Studies have demonstrated that our raging childhood obesity problem is being driven by a dramatic increase of inactivity. Well, we have a simple solution that will eliminate this problem effectively and get kids fully engaged and active within seconds. It’s called “Exergaming”!
The Exergame Fitness demo team showed up at Lake Park High School in Illinois to demonstrate the iDANCE System by Positive Gaming. The iDance system was brought to a local School in Illinois with well over 500+ kids playing the system throughout the day. The iDance Multiplayer system was created and designed for environments such as Fitness Centers, Schools, JCC's, YMCA's, Park Districts and more. The Positive Gaming™ iDANCE Multiplayer System offers up to 32 wireless dance platforms...
"With the grant money and additional funding and support from local companies such as Direct Fitness Solutions and Exergame Fitness, the Bulls decided to create 25 EnergizaBulls Fitness Centers in Chicago Public Schools by the 2011-12 school year. The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago Community Schools, a lead collaborator in this initiative, will be the recipient of the first EnergizaBulls Fitness Centers." Bulls use $1.475 million grant to create fitness centers in local...
ABC News’ Yunji de Nies reports: Michelle Obama is calling on the country’s governors to help in the battle against childhood obesity. "Let's act. Let's move. Let's give our kids the future they deserve, " she said in a speech, kicking off the annual winter meeting of the National Governors Association. “There's no place for politics when it comes to fighting childhood obesity,” Mrs. Obama said, “Because with a phone call or the stroke of a pen, you can determine whether a child...
"I'm having a blast during my time off in Peoria! Thanks Deb, NETworks, and Riverplex for a fantastic fun filled day. RiverPlex is home to an awesome exercising game zone that has a bunch of awesome games and activities that get your heart pumping! My favorites were virtual dodge-ball on Lightspace Play, the Skywall (never-ending rock climbing), Wii fit, Dance Dance Revolution, and Makoto. After breaking a sweat, we headed over to AquaPlex to check out their indoor water complex,...
The GameCycle lets kids, adults and seniors "play their way" to better fitness. For kids, the GameCycle provides a challenge that many of them seek out on their own -- the challenge of videogames. But, now while playing their favorite racing videogame, kids are getting a great workout too. For fitness centers, YMCAs, and Community Centers, the GameCycle offers the kind of innovative exercise outlet that brings people through the door. Upper body exercise outlets are often...
As part of first lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move campaign to fight childhood obesity, the American Academy of Pediatrics is encouraging its members to check the body mass index, a number that takes into account height and weight, of all children at every checkup. Children and parents also will get a prescription for healthy, active living that they can discuss with their doctors. WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE? Several top nutrition and fitness experts offer their ideas for changes that need to be...
Brain fitness is one of the fastest growing industries in North America whose value reached $265 million in 2008, according to industry market research leader SharpBrains. Neuroscience research has demonstrated that like your muscles, your brain can grow stronger and more agile through proper training and regular activity. Canadian-based Brain Center International (BCI) is making waves in the field by helping thousands of customers improve their brain performance each year. BCI is the...
Building Healthy Communities grants available for physical activity and nutrition programs DETROIT, Jan. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Childhood obesity in America is a major public health issue. Blue Cross Blue Shield, committed to building a healthier Michigan, is partnering with schools across the state to get kids moving and eating healthier. The Blues are accepting grant proposals from public and nonprofit private elementary schools in Michigan for programs that increase physical activity and...
Cognitive Function: Although the collective scientific analysis of the concept of "brain fitness" — which contends that regular mental exercise leads to better long-term mental health — can be inconclusive, numerous manufacturers are embracing the concept by integrating physical fitness machines with mental exercise components. "Some older-adult and dementia researchers are realizing that cognitive function activities such as crossword puzzles, Sudoku or regular reading can have a...
Obesity is now a bigger overall threat to people’s health than smoking, according to results of the longest ongoing health study of adults in the United States. Obesity is now a bigger overall threat to people's health than smoking, according to results of the longest ongoing health study of adults in the United States. Obesity causes as much or more disease than tobacco, says the study, conducted by researchers from Columbia University and the City College of New York. It adds that...
Exergame Fitness USA has 5 international divisions that can assist your facility / business in getting the latest and greatest Exergaming products and services directly from the source. Feel free to visit our distributor page to contact any of our approved vendors to get you what you need. We have a very close partnership with all of our approved vendors and there are no better companies in the industry to contact when it comes to providing the world with the best tested Exergaming...
"Studies have demonstrated that our raging childhood obesity problem is being driven by a dramatic increase of inactivity. Well, we have a simple solution that will eliminate this problem effectively and get kids fully engaged and active within seconds. It’s called “Exergaming”. Exergame Fitness USA has the world’s top tested interactive products that were developed to make your facility flourish and your student community benefit from dramatic increases in academics, fitness scores,...
