Physically Active Video Gaming

Pate, Russell R.

doi:10.1001/archpedi.162.9.895

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“…Children with intellectual disability have been found to be fascinated by video games, to the point of problematic and excessive videogame play (including both sedentary video games and AVGs) (Mazurek & Engelhardt, 2013). A classic public health strategy for tackling the tricky issue between AVG treatment and problematic videogame play behaviour is to make the problem part of the solution (Pate, 2008). This strategy may be effective because children with intellectual disability are typically fascinated with electronic technology (Foran, 2014).…”

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Effectiveness of active video game usage on body composition, physical activity level and motor proficiency in children with intellectual disability

Lau

Wang

2020

Research Intellect Disabil

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Active video games (AVGs) refer to video games that incorporate body movement into video game playing (Baranowski, Buday, Thompson, & Baranowski, 2008; Mears & Hansen, 2009). AVGs and physical activity (PA) have attracted academic interest and have been explored since 2000. In such studies, the major focus has been on PA, energy expenditure, body composition, self-efficacy, social esteem, physical fitness, cognitive learning, social skills and sedentary behaviour in children (Barnett, Cerin, & Baranowski, 2011;

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Effectiveness of active video game usage on body composition, physical activity level and motor proficiency in children with intellectual disability

Lau

Wang

2020

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“…This is important, as active video gaming may only be beneficial for energy balance when it replaces sedentary activities such as non-active video gaming or watching TV. When adolescents play active video games instead of other physically active activities such as outdoor play or sports, active video gaming will not contribute to increasing total energy expenditure [5,6]. Another important EBRB is the consumption of snacks and sugar-sweetened beverages.…”

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Associations between active video gaming and other energy-balance related behaviours in adolescents: a 24-hour recall diary study

Simons

Chinapaw

Brug

et al. 2015

Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act

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BackgroundActive video games may contribute to reducing time spent in sedentary activities, increasing physical activity and preventing excessive weight gain in adolescents. Active video gaming can, however, only be beneficial for weight management when it replaces sedentary activities and not other physical activity, and when it is not associated with a higher energy intake. The current study therefore examines the association between active video gaming and other energy-balance-related behaviours (EBRBs).FindingsAdolescents (12–16 years) with access to an active video game and who reported to spend at least one hour per week in active video gaming were invited to participate in the study. They were asked to complete electronic 24-hour recall diaries on five randomly assigned weekdays and two randomly assigned weekend-days in a one-month period, reporting on time spent playing active and non-active video games and on other EBRBs. Findings indicated that adolescents who reported playing active video games on assessed days also reported spending more time playing non-active video games (Median = 23.6, IQR = 56.8 minutes per week) compared to adolescents who did not report playing active video games on assessed days (Median = 10.0, IQR = 51.3 minutes per week, P < 0.001 (Mann Whitney test)). No differences between these groups were found in other EBRBs. Among those who played active video games on assessed days, active video game time was positively yet weakly associated with TV/DVD time and snack consumption. Active video game time was not significantly associated with other activities and sugar-sweetened beverages intake.ConclusionsThe results suggest that it is unlikely that time spent by adolescents in playing active video games replaces time spent in other physically active behaviours or sedentary activities. Spending more time playing active video games does seem to be associated with a small, but significant increase in intake of snacks. This suggests that interventions aimed at increasing time spent on active video gaming, may have unexpected side effects, thus warranting caution.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12966-015-0192-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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