![]() ![]() ![]() None of the games were as vigorous as a run or an actual tennis match,Īnother issue with exergames is that they do not contain images of viscera, explosions, chase scenes or aliens. The vast majority were light-intensity activities, which burned few calories and raised heart rates only slightly. A study published earlier this year in Medicine and Science in Sports andĮxercise found that when adults “exergamed” in a metabolic chamber that precisely measured their energy expenditure, only 22 of the 68 active video games tested resulted in moderately intense exercise, Simply watching television or playing passive video games, are not nearly as physically demanding as real sports and physical activities. Studies consistently have found that active video games, although they require more energy than But as most of us might guess, they don’t. ![]() Physiological benefits of playing the actual sports they imitate. In theory, active games should come close to replicating the energy demands and But the latest science suggests that that outcome, desirable as it may be, is rarely achieved by most players, particularly the young. ![]()
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