NEW YORK—The NFL's charitable foundation is awarding a grant to study how to better prevent childhood obesity. NFL Charities will provide a three-year, $1.8 million grant as part of its "NFL Play 60" campaign to The Cooper Institute in Dallas to fund its Fitnessgram program. The program will be made available to 1,120 schools in the 32 NFL markets over three years. Data on students' fitness will be gathered and analyzed to determine the best ways to prevent childhood obesity. The...
Playing action video games on a regular basis can alter a player's attention skills. As video games continue to permeate our culture, schools and students are increasingly interested in using video games for learning. This interest has prompted universities and neurologists to explore what makes a successful educational game, what the current barriers to adoption are, and how gaming as a whole affects the brain. According to a recent paper by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
Exergame Fitness is the global leader in Exergaming products and medically driven programming. We have over 10+ years experience in the fitness industry and were first to market with fully customized room designs keeping active gaming a positive way of battling childhood obesity and inactivity. We have the largest selection of tested products in the industry backed by our 110% lowest price guarantee. We pride ourselves on our reputation as the leader in the Exergaming industry...
"Successful games are ones that are fun and promote one's competence, autonomy, and relatedness. iDance is unique in that it does support all four of these elements all within a physically challenging dance game." Dr. Stephen Yang, M.S., PhD-ABD Assistant professor at SUNY Cortland Positive Gaming™ iDANCE contains music from well known artists from the machine dance community such as G-Powered, Toby Emerson, Shiki, Vospi, Digital Explosion and many more. Our artists cover a wide...
Exergame Fitness wants to wish everyone a Happy Holiday season and we are looking forward to another successful year as we push even further into the concept and value that Exergaming adds to the fitness word. We have some of the best partnerships in the industry and would like to thank the following people for making this industry grow year after year: Osama and Marc Exergame Dubai Daniel and company Exergame Korea Andres Exergame Europe Holly and Holly Exergame Canada Dr. Ernie...
ROLLING MEADOWS, IL -- Fitness facilities are entering the next lap of their evolution with the NeuroActive BrainBike, a new breed of exerciser that simultaneously trains the body and the brain, Stephane Bergeron, MD, president of Brain Center America (BCA), announced today. The patent-pending bike, engineered by Dr. Bergeron and BCA's international team of brain specialists, makes its U.S. distribution debut this month with Exergame Fitness USA. The physician-owned BCA, which pioneers...
A combination of exercise and video games is helping some patients with Parkinson's Disease. What was life like before 68-year-old Bob Rohrman started exer-gaming to help his Parkinson's? "My biggest scare when I first was diagnosed with it was that I would trip and fall, but now I don't have that problem," Rohrman said. Rohrman took part in a study that was funded by the National Parkinson's Foundation that combined movement or exercise with the playing of video...
Exergame Experts wish you "healthy holidays" with Video Games The holiday season is always a health rollercoaster. We eat too much, watch too much TV and exercise too little and then make New Years resolutions that we can't keep. This year, make a change with Exergaming. The Exergame Network (TEN) reveals five ways of getting fit with video games, perfect for school kids to silver gamers with fun as the focus! The good news for these holidays is you can over-indulge in fitness and fun...
This past week Exergame Fitness USA took a road trip to the east coast for a handful of Exergaming demonstrations with products in tow such as the iDANCE Wireless Dance System, Makoto Sports Arena and the Trazer 2. This video below was taken at the Columbus Ohio JCC that had well over 500 kids in attendance for this massive fundraising event. Just imagine how the iDANCE system can transform your club into something that kids LOVE to do along with the positive health benefits it delivers...
The past week SUNY Cortland has been lucky enough to experience excergames fitness. Exergame Fitness USA is a technology based excersising program that combines video games with physical activity. In class we were able to experience the iDANCE (see youtube video below) and on Friday were able to experiment with other systems. Some systems included riding a bike that makes a car drive, running on a stepmaster to move your players on a basketball game and a boxing bag that generates a fighting...
ROLLING MEADOWS, IL -- Fitness facilities are entering the next lap of their evolution with the NeuroActive BrainBike, a new breed of exerciser that simultaneously trains the body and the brain, Stephane Bergeron, MD, president of Brain Center America (BCA), announced today. The patent-pending bike, engineered by Dr. Bergeron and BCA's international team of brain specialists, makes its U.S. distribution debut this month with Exergame Fitness USA. The physician-owned BCA, which...
Hearing on “Using School Wellness Plans to Help Fight Childhood Obesity” “Testimony of Phil Lawler Director, Exergame Fitness Advisory Board Member and PE4life Instruction and Outreach” Phil Lawler For 35 years, I served as a physical education teacher in Naperville, IL. I’m proud to say that our physical education program evolved into one of the most respected PE programs in the country over the last 15 years. In fact, our program was chosen by PE4life to be the country’s...
It is our pleasure to inform you that official MENA reigon Exergame Fitness dealer "In-Motion" has been featured in one of the most weekly read magazines, Friday Magazine. The magazine covers various topics from Health, Fashion, People, Travel, etc. In this issue, In-Motion was featured in the Trends topic as “A fun new alternative to the treadmill has hit Dubai and is getting kids active…” Attached you will find the article clipping and below is the link of the video coverage done...
