THE EFFECTS OF EXERGAMING ON PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AMONG INACTIVE CHILDREN IN A PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASSROOM

Childhood obesity, which is due in part to lack of physical activity, is a serious concern that requires the attention of the behavioral community. Although excessive video game play has been noted in the literature as a contributor to childhood obesity, newer video gaming technology, called exergam...

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Published in:Journal of applied behavior analysis 2010-12, Vol.43 (4), p.591-600
Main Authors: Fogel, Victoria A., Miltenberger, Raymond G., Graves, Rachel, Koehler, Shannon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child development
Child Health
childhood obesity
Children
Comparative Analysis
Computer & video games
Developmental psychology
Educational Technology
Elementary School Students
Exercise
Exercise - physiology
exergaming
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Grade 5
Humans
Interactive Video
Life Style
Male
Medical sciences
Metabolic diseases
Motor Activity - physiology
Obesity
Observation
Physical Activities
Physical Activity Level
Physical Education
Physical Education and Training
Physical fitness
Prevention
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Sedentary Behavior
social validity
Student Attitudes
Student Motivation
Students
Studies
Teacher Attitudes
Teaching Methods
United States (South)
Video Games
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Summary:Childhood obesity, which is due in part to lack of physical activity, is a serious concern that requires the attention of the behavioral community. Although excessive video game play has been noted in the literature as a contributor to childhood obesity, newer video gaming technology, called exergaming, has been designed to capitalize on the reinforcing effects of video games to increase physical activity in children. This study evaluated the effects of exergaming on physical activity among 4 inactive children in a physical education (PE) classroom. Results showed that exergaming produced substantially more minutes of physical activity and more minutes of opportunity to engage in physical activity than did the standard PE program. In addition, exergaming was socially acceptable to both the students and the PE teacher. Exergaming appears to hold promise as a method for increasing physical activity among inactive children and might be a possible intervention for childhood obesity.
ISSN:0021-8855
1938-3703
DOI:10.1901/jaba.2010.43-591