A new study conducted by Nottingham Trent University, the Department of Health and Nottingham University Hospital has found that video gaming helps fitness and can burn fat.
Usually attributed with obesity in inactive children, the health benefits found in playing video games in clinical trial has been linked to being a part of children’s daily physical activity.
In the trails, 15 children were recruited to complete the first phase of the study. It was found that their energy expenditure, while playing interactively with Sony EyeToy and Nintendo Wii Sports, increased by about 42 per cent above levels measured during more traditional games.
Michael Rawlinson, Director General of ELSPA (the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association) said: “We are delighted with the conclusions of the study. The early signs are that these highly interactive games may offer a means of helping provide the recommended daily physical activity for children in the secure environs of their own homes.”
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Date Published: August 12, 2009
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