Adult obesity rates increased in 23 states and did not decrease in a single state in the past year, according to a report released today by the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) In addition, the percentage of children who are obese or overweight is 30 percent or higher in 30 states.Mississippi had the highest rate of adult obesity at 32.5 percent, marking the fifth year in a row that the state topped the list. Four states now have adult...
Company's New and Innovative Active Gaming Product, Called Dogfight Fitness Flight Simulator Selected as a Presenting Finalist from More Than 400 Product Idea Submissions. Product Receives Strong Reviews from Silicon Valley's Top Venture Capitalists, Angels, Executives, Prospective Customers and Media.Mountain View, CA (PRWEB) June 17, 2009 -- Electronic Sports, a leading industry provider of competitive active gaming machines that make working out fun, announced today the company was...
Founders of First Youth Interactive Gym Sign Distribution Deal for CanadaDARTMOUTH, NS – Canadian kids received yet another failing grade in the annual Active Healthy Kids Canada Report Card: 90% of Canadian youth are not getting the necessary amount of exercise a day. This does not come as a surprise to Holly Bond and Liz Thompson. They have witnessed first-hand the devastating effects of too much screen time and not enough playtime. The former founders of Bulldog Interactive Fitness,...
Chicago IL – Chicago based company Exergame Fitness USA, will be attending the 2009 Games for Health Conference located in Boston, Massachusetts. This year’s conference features two-days of talks, more than 300 attendees and 40 sessions provided by an international array of over 50 speakers cutting across a wide range of activities in health and health care. Topics include Exergaming (Active Gaming), physical therapy, disease management, health behavior change, biofeedback,...
Download the new 2009-2010 Exergame Fitness catalog. This is the largest and most comprehensive Exergaming catalog in the industry.Download catalog here.Exergame Fitness USA Exergaming Research & Testing Center 530 West Colfax Palatine, IL. 60067 Office: 847.963.8969 x1103 Fax: 847.963.8966 Cellular: 630.408.9995 info@exergamefitness.com www.exergamefitness.com
The iDance Multiplayer concept is an original idea from Positive Gaming, created and designed for environments such as Fitness Centers, Schools, YMCA's, Park Districts and Leisure Centers. The Positive Gaming™ iDANCE Multiplayer System offers up to 32 wireless dance platforms for simultaneous play with up to three separate difficulty levels on screen at once.PRODUCT INFO HEREThe Positive Gaming™ iDANCE Multiplayer system is a fun and challenging group exercise dance game of both...
See a quick picture video on our distributor from Europe... "Connect and Play!" More information can be found on www.exergamefitness.com (distributor section) Exergame Fitness USA Exergaming Research & Testing Center 530 West Colfax Palatine, IL. 60067 Office: 847.963.8969 x1103 Fax: 847.963.8966 Cellular: 630.408.9995 info@exergamefitness.com www.exergamefitness.com
Active Kids Score Higher: More Activity Time Adds Up to Better Learning By Active Healthy Kids Canada Here's good news for parents, teachers and legislators who want to help kids learn and excel: it's easy as child's play.The 2009 Active Healthy Kids Canada Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth, released in collaboration with ParticipACTION and the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute – Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group (CHEO-HALO),...
Here is a quick video picture collage of some of the Exergaming (Active Gaming) products we have installed into locations worldwide. To learn more about what Exergame Fitness can do for your facility, please contact us at 877-668-4664 or visit our website at ExergameFitness.com Exergame Fitness USA Exergaming Research & Testing Center 530 West Colfax Palatine, IL. 60067 Office: 847.963.8969 x1103 Fax: 847.963.8966 Cellular: 630.408.9995 info@exergamefitness.com www.exergamefitness.com
Exergame Fitness and the Green Bay Packers Tackle Childhood Obesity and Inactivity at the YMCA Healthy Kids Day Event | Over 2000 Kids | 4500 in AttendanceGREEN BAY, WI – Thousands of kids packed the atrium at Lambeau Field, home of the NFL’s Green Bay Packers for the YMCA Healthy Kids Day on May 2nd 2009. Throughout the day, kids around the state were introduced to a popular new form of videogame exercise called “Exergaming”. Exergaming is a new form of exercise by...
In Motion is driven by the limited edutainment activities available for our youth between 7 and 17. We at In Motion – in association with one of the leading exergame fitness experts and a leading child wellness education center - have initiated a novel wellness club for kids and families comprising the latest interactive “exergaming” equipment along with an integrated educational curriculum that teaches practical strategies to improve physical activity and eating habits.Recent data...
The Riverplex continues to innovate and lead in developing health and wellness programming. And now we’ve added the new "Vault Activation Zone by Exergame Fitness USA"—one of the first exergaming studios of its kind in the country! It’s video game technology that’s out of the box thinking, with physical engagement that’s hard to resist. The addition of interactive exergaming includes offering clinical programs for those with limited mobility, private studio...
