Can exercise reverse brain volume loss in the elderly and increase memory? According to a study released by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) it can. One hundred twenty older adults were split into two groups to determine if physical exercise could help protect the brains [...]

We have been increasingly interested in the familial aspects of playing exergames, therefore this new study appearing in the February 1, 2011 issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health titled “Game On…Girls: Associations Between Co-playing Video Games and Adolescent Behavioral and Family Outcomes” caught my eye. The study out of Brigham Young University’s School of [...]

Coming March 29th is Gamemill’s, Country Dance for the Nintendo Wii. In Country Dance players utilize the Wii Remote as they mimic on-screen dance moves to their favorite country tunes and earn points depending on how well the moves are replicated. Country Dance supports up to four players, so players can challenge or get in [...]

In this presentation shared at an inservice for Las Cruces Public Schools, Dr. Barbara Chamberlin provides on overview on exergames, shares research on the impacts of activity on classroom performance, and gives recommendations on how to implement exergames (also called “active video games”) into classroom learning.

Several studies have been conducted recently to determine the relationship between academic performance and physical fitness or the relationship between physical activity and academic performance. One study recently published in the Journal of School Health examined the Relationship of Nutrition and Physical Activity Behaviors and Fitness Measures to Academic Performance for Sixth Graders in a Midwest [...]