Collaborative active video games are good allies to promote physical activity among children



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## Collaborative active video games are good allies to promote physical activity among children

01/04/2016 |
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Collaborative active video games, always ruled by a specialist, constitute a "great ally" to promote and maintain interest in physical activity among children and youth. This is one of the main conclusions of a study recently published in the journal *Paediatr Child Health* and developed by researchers and clinicians at the Universitat Politècnica de València, the Universitat Jaume I, the University CEU-Cardenal Herrera, the  Hospital General de Valencia, the University of Valencia and CIBER Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition-Health Institute Carlos III.

The study involved a total of 62 children in the Summer School of the Universitat Politècnica de València. The researchers analyzed the response of the kids, both from a psychological and physiological point of view, to three types of exercise: walking on a platform, participating in a collaborative active game individually and playing with another partner. Specifically, the game that was used as the basis for the project was the Kinec Adventures.

"Our objective was to verify adherence to exercise and know what their feelings were: when they were more fatigued, when they wanted to play and what influenced it", says Jaime Guixeres, LabLeni researcher at the Universitat Politècnica de València.

During the tests the researchers monitored heart rate for each child and in the psychological part, assessed their satisfaction-enjoyment of the physical activity, arousal, or activation-level, and sense of perceived effort.

The researchers found that when kids play with others, provided that the level between them is similar, affection increases and the sense of effort is lower, "so they fatigue less and ultimately want to keep exercising, playing ", says Juan Francisco Lison, a researcher at the Faculty of Health Sciences of the CEU-Cardenal Herrera University.

"It is true that there are aspects of outdoor exercise that video games can never reach, but it is equally true that they may become a very effective support tool to combat sedentary lifestyles and get the children to exercise", says Ausiàs Cebolla, a researcher at University of Valencia and member of Labpsitec of the Univeritat Jaume I. "They are a supplement to physical activity recommended by international organisations" concludes Julio Alvarez, pediatrician of the Unit for Obesity and Cardiovascular Risk at the Hospital General Universitario de Valencia.

According to WHO, children and young people between 5 and 17 years old must complete at least 60 minutes a day in moderate to vigorous physical activity. In addition, daily physical activity should be mostly aerobic. And they should include, at least three times a week, vigorous activities to strengthen, particularly, muscles and bones.

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