ArticleJournal of applied behavior analysis2010
The effects of exergaming on physical activity among inactive children in a physical education classroom.
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- A systematic review of technology-infused physical activity interventions in K-12 school settings: effectiveness, roles, and implementation strategies.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Pooled it
- Characteristics of Teacher Training in School-Based Physical Education Interventions to Improve Fundamental Movement Skills and/or Physical Activity: A Systematic Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2017Pooled it
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- Home-based exergaming among children with overweight and obesity: a randomized clinical trial.Pediatric obesity · 2018Trial
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- Achieving Gameplay Independence in Virtual Reality Exergames for Individuals With Mild Intellectual Disabilities: Pilot Study.JMIR serious games · 2025Article
- Providing Buffers, Solving Barriers: Value-Driven Policies and Actions that Protect Clients Today and Increase the Chances of Thriving Tomorrow.Behavior analysis in practice · 2025Article
- Enhancing attention in children using an integrated cognitive-physical videogame: A pilot study.NPJ digital medicine · 2023Article
- Exergaming and education: a relational model for games selection and evaluation.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Review
- Effect of a Three-Month HOPSports Brain BreaksInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- A Preliminary Analysis of the Effects of Clicker Training and Verbal Instructions on the Acquisition of Relationship-Building Skills in Two Applied Behavior Analysis Practitioners.Behavior analysis in practice · 2022Article
- Comment on: Problematic online gaming and the COVID-19 pandemic - The role of exergames.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2021Article
- Behavior-Analytic Approaches to the Management of Diabetes Mellitus: Current Status and Future Directions.Behavior analysis in practice · 2021Review
- Physiotherapy and related management for childhood obesity: A systematic scoping review.PloS one · 2021Article
- School-Based Interventions for Promoting Physical Activity Using Games and Gamification: A Systematic Review Protocol.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Development and Validation of the Reasons to Exergame (RTEX) Scale in Young Adults: Exploratory Factors Analysis.JMIR serious games · 2020Article
- Promoting physical activity with a school-based dance mat exergaming intervention: qualitative findings from a natural experiment.BMC public health · 2016Article
- Competing for ideal bodies: a study of exergames used as teaching aids in schools.Critical public health · 2014Article
- Don'T wag the dog: extending the reach of applied behavior analysis.The Behavior analyst · 2013Article
- The effects of exergaming on physical activity in a third-grade physical education class.Journal of applied behavior analysis · 2012Article
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Abstract
Childhood obesity, which is due in part to lack of physical activity, is a serious concern that requires the attention of the behavioral community. Although excessive video game play has been noted in the literature as a contributor to childhood obesity, newer video gaming technology, called exergaming, has been designed to capitalize on the reinforcing effects of video games to increase physical activity in children. This study evaluated the effects of exergaming on physical activity among 4 inactive children in a physical education (PE) classroom. Results showed that exergaming produced substantially more minutes of physical activity and more minutes of opportunity to engage in physical activity than did the standard PE program. In addition, exergaming was socially acceptable to both the students and the PE teacher. Exergaming appears to hold promise as a method for increasing physical activity among inactive children and might be a possible intervention for childhood obesity.
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