Kotaku owen@kotaku.com The benefits of the Wii and exergaming to patients in hospitals and elder-care facilities has been discussed nearly since the console’s release. Researchers in San Diego now say that Wii games can combat the onset of depression in elderly persons. A pilot study involving 19 subjects with subsyndromal depression – not full blown depression, but much more common,…
THE VAULT where the gaming world meets the fitness world was featured on the morning segment of “Around Town” on WGN. The third floor of the Bulls/Sox Academy has been transformed into the most innovative “Exergaming” experience in the country. We joined forces with the leader in the world of “exergaming” to create an exciting, hi-tech approach to tackling the…
Posted in January 4th, 2011 by admin in Kids Fitness Racheal St John, 13, knows how to bust a move, thanks to the video game “Dance Dance Revolution.” She plays at least twice a day – at home in front of her TV and also at the local YMCA teen center. At the slowest speed, St John keeps pace with…
By Michelle Heng January 4, 2011 By the ZippyCart Shopping Cart Reviews Content Team Move over Shakeweight, the latest trend in fitness dominating 2011 looks to be “exergaming,” the combination of exercise and video gaming. With only a handful of days into the New Year, a shift immediately has occurred in what consumers are looking to purchase. This is a time…
By George Velarde, Physical Education Teacher The thought of implementing video games in my PE program at Sierra Vista Junior High was exactly that: “a thought”. But, when we changed our PE philosophy in 2003 to the “New PE” concept, I took a hard and difficult look at how our PE program was going to change for the better. At…
December 31, 2010 by Lailani Mendoza Mind & Body I’m standing in front of the large flat screen TV waiting for my virtual river rafting adventure to begin. I’m at Game On! Interactive Fitness to see what the hype is behind this phenomenon called exergames. Coined from “exercise” and “games”, exergames is the latest trend in video games combining traditional…
By Greg Fladager The Casper Family YMCA is changing direction under a new director, and won City Council approval last week to shift a $500,000 One-Cent Sales Tax grant toward improving exercise facilities and programs, rather than building a new entryway for the facility. “We’d like to scale down the building project, to offer more services,” said Brent Kleinjan, the…
Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Sanna Ronkainen B.A. Guest blogger Video games, along with television and computers, are often maligned as a major culprit in the obesity epidemic in America. Given the coincidence between the obesity epidemic and the onslaught of media (a study from the Kaiser Family Foundation found that one in five 8 to 18 year olds are…
By Erik Gable Daily Telegram ADRIAN, Mich. Students and staff at the Adrian Middle School 5-6 building on Friday inaugurated the school’s new Interactive Gaming Center, which will bring a technological twist to the AMS 5-6 physical education curriculum. The room is outfitted with eight Nintendo Wii video game consoles, donated by the Adrian Meijer store, that can be used…
By Dominique Dawes The idea of computer screens and joysticks replacing jump ropes and balls in Physical Education classes seems quite foreign to most of us adults. But the new gym class brings Active Gaming and technology to the forefront. Today kids are spending upwards of 40 hours a week in front of a computer, video or television screen, so…
SGMA National Health Through Fitness Day (NHTF Day) is the culmination of a year round effort by the SGMA and its many sponsors and volunteers to pass major U.S. legislation to “Get America Moving”. For the past 10 years, the SGMA has brought people together in Washington, D.C. to accomplish our goals. Approximately 100 leaders from the sports, fitness, and…
The Mayor’s Office of Special Events presents Chicago Sports Fest, so save the date, it’s FREE!!! This event takes place December 18 & 19, 2010 at McCormick Place in Halls A & B (2301 S. Martin Luther King Drive) What began as a basketball-only tournament named Holiday Hoops in 2000 became Mayor Daley’s Holiday Sports Festival. Envisioned by Mayor Daley,…
