Comparing the physiological cost of step-powered video gaming, sedentary video gaming and self paced ambulatory activity in university students Ridgers, Nicola Diane, McKinney, Joanna, Stratton, Gareth and Graves, Lee E.F. 2011, Comparing the physiological cost of step-powered video gaming, sedentary video gaming and self paced ambulatory activity in university students, Archives of exercise in health and disease, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 81-88. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads ridgers-comparingthephysiological-2011.pdf Published version application/pdf 210.54KB 1004 Title Comparing the physiological cost of step-powered video gaming, sedentary video gaming and self paced ambulatory activity in university students Author(s) Ridgers, Nicola Diane orcid.org/0000-0001-5713-3515 McKinney, Joanna Stratton, Gareth Graves, Lee E.F. Journal name Archives of exercise in health and disease Volume number 2 Issue number 1 Start page 81 End page 88 Total pages 8 p. Publisher CIAFEL Place of publication Plácido Costa, Portugal Publication date 2011 ISSN 1647-1652 Keyword(s) video gaming physical activity general ergonomics physical work capacity Actiheart Summary Objectives: Methods for converting inactive video gaming to active video gaming have gained popularity in recent years. This study compared the physiological cost of a new peripheral device that used steps to power video gaming in an interactive manner against sedentary video gaming and self-paced ambulatory activity of university students (aged 19-29 years). Methods: Nineteen adults (9 male, 10 female) performed six 10-minute activities, namely self-paced leisurely walking, self-paced brisk walking, self-paced jogging, two forms of sedentary video gaming, and step-powered video gaming. Activities were performed in a random order. Physiological cost during the activities was measured using Actiheart. Results: Energy expenditure during step-powered video gaming (388.8 kcal.h-1) was comparable to the energy expended during brisk walking (373.8 kcal.h-1), and elicited a higher energy cost than sedentary video gaming (124.1 kcal.h-1) but a lower energy cost than jogging (694.5 kcal.h-1). Conclusion: Overall, step-powered video gaming could be used as an entertaining and appealing tool to increase physical activity, though it should not be used as a complete substitute for traditional exercise, such as jogging. Language eng Indigenous content off Field of Research 110602 Exercise Physiology Socio Economic Objective 920499 Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health) not elsewhere classified HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2011, CIAFEL. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/deed.en). You are free: to Share — to copy, distribute and transmit the work, provided the original author and source are credited. Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30032208 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Tue, 11 Jan 2011, 14:20:19 EST Wed, 12 Jan 2011, 08:08:55 EST Wed, 12 Jan 2011, 08:11:34 EST Wed, 12 Jan 2011, 08:12:38 EST Fri, 14 Jan 2011, 08:48:29 EST Fri, 14 Jan 2011, 10:25:25 EST Mon, 05 Sep 2016, 15:20:10 EST Tue, 06 Sep 2016, 16:17:55 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 10:46:01 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 15:13:50 EST Mon, 26 Jul 2021, 09:28:21 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 1052 Abstract Views, 1004 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Tue, 11 Jan 2011, 14:20:14 EST by Jane Moschetti

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