Can Active Video Games Improve Physical Activity in Adolescents? A Review of RCT [PDF]
Children and adolescents are not meeting the required federal physical activity (PA) guidelines established by the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
Cynthia G Ayres
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Comparison of the Effectiveness of the Active Video Games and Sports Basic Games on the Development of Fundamental Motor Skills in Elementary School Students [PDF]
The aim of this study was to compare the effective of active video games and sports basic games on the development of fundamental motor skills in elementary school students.
Mansour Neisi +3 more
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Dutch children and parents' views on active and non-active video gaming [PDF]
Active video games that require whole body movement to play the game may be an innovative health promotion tool to substitute sedentary pastime with more active time and may therefore contribute to children's health. To inform strategies aimed at reducing sedentary behavior by replacing non-active by active gaming, opinions about active and non-active ...
de Vet, E., Wesselman, M., Simons, M.
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The effects of active video games and selected movement games on physical literacy components and self-concept in 8-12-year-old children [PDF]
Background: Rapid modern world changes have impacted efforts to educate children with abilities and skills suitable for societal goals. Aims: The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of active video games and selected movement games on ...
Daryoush Khajavi +1 more
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This article sets out to conduct a systematic review of the current literature on active video games as potential educational tools for physical education or physical activity.
Carlos Merino-Campos +1 more
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A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Effect of Active Video Games on Postural Balance [PDF]
Caio VÍCTOR Sousa +2 more
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Assessment of Active Video Games’ Energy Expenditure in Children with Overweight and Obesity and Differences by Gender [PDF]
Cristina Comeras-Chueca +2 more
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Active video games for improving health-related physical fitness in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Nuannuan Deng +2 more
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Active Game-Based Solutions for the Treatment of Childhood Obesity
Obesity is one of the biggest health problems globally that, together with sedentarism, requires solutions that increase the enthusiasm towards physical activity. Therefore, this paper describes two solutions based on active games using the Kinect sensor
Carina S. González-González +3 more
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Active Video Games for Youth: A Systematic Review [PDF]
Background:A population level increase in physical activity (PA) is critical to reduce obesity in youth. Video games are highly popular and active video games (AVGs) have the potential to play a role in promoting youth PA.Method:Studies on AVG play energy expenditure (EE) and maintenance of play in youth were systematically identified in the published ...
Cerin, E, Barnett, A, Baranowski, T
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