Exercise Videogames, Physical Activity, and Health: Wii Heart Fitness: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Adults who engage in regular physical activity have lower rates of morbidity and mortality than those who do not. Exercise videogames may offer an attractive, sustainable alternative or supplement to traditional modes of exercise. This study compared exercise videogames with standard exercise modalities for improving uptake and maintenance of moderate to vigorous physical activity, and health risk indices.

Study design

A three-arm clinical RCT including 12 weeks of supervised laboratory-based moderate to vigorous physical activity followed by 6 months follow-up.

Setting/participants

This study was conducted at a university affiliated hospital research lab. Healthy, sedentary adults were eligible.

Interventions

This study compared a 12-week program

SUBMITTER: Bock BC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7100962 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature