Exercise turns brains on and improves the ability to think, learn, and perform, says John J. Ratey, clinical associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. But in this ever-changing world of technology, kids are not moving. Parents and educators want kids to succeed academically in schools, but it’s no good when their brains are turned off. With the downward…
Early Wednesday morning, a big smile covered 12-year-old Ahmed Mohamed’s face as he yelled, “this is fun!” On its own, that statement may not be much of a surprise. That is, at least, until you consider this: Ahmed was having a blast… at school. “I be like, yeah, I’m going to come to school every day,” he continued from inside the “exergaming lab” at theAnne Sullivan School in Minneapolis. As Ahmed’s teacher, Amy Strickland Johnson,…
When your town has one of the highest childhood obesity ratings in the country, what do you do? You get moving…and so do those kids! This is a story of a small town, and two hospital’s and a YMCA all on the same mission. Success Stories: Huntington YMCA, Huntington West Virginia In August of 2008, the CDC released a report…
Sometimes reputations are deserved. Sometimes reputations can disguise what’s really happening in an organization. In this case, we’re talking about a school that has been burdened with the reputation of a significant portion of its students being difficult to manage and, thus, difficult to educate. In this case,the data actually legitimizes the reputation. With regard to the school being referenced,…
Last month, thousands of YMCA professionals gathered together in downtown Philadelphia for the 2013 YMCA General Assembly ( and a Philly cheesesteak or two). This year Exergame Fitness hosted the Exergame MOVchallenge, where the attendees wore an activity tracking device (called a MOVband) on their wrist throughout the entire show in order to collect data on their level of…
The RACINE FAMILY YMCA has been serving all of Racine County Wisconsin for more than 136 years. In which it has has provided safe and caring environments, positive role models, creative activities, and opportunities to serve the community. Through these leading innovative efforts, Racine YMCA has been building strong kids, strong families, and stronger communities. As part of their continued…
The 2013 YMCA General Assembly hosted in Philadelphia this year is just around the corner, July 18th-21st to be exact, and this year Exergame Fitness will be at booth #221 bringing a whole new line of youth focused fitness and wellness solutions to be shown on the exhibit floor! The YMCAs have been a strong family foundation in America and…
From July 19-20th 2013 in Philadelphia PA will be the YMCA General Assembly Event. This event is held once every 3 years and expects more than 3,500 attendees. Exergame Fitness has been a worldwide leader in kids fitness for the last 15 years. We fix fitness by unifying technology, games, programming, tracking, socialization and fun into exercise. Our solution is Fitness 2.0,…
In schools today students who engage in antisocial behaviors are a real challenge forteachers and administrators. Too oftenthese behaviors diminish a student’s ability to learn and often interrupt theeducation of others. Many times teachersand schools apply restrictions to privileges, more seat time, anger management strategies, and suspensions as a remedy for these behaviors. A few months ago I assisted a…
Exerfit Family Fitness in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, will be starting the 2013 summer off with a new addition to their family fitness center, a state of the art Exergame room! This is an exciting new element and is part of the Fitness 2.0 movement where technology and exercise are integrating. Exerfit has been a Baton Rouge recreation community center for…
North Crawford School District in Wisconsin gets students moving in physical education classes with Exergaming. Exergaming, or interactive gaming as some would call it, is technology, gamification, and fitness combined. It is a better way to educate the importance of fitness because it makes the fitness experience fun, and keeps children engaged. They have been playing videogames all their life,…
The Carol M. White PhysicalEducation Program (PEP) provides grants to local educational agencies andcommunity-based organizations to initiate, expand, or enhance physicaleducation programs for students in kindergarten through 12th grade to helpstudents meet their state standards for physical education. Money from PEP Grants may be used to purchase physical educationequipment, provide support for students, provide training and education toteachers and staff…