An active and enjoyable family event to fight childhood obesity!DUBAI - Stimulating the physical and mental competency of children and families through fun active games to initiate a healthy lifestyle, is the aim of the “Fun of the Town” event that is taking place under the umbrella of The Fat Truth campaign, launched last April under the patronage of HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein.The event that started on Thursday, May 28, 2009, is organized by The Ministry of Health and...
CHICAGO, IL -- 8, 16, 24, 32, 64...how many players do you want active at once? The BluFit™ Multiplayer Wireless DDR System by Cobalt Flux, has revolutionized the exergaming market by providing the only wireless and truly interactive multiplayer dance system available. BluFit™ is the only multiplayer where players receive real-time feedback with their scores, which shows how they are performing in the game. This kind of interactivity provides a much more stimulating game-play experience...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Starting on Monday, April 20, 2009, Walkabout Technologies is proud to announce that we will participate in a 10 week study of childhood obesity in the Peoria area.This is a collaborative study with OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Exergame Fitness USA, Peoria Park District, gitm (Gifts in the Moment) llc, and the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria (UICOMP) and is spearheaded by Peoria pediatrician, Dr. Amy Christison.The objectives of the study will...
Discover the unique concept of optimizing movement, fitness and reaction . . . twall.The rules for T-wall are simple but challenging: on a wall with numerous touch surfaces, red signals light up in sequence of varying positions and speeds.Your task: deactivate the light as soon as it appears by quick touch (T=touch). Act and react as quick as you can.Your goal: Be faster than light.Whether training for power, agility, endurance, flexibility, or reaction, T-wall tests your personal limits...
CHICAGO, IL – The 2009 Chicago Bears Expo presented by Chase was held at Soldier Field on Sunday May 17th 2009 located inside the United Club.Palatine, Illinois company Exergame Fitness set up a new and exciting kids interactive area where families could play Exergaming products such as T-Wall (Interactive Light Wall) and Dance, Dance Revolution (Dance and Step Game) as part of a community wide initiative to keeping Chicago families healthy and active.The rules for T-Wall are simple but...
GREEN BAY, WI – Thousands of kids packed the atrium at Lambeau Field, home of the NFL’s Green Bay Packers for the YMCA Healthy Kids Day on May 2nd 2009. Throughout the day, kids around the state were introduced to a popular new form of videogame exercise called “Exergaming”. Exergaming is a new form of exercise by playing video games that require movement and interaction on all different levels! Exergaming inspires physical activity through the most cutting-edge...
This is a great list of facts in children and exercise:View a list of our 25 Facts on Children and Exercise hereExergame Fitness USA Exergaming Research & Testing Center 530 West Colfax Palatine, IL. 60067 Office: 847.963.8969 x1103 Fax: 847.963.8966 Cellular: 630.408.9995 info@exergamefitness.com www.exergamefitness.com
Exergame Fitness USA Exergaming Research & Testing Center 530 West Colfax Palatine, IL. 60067 Office: 847.963.8969 x1103 Fax: 847.963.8966 Cellular: 630.408.9995 info@exergamefitness.com www.exergamefitness.com
Come out to the Expo to help kick off the 2009 season with the Chicago Bears and the 4th Phase. Be sure to check out the autograph sessions, seminars (featuring players, coaches and front office personnel), locker room tours, Q&A sessions, kids interactive area, field activities, authentic Bears merchandise, participating vendors and see first hand the ins and outs of the best stadium in the NFL, Soldier Field!The 2009 Expo seminar schedule will include Inside the Bears, Bears Q&A,...
Exergame Fitness USA attended Lambeau Field in Green Bay Wisconsin for the YMCA Healthy Kids Day event and brought the Twall and 4 player Cobalt Flux Wii DDR system for the kids to play! In association with the Greater YMCA of Green Bay, the event was a huge success with thousands of kids attending! Exergame Fitness USA Exergaming Research & Testing Center 530 West Colfax Palatine, IL. 60067 Office: 847.963.8969 x1103 Fax: 847.963.8966 Cellular:...
The All New Dogfight Active Gaming Flight Simulator has Arrived!! Pedal your way to fitness in this realistic flight simulator that has multiplayer capabilities and amazing graphics! Kids love it!Dogfight is a full featured flight simulator interfaced with a high end exercise bike. The user propels the plane by pedaling and controls it using spring loaded handles at his side. The game uses stunning graphics and sound to transform the user from the drudgery of the stationary exercise bike to...
TUSCALOOSA Avery Jones stood tentatively, clutching a red balloon to his chest. His eyes followed a cluster of red lights moving within the floor beneath his feet. He watched the cluster bounce from one side to the next, tightening his grip on the balloon with each change of the light’s direction.The light continued to bounce until, finally, it set its course toward him. Before Jones could step out of the cluster’s path, it passed under his weight, exploding into tiny green...
Active Gaming is simple to describe, It is a new form of exercise obtained by playing videogames that require movement and interaction on all different levels. Videogames that use physical activity to participate.Tommy Seilheimer VP of Exergame Fitness adds:"Simply put, kids, adults and seniors love to play videogames! Why change something that is so popular and engaging? Instead of changing it we are making participants active while playing some of these exciting and engaging Exergaming...
