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First came the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, published by the US Department of Health and Human Services in an attempt to get Americans moving more. The motto, "Be Active Your Way" (Kids love to workout with Wii) became an empowering call to every American to take personal responsibility for her own physical health. The next step is developing a National Physical Activity Plan for the US.

"Physically-active video games ('exergames') have recently gained popularity for leisure and entertainment purposes. Using exergames to combine physical activity and cognitively-demanding tasks may offer a novel strategy to improve cognitive functioning. Therefore, this systematic review and meta-analysis was performed to establish effects of exergames on overall cognition and specific cognitive domains in clinical and non-clinical populations. We identified 17 eligible RCTs with cognitive outcome data for 926 participants. Random-effects meta-analyses found exergames significantly improved global cognition (g = 0.436, 95% CI = 0.18-0.69, p = 0.001). Significant effects still existed when excluding waitlist-only controlled studies, and when comparing to physical activity interventions. Furthermore, benefits of exergames where observed for both healthy older adults and clinical populations with conditions associated with neurocognitive impairments (all p 

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"Cost analysis of Internet vs. print interventions for physical activity promotion"

what great support for virtual reality fitness, exergaming, etc.

Not enough activity to get healthy, but nonetheless very interesting and the start of another user interface.

Generation FIT™ is the premier solution for k-12 exerlearning curriculum with active exercise and fitness using innovative technology (like dance video games) into their curriculum and throughout their school. The "magic" of this program is that it harnesses the technology of exergames and the energy of students who lead and manage the program. Empowered students save teachers time while becoming Exerlearning leaders for peers, parents and the larger community.

Our patented computer peripheral can do anything a mouse can do. You simply stand and move your feet to move the mouse (or input keyboard strokes, arrows, spacebar, etc). The FootPOWR pad works with thousands of existing games and virtual worlds. It adds physical activity to computer time - it provides a choice for casual gamers at home, at work and at school.