Guide to Senior Exergaming By: Marc Scott Depression in seniors is a serious issue. The American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry reports that nearly 15 in 100 seniors suffer from severe depression—a rate nearly twice higher than non-seniors. Exergaming, however, can help seniors create and maintain social relationships as well as benefit from exercise. Exergames are [...]

This video demonstrates how this elementary school is increasing their students’ physical activity level each morning using the Nintendo Wii and the school’s existing equipment to broadcast the popular exergame “Just Dance” schoolwide. Aside from giving the entire school added physical activity, this endeavor is reducing student tardiness and absenteeism in the process.

This video demonstrates how this elementary school is finding ways to supplement their traditional physical education program with exergames two days a week and also on bad weather days.  Using a rotation method, the PE teacher has figured out a system that allows large groups of multi-aged students to use the exergames in a limited [...]

This video demonstrates how during Parent Teacher conferences at this elementary school, the PE teacher set up exergames in the gym for families waiting to meet with teachers. Parents and kids got first-hand experiences with exergames, some valuable “play time” together, and some extra physical activity. The games also helped ease some of the anxious [...]