The Physiological Cost and Enjoyment of Wii Fit in Adolescents, Young Adults, and Older Adults | Zendy

Lee Graves | Zendy; Nicola D. Ridgers | Zendy; Karen M. Williams | Zendy; Gareth Stratton | Zendy; Greg Atkinson | Zendy; N. Timothy Cable | Zendy

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The Physiological Cost and Enjoyment of Wii Fit in Adolescents, Young Adults, and Older Adults

Author(s) -

Lee Graves,

Nicola D. Ridgers,

Karen M. Williams,

Gareth Stratton,

Greg Atkinson,

N. Timothy Cable

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

journal of physical activity and health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.787

H-Index - 73

eISSN - 1543-5474

pISSN - 1543-3080

DOI - 10.1123/jpah.7.3.393

Subject(s) - cardiorespiratory fitness , treadmill , physical therapy , young adult , psychology , physical activity , aerobic exercise , video game , physical medicine and rehabilitation , energy expenditure , balance (ability) , metabolic equivalent , heart rate , medicine , developmental psychology , multimedia , blood pressure , computer science

Active video games (exergames) increase energy expenditure (EE) and physical activity (PA) compared with sedentary video gaming. The physiological cost and enjoyment of exergaming in adolescents, and young and older adults has not been documented, nor compared with aerobic exercise. This study compared the physiological cost and enjoyment of exergaming on Wii Fit with aerobic exercise in 3 populations.

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