East Orange Civic Center Receives State of the Art “Vault Activation Zone”EAST ORANGE, NJ – The community of East Orange and the members of the East Orange Fellowship Civic Center will be able to get ‘fit’ in a new and exciting way starting today as the Center has been awarded a state of the art “Vault Activation Zone”. This room will feature top of the line interactive fitness and exergaming equipment such as: the Lightspace Play Floor, Exerbikes,...
In keeping with its mission of helping kids lead a healthy lifestyle particularly for the youth in the MENA region, IN MOTION actively participates in this year’s 2009 Schools Olympic Day finals in Doha, Qatar on March 13-14.The big event commenced last 28 of November 2008 and includes a number of traditional games, sports competitions, sports demonstrations, wherein famous sports personalities will also make special appearances during the course of the competition. The Schools Olympic...
If families do not pay up they could be risking their own children's health. 9 Out of 10 children are predicted to grow up with dangerous amounts of fat in their bodies. Fat that can cause life-threatening diseases like cancer, type 2 diabetes and heart disease.Busy modern lifestyles combined with the current economic climate have led to the Fitness Crunch, were families do not have the time or the money to be active enough. Technology, despite causing part of the lifestyle problem, is now...
In Motion Fitness Club and the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund provided four Palestinian children, aged from 9 to 16, one such opportunity on 17th February.The club hosted the four children at their Dubai outlet allowing them a free experience of its facilities. The children, in their prosthesis, moved ecstatically from game to game at In Motion, the first Exergames Fitness club in the MENA region.Speaking about the role of In Motion in promoting wellness and health, its founding partner...
An all-new state of the art Exergame Fitness facility has now opened at the RiverPlex Recreation and Wellness Center in Peoria, Illinois complete with the world’s top tested and medically proven exergaming products.Kids, teens and adults from the Peoria area now have an exciting new exergaming room that delivers programs that combine fitness and gaming to achieve much needed results in their community.RiverPlex General Manager, Matt Freeman said:“Our objective with our Exergame Fitness...
The first Exergames fitness club in the MENA region, In Motion is now open in Dubai with a mission to promote wellness and reduce obesity amongst children and adults.A one-stop wellness solution for youth, the club offers a means to develop 'smart brains and dynamic bodies' through unique fitness solutions called Exergames. This new concept of combining entertainment and exercise comes as a solution to the growing epidemic of childhood obesity and lifestyle related illnesses. 'Obesity has...
Los Angeles, CA, January 12, 2009 (Air Date February 24, 2009):Because Americans of all ages are having a harder time staying fit, the Price is Right on CBS featured the latest in fitness and motivation, Motivatrix. When the curtains opened, the announcer explained how the Motivatrix Workout Master distributed by Exergame Fitness does not require for you to hold anything, but instead uses an invisible matrix of sensors to detect your bodies’ movement. You become the joystick which...
Kids as young as one are being diagnosed as obese, and one hospital is treating youngsters twice the size they should be. We’re not talking baby fat, or big boned, or chubby, or even overweight.We’re talking obesity…clinical, medical obesity.“A one-year-old who should be 10kg is actually 18-20kg or a two-year-old who should be 12kg is 25kg.”And wait, it gets better…Doctors at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, are admitting youngsters...
The Freedom Climber pictured here was provided by Exergame Fitness USA for their partner in Dubai called In Motion. In Motion is a pioneer in providing a healthy lifestyle that combines fitness and interactive gaming through innovative concepts that address today’s youths’ wellbeing. In Motion – in association with one of the leading exergame fitness experts and a leading child wellness education center have initiated a novel wellness club in their area.The Freedom Climber...
Madison Junior High School commemorated its 30th anniversary Monday with a celebration that often focused on the lifetime achievements of Phil Lawler.Lawler is a member of the original Madison faculty, a retired District 203 physical education coordinator and the director of education and training for PE4life, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the development of quality, daily physical education programs for all children.Madison Junior High celebrated its 30th anniversary Monday...
One week Osawatomie Middle School students flew around the gym on skates, and then the next, they danced, danced, danced and danced to C’motion, the music-driven exergaming experience designed to keep the mind and body in constant motion.Dylan M. Stewart (center) makes a small jump while trying to keep up with the music and directions. (Photo by Kevin Gray)The idea is to combine the age of technology with physical exercise, said physical education teacher Nancy Gagnebin.“It...
Peoria, IllinoisAn all-new state of the art Exergame Fitness facility has now opened at the RiverPlex Recreation and Wellness Center in Peoria, Illinois complete with the world’s top tested and medically proven exergaming products. Kids, teens and adults from the Peoria area now have an exciting new exergaming room that delivers programs that combine fitness and gaming to achieve much needed results in their community.TAKE A VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE ROOM!RiverPlex General Manager, Matt Freeman...
