TY  - JOUR
T1  - PHysiologic responses and energy expenditure of kinect active video game play in schoolchildren
AU  - Smallwood SR, Morris MM, Fallows SJ, Buckley JP
Y1  - 2012/11/01
N1  - 10.1001/archpediatrics.2012.1271
JO  - Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
SP  - 1005
EP  - 1009
VL  - 166
IS  - 11
N2  - Objective 
                  To evaluate the physiologic responses and energy expenditure of active video gaming using Kinect for the Xbox 360.Design 
                  Comparison study.Setting 
                  Kirkby Sports College Centre for Learning, Liverpool, England.Participants 
                  Eighteen schoolchildren (10 boys and 8 girls) aged 11 to 15 years.Main Exposure 
                  A comparison of a traditional sedentary video game and 2 Kinect activity-promoting video games, Dance Central and Kinect Sports Boxing, each played for 15 minutes. Physiologic responses and energy expenditure were measured using a metabolic analyzer.Main Outcome Measures 
                  Heart rate, oxygen uptake, and energy expenditure.Results 
                  Heart rate, oxygen uptake, and energy expenditure were considerably higher (P < .05) during activity-promoting video game play compared with rest and sedentary video game play. The mean (SD) corresponding oxygen uptake values for the sedentary, dance, and boxing video games were 6.1 (1.3), 12.8 (3.3), and 17.7 (5.1) mL · min–1 · kg–1, respectively. Energy expenditures were 1.5 (0.3), 3.0 (1.0), and 4.4 (1.6) kcal · min–1, respectively.Conclusions 
                  Dance Central and Kinect Sports Boxing increased energy expenditure by 150% and 263%, respectively, above resting values and were 103% and 194% higher than traditional video gaming. This equates to an increased energy expenditure of up to 172 kcal · h–1 compared with traditional sedentary video game play. Played regularly, active gaming using Kinect for the Xbox 360 could prove to be an effective means for increasing physical activity and energy expenditure in children.
SN  - 1072-4710
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2012.1271
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpediatrics.2012.1271
ER  -