I have begun using the Wii personally for exercising, I was never a big exergamer before, but have recently joined the growing trend and have found that I enjoy it very much.  I actually think using a video game for exercising is a good fit for me, or anyone for that matter, because it is [...]

This is the first group that we have tried out the Omron Go Smart: The Pedometer With a Brain. I had intentions of asking several students to switch out wearing it for 30 minutes at a time, however I had one student come to me and ask if she could be the next participant to [...]

The Childhood Obesity Program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation reports a study conducted by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DMH) and Department of Education finds that physically fit students perform better on academic tests than their less fit counterparts, as first reported by UPI. The full report is online at [...]

Gamercize fills an important niche for traditional gamers looking for ways to become more active. Their collection of steppers and bikes are tied to the power supply of a traditional gaming console or computer, so that the player can continue to play the games he or she loves, but only as long as they step [...]

We started our first session with high school students in the game lab yesterday. We have 7 students, with only 1 being a girl. So far everything is running smoothly. The students are very enthusiastic about trying out games they have never played before and very interested in the exergames. We had day 1 of [...]