The new iDance DDR Multiplayer system from Positive Gaming has been launched and available at Exergame Fitness USA!This unique DDR technology allows each student to choose his or her level of experience–beginner, intermediate, or advanced–and compete with others at the same level for a true one-of-a-kind experience. Since students are exercising continuously and don't have to stop to take turns (as on the limited "live" pads of other dance systems), this system can help them meet the...
At noon today, Barack Obama will be sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America while the nation is facing challenges not seen in decades. Yet the people of this great country are filled with a renewed sense of optimism. Citizens are recognizing that their power to influence government goes beyond a visit to the voting booth on Election Day.For the fitness industry, these are both challenging times and rewarding times. While the day-to-day operations within a club,...
Health Games Research is an $8.25 million national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) that supports outstanding research to enhance the quality and impact of interactive games used to improve health.Download the color brochure hereThe goal of the program is to advance the innovation, design, and effectiveness of health games and game technologies so that they help people improve their health-related behaviors and, as a result, achieve significantly better health outcomes....
PEORIA IL. USA—Austin Schroderus spent Thursday morning playing a lively game of dodgeball with a handful of other children at the RiverPlex Recreation and Wellness Center."All you got to do is just make sure that little ball doesn't hit you," the 14-year-old Peorian said while waiting on the sidelines, "and if it does, then you got to get off the screen."Screen? What screen?Instead of ducking rubber balls hurled in a gymnasium, Schroderus enjoyed the venerable schoolyard game by dancing...
GAME ON! Interactive Fitness & Exergaming Options for Today's Club OwnersBy: Club Solutions MagazineDate: 1/1/2009Interactive Fitness & Exergaming Options for Today's Club OwnersIn today's world, it has become almost impossible to ignore the impact that technology has on our lives. Software has improved to the point that it often seems to read your mind, and the fitness industry is not exempt from these developments. Here, we examine some of the innovative fitness options that have...
RAYTOWN, MO. -- At the start of the New Year, the focus is always on being fit, instead of fat. FOX 4's Meryl Lin McKean went looking for "fit" trends to look for in 2009.Look for more fitness programs geared toward your age group. Martha Corey came to Fit for Life in Raytown where she feels comfortable exercising and socializing. "It's like our second home and the social is every bit as much as the physical," said Corey.In '09, there will be more health professionals offering...
VIDEO FITNESS12-24-08TOOLSSAVEE-MAILPRINTYOUNEWS™MOST POPULARRSS FEEDDIGGDEL.ICIO.USBy WEEK SportsStory Published: Dec 24, 2008 at 10:44 PM CSTStory Updated: Dec 24, 2008 at 10:44 PM CST As Santa heads out this evening to make his deliveries. There are plenty of Nintendo Wii's in the back of his sleigh. They're part of a new trend of Video Game Fitness. And the Peoria Park District and OSF are taking it to a whole new level.At first glance this room at the Riverplex looks like an arcade....
PEORIA, IL. Local study to examine if video games can help kids lose weightA local medical study beginning in early January will examine if video games can help kids lose weight and boost their self-esteem.The aim of the study, starting Jan. 5, is to see if exergames - activities incorporating video games into an exercise regime - can help overweight and obese children get into shape.At the same time, researchers hope the new form of exercise will encourage sedentary children who shy away...
All Santa wants this Christmas is for kids to lose a few of those extra pounds.It turns out the rising rate of childhood obesity isn't just worrisome for parents, it's also cause for concern for Santa's health.So says Victor Nevada, a Calgarian who has played Mr. Claus for 23 years. He runs a four-day Santa School every year and has written a lengthy training manual for aspiring Santas.The latest chapter of Nevada's book, a 535-page manual that is continually being added to, details what to...
An independent study at the University of Cumbria found that nine in every ten youngsters want to play video games at the same time as exercising. The games reduce the boredom of exercise.Fifty children aged 11 and 12 were asked to use exercise equipment combined with video games provided by a company called Gamercize.The children could play their games only while they maintained movement on the fitness machines. If they stopped exercising, the games paused. Researcher Jack Tyson said:"The...
If you have recovered from the aftermath of Black Friday, perhaps you are contemplating enjoying your new Nintendo Wii. If not, perhaps you can still pick up one and start working out on Christmas Day. What a sensation! Where else can you find an array of arcade style gaming that also rivals the President's Challenge on Physical Fitness. Wii is physical. As a matter of fact, Dr. Josh Trout, Professor of Kinesiology at California State University Chico, who specializes in video game...
"It was my junior year at Castle (1967-68) and the gym teacher told us that the rope climb awaited all. It looked like 200 feet from the top. "I don't like heights, but when my name was called, I thought if I didn't look down that I could do it.""I jumped up and started my ascent with my legs wrapped around the rope so tight that it was hard to move forward."When I finally made it to the top, I made the dreadful mistake and looked down. Wrong move. I knew that I would have to let go with one...
(left to right) Joe Gilson, freshman from Murray, and Cassie Sendenberger, from Murray, play video games at Virtual-Kade.MURRAY, KY - Many students complain about Murray's options for entertainment. With no mall, local youth, high school students, are hard-pressed to find something to do after school, and especially during the weekend.The newest addition to the strip mall on 12th Street is Virtual-Kade. This business encourages local youth to enjoy themselves somewhere other than outside the...
