Energy Costs of Physically Active Video Gaming: Wii Boxing, Wii tennis, and Dance Dance Revolution

Brown, Gregory A.; Holoubeck, Mary; Nylander, Benjamin; Watanabe, Nozomi; Janulewicz, Pamela; Costello, Megan; Heelan, Kate A.; Abbey, Bryce M.

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“…19,23 Kinect Sports Boxing generated the highest mean heart rate of 131 beats · min -1 , equivalent to 66% HRmax, and this is consistent with the range of 121 to 140 beats · min -1 reported in 5 studies 10,19,23-25 that examined physiologic responses during Wii Boxing active game play.…”

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“…17,23,26 An energy expenditure of 4.4 kcal · min -1 or 5.1 kcal · kg -1 · h -1 during Kinect Sports Boxing was 263% above resting values, significantly higher than reported for Wii Boxing in earlier studies. 10,19 There have been considerable variances, in both absolute and weight-adjusted values, for the energy cost of active video game play in children, ranging from 1.6 to 6.5 kcal · min -1 and from 2.6 to 9.0 kcal · kg -1 · h -1 .…”

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“…10 The oxygen demands of Kinect Sports Boxing were considerably greater than those of Wii Boxing in earlier studies. 10,19,23,25 The absence of a game controller could be a factor in the higher levels of physical activity exhibited during Kinect Sports Boxing compared with Wii Boxing. Higher activity levels have been reported for the boxing simulation EyeToy Knockout, at 5 child-METs 8 ; however, this game was played for only 5 to 8 minutes, which could explain shorter but more intense bouts of activity.…”

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Physiologic Responses and Energy Expenditure of Kinect Active Video Game Play in Schoolchildren

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Physiologic Responses and Energy Expenditure of Kinect Active Video Game Play in Schoolchildren

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“…The child care center was located in the city and served approximately 200 infants, toddlers, and preschool children in the neighborhood. This age range of children was chosen primarily because (1) they were able to understand, perform, and enjoy the structured physical activities designed for preschool children [ 18 ]; (2) the 4–6-year frame is the critical period for children's development of movement skills and perceived competence [ 19 ]; (3) Harter posited that children aged 4 and older could make independent judgments about their competence in the physical or movement domain [ 11 ]. Therefore, 4–6-year-old children had the cognitive capacity to understand and appropriately respond to the Pictorial Scale of Perceived Competence.…”

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Effects of Structured Physical Activity Program on Chinese Young Children’s Executive Functions and Perceived Physical Competence in a Day Care Center

Xiong

Tao

2017

BioMed Research International

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Purpose To examine the effects of a structured physical activity program on executive functions and perceived physical competence as compared to a traditional recess among preschool children. Methods Participants were 40 preschool children aged 4-5 from an urban child care center in a southern Chinese metropolitan area. Prior to the intervention, baseline assessments of children's executive functions and perceived physical competence were conducted. Children were then assigned to (1) intervention condition: a structured physical activity intervention group; (2) control condition: free-activity recess. The structured physical activity or recess programs were provided to the intervention and control groups 30 minutes daily for 3 months, respectively, followed by the identical postintervention measures. Results Thirty-nine children (19 girls; mean age = 4.67 years old, BMI = 15.54 ± 1.21) were included in the analysis. In general, children's executive functions and perceived physical competence increased over time. Repeated measures analysis of variance revealed the intervention group had significant greater increases in executive functions compared to the control children (F(1, 37) = 4.20, p = 0.04, η2 = .10), yet there were no greater increases in perceived physical competence (F(1, 37) = 2.35, p = 0.13, η2 = .06). Conclusion The intervention exerted significant greater increases in executive functions in preschool children. It is meaningful to offer structured physical activity programs in day care centers.

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Can Exergaming Contribute to Improving Physical Activity Levels and Health Outcomes in Children?

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Physical inactivity among children is a serious public health problem. It has been suggested that high levels of screen time are contributory factors that encourage sedentary lifestyles in young people. As physical inactivity and obesity levels continue to rise in young people, it has been proposed that new-generation active computer- and video-console games (otherwise known as "exergaming") may offer the opportunity to contribute to young people's energy expenditure during their free time. Although studies have produced some encouraging results regarding the energy costs involved in playing active video-console games, the energy costs of playing the authentic versions of activity-based video games are substantially larger, highlighting that active gaming is no substitute for real sports and activities. A small number of exergaming activities engage children in moderate-intensity activity, but most do not. Only 3 very small trials have considered the effects of exergaming on physical activity levels and/or other health outcomes in children. Evidence from these trials has been mixed; positive trends for improvements in some health outcomes in the intervention groups were noted in 2 trials. No adequately powered randomized, controlled trial has been published to date, and no trial has assessed the long-term impact of exergaming on children's health. We now need high-quality randomized, controlled trials to evaluate the effectiveness and sustainability of exergaming, as well as its clinical relevance; until such studies take place, we should remain cautious about its ability to positively affect children's health.

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Energy Costs of Physically Active Video Gaming: Wii Boxing, Wii tennis, and Dance Dance Revolution

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Physiologic Responses and Energy Expenditure of Kinect Active Video Game Play in Schoolchildren

Physiologic Responses and Energy Expenditure of Kinect Active Video Game Play in Schoolchildren

Effects of Structured Physical Activity Program on Chinese Young Children’s Executive Functions and Perceived Physical Competence in a Day Care Center

Can Exergaming Contribute to Improving Physical Activity Levels and Health Outcomes in Children?

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