12 week classroom AVG program yielded a positive trend in school day light and vigorous PA and step counts, and a negative trend in SB until 8–9 weeks into the program. This study supports the use of low-cost classroom-based AVG programs to improve children’s physical and mental health, but favorable PA trends were attenuated past 8–9 weeks.

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Effect of an Active Video Gaming Classroom Curriculum on Health-Related Fitness, School Day Step Counts, and Motivation in Sixth Graders

Abstract: An 18-week AVG classroom curriculum improved cardiorespiratory endurance relative to the comparison group in sixth graders. This study supports the use of low-cost AVG curricula to improve the health-related fitness of youth.

Cited by 16 publications

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Increasing physical activity among children and adolescents: Innovative ideas needed

Increasing physical activity among children and adolescents: Innovative ideas needed

The Effects of Active Video Games on Health-Related Physical Fitness and Motor Competence in Children and Adolescents with Healthy Weight: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Trends in Sedentary Behavior, Physical Activity, and Motivation during a Classroom-Based Active Video Game Program

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