Video Games and FitnessReported by: Angelica Alvarez, WMBD/WYZZ TVThursday, Nov 13, 2008 @11:34am CSTWMBD/WYZZ TV - PEORIA -- A new fitness program combines video games with exercise.Riverplex in Peoria introduces Exergaming, a program to get the unmotivated, motivated. Exergame Fitness uses interactive games to keep kids moving. Organizers say with the alarming rise in childhood obesity, it was imperative to find a way to pair the popularity of technology with health. Kids are so wrapped up...
By BY FRANK RADOSEVICH IIOF THE JOURNAL STARPosted Nov 13, 2008 @ 10:00 PMPEORIA —PEORIA - Austin Schroderus spent Thursday morning playing a lively game of dodgeball with a handful of other children at the RiverPlex Recreation and Wellness Center."All you got to do is just make sure that little ball doesn't hit you," the 14-year-old Peorian said while waiting on the sidelines, "and if it does, then you got to get off the screen."Screen? What screen?Instead of ducking rubber balls hurled...
By Ian Schwartz Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 5:48 p.m. PEORIA -- It is part game room, part disco, part health club-and kids in the heart of Illinois cannot get enough of it.Exergaming is a brand new part of the RiverPlex in Peoria.The state-of-the-art facility costs around $100,000.It is complete with a moving rock climbing wall, cycling video games and more.Kids said it is a good mix of what they want and need.Exergame Fitness CEO Tommy Seilheimer said this is all part of a new way to...
MONTREAL - In the fight against childhood obesity, grim statistics continue to be reported.One in four children in the U.S. spend at least three hours a day sitting in front of the computer surfing the net but not doing school work - up from 22 per cent in 2003.Yet as an international conference being held in Montreal this week shows, the news isn't all bleak. In fact, one of the evils that's been blamed for contributing toward obesity in children - video games - is now being used to promote...
By Frank Caron Published: November 04, 2008 - 10:09AM CTThough there are those who would dispute the link between noteworthy weight-loss and the various exer-gaming products offered by games like Wii Sports and Wii Fit when played in an active manner, members of a Canadian university think tank on health has come out in favor of the titles and their ability to encourage overweight children to be more active.Laurette Dube, head of the 2008 McGill Health Challenge Think Tank put on by the...
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More American children are taking pills for diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol than ever before, reflecting a rise in chronic diseases related to obesity, a study found.Use of drugs for type-2 diabetes, the form of the disease commonly seen in overweight adults, doubled in children ages 5 to 19 and cholesterol-lowering medications rose by 15 percent between 2002 and 2005, according to the report published today by the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics.A surge in...
KALAMAZOO -- It's very difficult to help a 50-year-old diabetic who needs to overcome a lifetime of bad eating and exercise habits.Jennifer Harnish Kalamazoo GazetteStudents at Portage Central Middle School use exergaming as an alternative in gym class about twice a month. The games include Dance Dance Revolution, Wii, and Exerbikes.A Palatine, Illinois company called Exergame Fitness is largest Exergaming product supplier and programmer of kids interactive fitness equipment in the world....
MONTREAL - In the fight against childhood obesity, grim statistics continue to be reported.One in four children in the U.S. spend at least three hours a day sitting in front of the computer surfing the net but not doing school work - up from 22 per cent in 2003.Yet as an international conference being held in Montreal this week shows, the news isn't all bleak. In fact, one of the evils that's been blamed for contributing toward obesity in children - video games - is now being used to promote...
Pay a little now – or pay a lot later – most states are choosing not to fund quality PE – just look at one state that is now paying more later – think about adding those numbers among all 50 states – hopefully some of the new politicians that win elections next week will address the epidemic of childhood obesity – in a few years – this will be a bigger economic crisis that the present one.-Phil Lawler...
Children's International Obesity Foundation sees too many financial benefits going to interests which keep children fat.New York, New York September 18, 2008 -- According to the CHILDREN'S INTERNATIONAL OBESITY FOUNDATION (CIOF), an acknowledged authority and voice regarding childhood obesity, the short-term financial benefits and incentives for fattening up children are making childhood obesity into a profit opportunity for too many, and at the ultimate expense of children's lives.Douglas...
Nominations are due February 4, 2009.Selected school applications must be postmarked by March 27, 2009.Please read the below listed requirements and criteria before nominating a school or applying for the grant. OverviewNomination Requirements and CriteriaApplication Requirements and CriteriaAssistance for ApplicantsImportant DatesJudging OverviewNFL Network will award one Middle School a $10,000 grant to improve general Physical Education for all students throughout the school. The grant...
SDSU professor teaches physical education to help overweight students reach their fitness goalsSAN DIEGO, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Bags of Halloween candy are piled high in the grocery stores this week, providing a dangerous temptation for those battling obesity. For the parents of overweight children, getting their children to understand the dangers of overindulging after trick-or-treating can be even more difficult.San Diego State University Exercise and Nutritional Sciences professor David...
