In light of the recent publicity of the growing obesity epidemic the Chicago Bulls and Chicago White Sox Training Academy has found a new way to fight the cause through their partnership with Motion Fitness, one of the leaders in the Exergaming industry. Exergaming is a term used for video games that are also a form of exercise. In recent…
The 2011 B’More Healthy Event was one of the largest health and wellness events in Baltimore history with over 25,000 attendees. Kids, adults, and the elderly were treated to an Expo that was designed to showcase vendors, programs, and opportunities to get people moving , taking action and making choices to be more healthy. At the event attendees were shown…
The 2011 B’More Healthy Event was one of the largest health and wellness events in Baltimore history with over 25,000 attendees. Kids, adults, and the elderly were treated to an Expo that was designed to showcase vendors, programs, and opportunities to get people moving , taking action and making choices to be more healthy. At the event attendees were shown…
The 2011 B’More Healthy Event was a smashing success with well over 25,000 attendees from everywhere across the great city of Baltimore. Kids, adults, and the elderly were treated to the a Expo that was designed to showcase vendors, programs, and opportunities to get people moving , taking action and making choices to be more healthy. At the event attendees…
7 th Annual Games For Health Conference May 17-19, 2011 Hyatt Harborside, Boston MA Event Summary: Game-based solutions are providing compelling means to increase physical activity, advance personal health, improve hospital operations, train healthcare providers, and advocate important healthcare information. Learn and network through a broad range of featured content including specially developed tracks on Active & Exergaming, Medical Training…
By Alice Park Monday, March 7, 2011 Full Article Here: It’s a win-win for parents and kids: if you’re having trouble convincing your kids to follow the government’s advice to get moving, a new study suggests you can just leave them alone with their video games. Okay, so not all video games can boost children’s exercise levels, but the latest…
Study Shows Kids With the Highest BMIs Enjoy ‘Exergames’ the Most By Brenda Goodman WebMD Health News Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD March 7, 2011 — Video games that mix entertainment with exercise can help kids burn calories and have fun at the same time, a new study shows. The study had 39 middle-school aged kids play six different…
We’re just days away from one of the biggest events of the year for Community Wide Wellness Expo’s! FOX45 is hosting the B’More Healthy Expo is scheduled for Saturday, March 12, 2011 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the Baltimore Convention Center. The B’More Healthy Expo will showcase medical technology and breakthrough treatments….and will offer plenty of activities for…
A new progam is aimed at helping overweight children get in control of their eating and exercising habits. The fitness center is betting that activities inspired by video games – known as exergames – are one way to get kids healthy, by offering them an arcade-like atmosphere without the snack bar. The room uses muscle-power instead of joysticks to earn…
By Kathleen Gregg Huertas The cold winter months can turn us into couch potatoes. It is certainly too cold for a tennis match, a good golf game or playing baseball. However, we can still get our exercise and play time in by being indoors. You can get up off that couch or recliner, and try exergaming. Exergaming is now known…
The Atlantic, News Feature, Aylin Zafar, Posted: Feb 22, 2011 For years, increasingly sophisticated video games came with increasingly daunting controllers. Anyone who grew up with Pong or an NES could be forgiven for fearing today’s byzantine rigs. So perhaps it’s not surprising that the new, more intuitive interfaces of the Nintendo Wii and Xbox Kinect have opened up new…
ACE: Community: Certified news: March 2011: ACE-Sponsored Research: Exergaming—Not Just for Kids Anymore! Full Article Here BY SUSAN CAPAROSA, M.A., JEANNE NICHOLS, PH.D., SIMON MARSHALL, PH.D., DANIEL CIPRIANI, P.T., PH.D., TREVOR KINGSBURY, B.S., KENT LORENZ, M.S., KRISTI ROBUSTO, M.S., AND VIRGINIE NICAISE, PH.D. Introduction One day a group of 15 adventuresome older adults, ages 67 to 87, gathered in a…
