The health benefits of video games are similar to jogging

Although people often think that sitting for a long time while playing video games can lead to obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes, new research shows that certain video games can encourage players to be more active

Researchers from Brazil and the United Kingdom conducted a randomized trial to investigate the physiological effects of "active" video games or sports games

They measured cardiovascular effects, including heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen consumption efficiency (known as double products), and endothelial function (maintaining blood fluidity), and recorded that volunteers with type 1 diabetes were playing active video games or The level of happiness after running on a moderate-intensity treadmill

They read immediately after the activity, 30 minutes later, and 24 hours later, repeating twice a week for three consecutive weeks

Their research results were published in the "Games for Health Journal" (Games for Health Journal).

The main difference the researchers found was that participants found that video games were more motivating and enjoyable than traditional exercise

Dr.

"Although this is not a magical solution to stay active, we found that players prefer sports games to running

"This is very important when people with diabetes have a generally low degree of adherence to traditional sports activities

The researchers used the Kinect Adventures game and the Kinect system on the Xbox to conduct experiments.

Researchers hope that although sports games cannot directly replace traditional exercise methods, it may encourage patients to exercise more often

Dr.

"Gamification training not only allows you to divert your attention from your efforts, but also allows you to get rewards in the game, and even compete with friends, which can motivate you to keep returning to the game to do more

The team will next investigate the benefits of balancing games and virtual reality for diabetics with foot diseases

Dr.

Editor's Note: If the school gives a badge to the child who completes the homework, the team will have a double reward for all the completion.
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Magazine

Health Game Magazine

DOI

10.
1089/g4h.
2020.
0209

Methodological research

Randomized controlled clinical trial

Subject of research

people

Article title

Comparison of cardiovascular and happiness after sports video games and running in patients with type 1 diabetes: a randomized crossover trial

Article publication date

28-9-2021

COI statement

not applicable