By Dan Lawler, Ph.D. Education Consultant Exercise4Learning, LLP As an elementary principal for over 30 years, I have witnessed many strategies and techniques that influence student motivation to get fit. Motivation, as we know, can be induced artificially – i.e. fear, candy, rewards, etc. – but the effects are temporary. There is no substitute for the real thing – intrinsic…
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Posted by The Health Journal on February 1, 2011 Written by Barrett Baker When it comes to regular exercise, there are as many excuses as there are benefits. A revolution in video gaming systems is changing all of that and providing a way for people to be physically active—sometimes without even knowing it. This unlikely marriage of fitness and video…
Andrea Pennington, M.D. Your wellness and self-empowerment doctor Posted: February 2, 2011 01:28 PM Huffington Post I am on a crusade to eradicate childhood obesity and diabetes. For me, it’s more than my profession, it’s my personal mission. As you’ve undoubtedly learned, Type 2 diabetes is a condition that is caused by a lack of physical activity, overweight and unhealthy…
Exergame Network Awards iDANCE is an engaging multiplayer Dance & Step Game System. To learn more visit our website . The following are the categories won by Positive Gaming iDANCE2 • Best Commercial Grade Dance Exergame – WINNER: Positive Gaming iDANCE2 • Best Group Exergame – WINNER: Positive Gaming iDANCE2 • Best Music in an Exergame – WINNER: Positive Gaming iDANCE2 • Best Commercial…
By Teacher World-Organizing a Community of Teachers Brain research is providing educators with important information as to how children’s brains grow and develop. Having attended a class with Dr. Kathie Nunley regarding brain research, I am very interested in how we, as educators, integrate what brain research is telling us to more effectively teach our students. So I was excited…
1. Best Children’s Exergame Award that gets younger kids moving with active video gaming! – Dance Dance Revolution Disney Grooves by Konami – Wild Planet Hyper Dash – Atari Family Trainer – Just Dance Kids by Ubisoft – Nickelodeon Fit by 2K Play Dance Dance Revolution Disney Grooves by Konami 2. Best Physical Education Exergame Award for an active video…
By Vanessa Richardson Edutopia Forget the term “dumb jocks.” According to the latest research, that’s an oxymoron. New findings from biology and education research show that regular exercise benefits the brain in numerous ways. Not only can regular workouts in the gym or on the playground improve attention span, memory, and learning, they can also reduce stress and the effects…
By admin, on January 28th, 2011 The trend that is being observed is that one child in three is now either overweight or at risk of becoming over weight. This ballooning of obesity in kids has been alarmingly growing simply because with the several cutbacks in physical education and recess at American schools, and children not acquiring the nutritional guidance.…
By Tom Hernandez Monday at 5:12 p.m. Trib Local-Plainfield Wesmere’s Physical Education classes are going high-tech. Kindergarten through fifth grade students will be working out to a Wii video game during their regularly scheduled P.E. classes the week of January 24 through January 28, 2011. The students have also invited their parents or grandparents to join them as they workout…
By Jorge Figueiredo – January 24th, 2011 Torontothumbs.com I recently had the opportunity to pose some questions about “exergaming” to Ubisoft Montreal game designer, Nicola Godin. After some phone interview glitches prevented us from connecting over the PSTN, he was nice enough to answer the questions I posed via E-mail. Here is what we talked about. JF: Do you find…
Phil Lempert Supermarket Guru phil@supermarketguru.com January 24, 2011 Here we are, it’s almost the last week of January, just when Americans are ready to give up on their New Years resolutions to improve their health, and technology is here to the rescue- thanks to exergames. Imagine this: take one part video game, one part work out add in interactivity and…