IN MOTION introduces Edutainment and exergaming in DubaiThe rate of childhood obesity in the Middle East has risen rapidly.United Arab Emirates: 4 hours, 1 minute ago PRESS RELEASE So goes a report from the latest findings by the International Obesity Task Force. And from all indications, this condition is expected to rise in the coming years. To stop this growing menace, IN MOTION, a newly established Dubai company specializing in health and fitness routine launches a new form of...
Circuit Wellness features stations such as an exercise bike connected to an ATV-riding Sony Playstation game.Who would have thought that working out could be so much fun?Circuit Wellness, a new gym located at 6754 Cleveland Ave., is hoping their 30-minute workout concept as well as "exergames" -- video games that bring a workout for the gamer -- will appeal to the entire family.Owner Polly Benson, who lives in Westerville with her husband and three children, said everyone except bodybuilders...
If you have not had a chance to read Brain Rules by Dr John Medina – take the time to watch this video – by the time you get done watching this video – you will begin to realize how important cardio vascular fitness it to brain function – you probably don’t have time to watch this video, at least watch part of it – a real challenge – try and get a school administrator to watch it……very educational – this video puts PE on the...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEExergame Fitness Announces Strategic Partnership With XRtainment Zone To Provide Exergaming Wellness ProgrammingPalatine, IL – October 10, 2008 – The growing epidemic of Childhood Obesity and Inactivity among kids, teens and adults has prompted the need for entertaining game based fitness solutions that engage users – called Exergames.Two USA companies that have pioneered the Exergaming industry have now joined forces to offer the largest selection of...
The All new Lightspace Play Wall combines the latest in interactive technology with software controlled content that will provide hours of fun and exercise for kids and adults of all ages and abilities. The system is capable of storing and running a potentially limitless variety of games and interactive programs that can be used by multiple participants simultaneously. The Lightspace Play Wall creates an engaging experience that will draw young children, teenagers and adults to activities...
YMCA Partners With Deca Sports DeveloperThe health club aims to boost attendance by demoing Wii sports game.In a move that's likely intended to capitalize on the runaway popularity of Wii Fit, the Palo Alto YMCA has announced a partnership with Hudson Soft that will bring Deca Sports for the Wii into the Bay Area fitness center. Kicking off September 27, this event is the culmination of a week-long collaboration with the America On the Move Foundation -- designed to encourage exercise and a...
Center for the Study of AutismSensory Integration Cindy Hatch-Rasmussen, M.A., OTR/LTherapy Northwest, P.C.Beaverton, OR 97005Children and adults with autism, as well as those with other developmental disabilities, may have a dysfunctional sensory system. Sometimes one or more senses are either over- or under-reactive to stimulation. Such sensory problems may be the underlying reason for such behaviors as rocking, spinning, and hand-flapping. Although the receptors for the senses are located...
Childhood Obesity is a rapidly growing epidemic that needs to be stopped! Here at Exergame Fitness (www.exergamefitness.com) we sell Exergaming products that are becoming very popular in Schools around the world helping kids stay in shape. Please take a look at our products and if you have any questions contact us directly.Exergame Fitness is the world’s largest distributor & supplier of Exergaming and kids fitness products to YMCA’s, Schools, JCC’s. Park Districts, Health Clubs,...
New neighborhood fitness center located in Westerville, OHPress Release/ Columbus, OH, October 1st, 2008 – The new neighborhood fitness center, Circuit Wellness, has opened its first Central Ohio location in the Lee Plaza center in Columbus, Near Schrock and Cleveland Ave. Circuit Wellness is working to become the leader in neighborhood fitness centers by offering a unique 30-minute personalized workout using revolutionary Simbio™ equipment in convenient locations along with a...
"Exergaming Has Evolved"Reaction Training & ProgrammingHand-Eye CoordinationNeurological DevelopmentAny Age, Any Level, Any AbilityFocus Training for ADD/HDSimple to Install, Slim Wall Designmore twall info hereDiscover the unique concept of optimizing movement, fitness and reaction . . . twall.The rules for T-wall are simple but challenging: on a wall with numerous touch surfaces, red signals light up in sequence of varying positions and speeds.Your task: deactivate the light as soon as...
A Message from Phil Lawler - PE4LifeMany people argue that childhood obesity is not a school issue and it is not the responsibility of the school to be concerned about children’s health. Schools are designed to teach reading, math, science, English, now foreign language, and history. No Child Left Behind as made sure core academics remains the focus of American Schools.These same people argue children’s health is totally the parent’s responsibility. I agree the...
More than 83 percent of U.S. children age 8 to 18 have video game players in their bedrooms. At the same time, obesity rates continue to increase worldwide; sedentary activities such as seated game-playing may contribute.The authors of the study looked at traditional seated games, as well as more active versions that simulate playing sports or moving through a city with more motion or floor pads. Testing was done with the XaviX J-Mat. A team from the University of Hong Kong had children from...
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