title: The effects of exergaming on physical activity in a third-grade physical education class.
abstract: We compared the effects of exergaming and traditional physical education on physical activity among 4 active children who were not overweight and who had experience with the exergaming activities prior to the study. Results showed that exergaming produced substantially higher percentages of physical activity and opportunity to engage in physical activity. In addition, an evaluation of the exergaming equipment showed that exergaming stations were associated with differential levels of physical activity across participants.
authors.affiliation: University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA.
authors.forename: Rachel K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Shayne
authors.forename: Victoria A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Fogel
authors.forename: Raymond G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Miltenberger
authors.forename: Shannon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koehler
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D010806:Physical Education and Training / Q000379:methods*; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000502:physiology*; D018910:Video Games