Active Computer Games Do Not Replace Playing Real Sports For Energy Expenditure

by Dee Wilson on December 30, 2007 · 2 comments

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Active Computer Games Do Not Replace Playing Real Sports For Energy Expenditure
New generation active computer games stimulate greater energy expenditure than sedentary games, but are no substitute for playing real sports, according to a study in this week’s Christmas issue of the BMJ. Young people are currently recommended to take an hour of moderate to vigorous physical exercise each day, which should use at least three times as much energy as is used at rest. But many adolescents have mostly sedentary lifestyles. [click link for full article]

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joanne January 11, 2008 at 7:11 pm

My name is Joanne Rinker. I am a diabetes coach and work for fit4D. There is one way you can burn more calories with a computer game and that is the dance game. That game actually gets you up and dancing. I have actually had some clients use this as thier exercise for 30 minutes a day and lose weight. You can do this with your kids and forget that it is exercise because it is so much fun. So, don’t discount all games :)
Joanne Rinker MS, RD, CDE, LDN
jrinker@fit4d.com
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muay thai training thailand June 16, 2010 at 8:10 am

Playing real sports game requires energy and activeness and this leads us to stay healthy and fit because when we are sporty our body have no extra fat which is the root cause of most of the diseases to occur. Even its a truth that young people are very enthusiastic and active so that they stay healthy and even people who dont love to be sport should try quitting playing games on computers and instead play games and sports.

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