FREMONT — Video dodge ball doesn’t leave red welts, but the kids in the Fremont YMCA’s new gaming room still work up a healthy sweat playing it. Exergame Fitness products were utilized at the Fremont YMCA which opened up a state-of-the-art interactive gaming room called the Underground, and kids are clamoring for their turn on $80,000 worth of video equipment that…
A Des Moines school has just added technology to its physical education classes. They’re using a light board to get active at Hanawalt School. [Original Article and Video developed by KCCI News Channel 8 – [watch video] Students are using the first Lightspace Play Wall to be installed in an Iowa school installed by Exergame Fitness USA “The Global Leader…
Annual Achieve Fitness USA Business Conference kicked off in Las Vegas, NV with great success! The event being held on September 23rd-25th brought in some of the most unique minds in the fitness industry to discuss ways to start, grow, and expand their business plans. The event kicked off with Peter Twist of Twist Sport Conditioning giving an inspirational speech…
Ever since the Commission on Excellence in Education published the Nation at Risk in 1983, school systems across America have been racing to improve academic performance. Over the years this issue has become a major political priority. Simply put, both parties had their ideas about how to reform public education. Both sides of the political spectrum have raised credible arguments…
More than 600 school children are setting a world record on the very well-known FedEx Field Tuesday. Eighth grader Thomas Booker said, “I’m kind of pumped about this because, you know…it’s one of my main books. I like to read the Guinness books of world records.” They are there for a massive interactive fitness session that is making history with…
Imagine a child-friendly exercise room with computer-generated devices that make kids look forward to exercising. That’s the scene at Knuckleheads Gym in Carlsbad, which aims to create an exciting yet safe workout environment for children 5 to 15 years old. Designed for children from the nonathletic to the extremely athletic, Knuckleheads uses interactive equipment to encourage kids to exercise and…
Exergaming (Active Gaming) combines video games and exercise to provide a physically challenging but enjoyable experience. Traditionally, laboratory tests have been used to determine exertion levels and mainstream journalists review and rate a game’s game-play. The Exergame Network (TEN) has created a next generation rating system which is ready for world wide release. TEN’s ratings system evaluates the holistic experience…
WATERBURY, CT– Thanks to a federal Carol M. White Physical Education Grant called P.A.C.E. I.T. – Physical Activity Curriculum Enhancement using Integrated Technologies, Waterbury middle school students will be training for lifelong fitness in 3 brand-new state-of-the-art Exergaming Fitness Centers. Exergaming technology harnesses children’s interest in videogame technology to provide highly interactive, rigorous, and research-based physical fitness training that kids…
In accordance with the recent release of the NASPE “Why Physical Education Is An Academic Subject” we would like to applaud the organization on putting together an outline for schools, boards of education, and even states on statistics and arguments as to why every school should have Physical Education. One of the sections specifically talks about how student assessment should…
It’s a vicious, ugly battle. Punches rain down upon the battered boxer. His head snaps back and around like a dog’s toy being shaken. Finally, a final straight right sends him to the canvas. Beaten — by an 8-year-old girl. “Woo-hoo,” yells Lorelei Mansfield, throwing her arms in the air. Her breath is audible and the smell of sweat is…
(Rolling Meadows – IL) 8/2/10 Exergame Fitness is excited to announce they have become a partner with the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation. Through this partnership Exergame Fitness will extend their reach to more schools, marketplaces, workplaces; and help them gain knowledge on the benefits of combining exercise and gaming. The Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation, a CEO-led organization, is a national, multi-year effort…
When I observed the positive effects our Exergaming lab had on our elementary school, I was convinced that every student should have access to this type of lab. Nothing I had observed before motivated students to exercise with the enthusiasm and spirit that this lab created. The lab had a remarkable impact on our student body’s commitment to exercise and…
