Michelle Garza With the popularity of exergames growing, school PE programs, fitness centers, youth centers, and now colleges and universities are latching on to the trend. It is now possible to earn college credit for playing the Nintendo Wii. Traditional On Campus Program – University of Houston This fall the University of Houston began offering [...]
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Personal Training Walking for the Nintendo DS offers you a neat and innovative way to chart how much you walk in any given day through the use of a pedometer, which is included with the game. The included pedometers are significantly more advanced than usual pedometers, they use chip-based motion sensors so they don’t rattle. [...]
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One woman lost 33 pounds with the help of a video game. That video game is EA Sports Active. At first she was skeptical that a video game could help her to lose weight, but she took the program seriously and also watched what she ate. She completed the 30-day challenge in the game 3 [...]
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The Jackie Chan J-Mat, a game for the Xavix, is a Dance Dance Revolution-inspired device you spread out on the floor in front of your TV. It comes with the game cartridge, the dance pad, and two-pound hand weights for added resistance. The game offers an aerobic workout with Jackie Chan as your personal instructor [...]
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Tennis for the Xavix comes with the game cartridge and two wireless min-tennis rackets. The Xavixport is sold separately. The tennis rackets are used to play the game. The game has different features and modes; you can either play against the game in a tournament tour or against a friend in a two-player exhibition match. [...]
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This project was supported by National Research Initiative Grant #2008-55215-18837 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Why Exergames Unlocked?
Exergames are videogames that encourage physical activities. Here, you’ll find the best and most effective exergames, as well as strategies and recommendations on using them with different audiences and in different locations.