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Exergaming Vitamins

on Jul 13, 2012 at 7:17pm

In the July issue of Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews, researchers provide further evidence that exercise is good for your brain.   As we age, blood flow to the brain decreases and oxidative stress increases. Both of these normally occur in the brain and lead to reduced cognitive function. This can also lead to more serious brain problems such as dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.   Exercising regularly increases the blood flow to the brain, keeps the blood vessels...

Doctor Ernie Medina Jr. Exergaming Study

on Apr 15, 2012 at 8:20pm

Research on Xavix Last year, we were involved in a research project examining Xavix's Jackie Chan Run to two traditional tools for assessing fitness in middle school kids ( 1 mile run and PACER shuttle run). Here's the abstract for this study: Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine whether a correlation existed between the scores of the Jackie Chan Action Run active video game, the one-mile run/walk and Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run (PACER) aerobic...

"Plugging" into Physical Activity by Dr. Ernie Medina of MedPlay Technologies

on Jul 23, 2010 at 1:41pm

Exergame Fitness advisory board member Ernie Medina on "Plugging" into physical activity through the means of Exergames... These days, it seems that every where you turn, someone is talking or writing about pediatric obesity. While there are many factors for this epidemic, physical inactivity is one that is often stated, and technology is often blamed for this. Well unless an alien race comes and blasts us with EMF (electromagnetic field) weapons, knocking out everything...

Active Gaming Consultant Dr. Ernie Medina Jr.

on May 16, 2011 at 2:56pm

As a precursor to the upcoming Games for Health event in Boston we sat down with Dr. Ernie Medina Jr. to discuss the potential benefits of exergaming and why he see’s it to be such a valuable tool. 1.      What made you choose to work with Exergaming? My day job as a preventive care specialist (think combo exercise physiologist/nutritionist/behavior counselor) in a medical group, I'm always looking for ways to motivate our patients to be more physically active. I came across...

Exergames: Interactive Video Games to Boost Fitness

on Jun 13, 2011 at 11:23am

BY Lynn Langway • POSTED June 10 2011 AT 12:00 pm A new generation of digital gadgets may soon be as essential for fitness as sneakers. That was the word from Ernie Medina, Jr., DrPH, a preventive care specialist from Redlands, CA who uses interactive video games—“exergames”—and digital devices to monitor and motivate his sedentary patients. Medina, who calls himself “The Exergaming Evangelist,” gave a rundown on cool new digital tools at the recent Health and...

How Neighborhood Watch Sparks Neighborhood Play

on Dec 4, 2010 at 11:23am

by PCFSN If you lived in a neighborhood where gunshots rang out every day and drug dealers loitered on your street every night, would you let your kids outside to play? Well, you’re not alone. One of the reasons our children are not getting the minimum amount of physical activity they need is that physical education has been carved out of our schools, and many youth live in high-crime neighborhoods where their parents are afraid to let them go outside. So it’s no...

National Wii Games Tournament!

on Jul 1, 2010 at 10:03am

National Wii Games Tournament! 7-1-10: Only 15 days till the first-ever national Wii Games Tournament kicks off! Too bad there wasn't a location nearer to us, tho the Finals will be held in Los Angeles, which I'll have to go check out. See the website to see if there's a location near you Now if we can just get a more inclusive World Exergame Tournament going on, like the National Spelling Bee, that would be awesome! Kids could be training all over the place--at home, in rec centers,...