Exercise and video games a great combination
It's pretty well-known by now that the Nintendo Wii is a great solution to playing video games that actually provide a decent amount of physical exercise. Talk about a long time coming, since video games have generally encouraged sedentary activity for a very long time.In an uplifting conclusion from Britain, kids there chose the combination of playing video games that included physical activity over sedentary video games or just getting in exercise alone.
If this is a trend that can continue for a while, video games may indeed become popular outlets for the physical activity of kids. If you ask me, that's exactly what it should be.
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8-22-2007 @ 8:41AM
Rae Pica said...
If kids are going to play video games, I'm thrilled they're choosing games that provide physical activity. But I wish they'd only do it on days when the weather is too inclement for them to go outdoors!
Children are losing their essential connection to nature. Moreover, while children can burn calories with video games, given the limited amount of space in a living room, they're unlikely to improve their emerging motor skills, strengthen bones and muscles, improve aerobic endurance, and stimulate growth of the heart, lungs, and other vital organs. Additionally, research has found that spending time in nature reduces stress, enables children to be less affected by stressful situations, and alleviates some of the daily pressures that can result in depression. The outside light also triggers the synthesis of vitamin D.
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8-22-2007 @ 2:52PM
Rampage99 said...
The Wii may encourage fitness but other than Zelda it doesn't have any good games, lol. I can't stand the Wii...
I'm actually finish up college majoring in game design. I honestly hate when people try to blame games for children not getting enough physical activity, not that this is what the article is trying to say. This is more directed to the other comment given.
I grew up on videogames and I still went outside. I played plenty of sports- hockey, soccer, basketball, cross country, and track. I currently weight train and still run daily and have taken part in a half marathon. Videogames didn't hold me back from this. I play games rain or shine, day or night sometime briefly sometimes in long sessions.
Videogames promote sitting around just as much as reading a book or watching a movie does yet nobody complains about those.
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