Are Active Video Games Effective at Eliciting Moderate-Intensity Physical Activity in Children and Do They Enjoy Playing Them?

摘要

Despite current physical activity (PA) guidelines, children spend an average of 1-3 hours/day playing video games. Some video games offer physically active components as part of gameplay. We sought to determine if these active video games (AVGs) can elicit at least moderate PA in children, identify game elements important for PA, and determine if they are fun to play.