Canada Health Dept.: Don't buy a Video Game console this ...

Not even with 'exergames'.

Active Healthy Kids Canada has issued an statement advising that active video games aren?t an adequate substitute for good old-fashioned play.

Active Healthy Kids Canada has issued an statement advising that you shouldn't put a video game console under your Christmas tree this year.

According to them, even the 'active' video games aren?t an adequate substitute for good old-fashioned play.

The non-profit organization commissioned an international team of researchers to review over 1300 studies featuring ?exergames? ? video games that encourage getting off the couch to play. And while they found that exergames did a good job of interrupting long periods of sedentary behaviour, they did little to boost the physical activity of children. In fact, there is some inference that active video gaming may be pulling kids away from playing real sports in favor of using a game console as a piece of sports equipment and an avatar as an opponent. They also came up with some suggestions on how to establish a healthier balance between exercise and gaming:

• Active video games are a good way to break up sedentary time, like sitting on the couch, but not as good as playing real active games or sports.
• Enjoy playing active video games with your kids, and let them enjoy playing them with their friends, but don?t misunderstand this as a replacement of real physical activity.
• If money is spent on active video games as a means of exercise, it might be better spent on skipping ropes, balls, ice skates or other sporting equipment.
• In kids with developmental delays, movement challenges or injuries, active video games can be used to help teach motor skills, improve movement and rehabilitate

So, there you have it. If you have kids, it's up to you to follow those recommendations

NEWS SOURCE #1: What not to put under the tree this christmas (via) Montreal Gazette
NEWS SOURCE #2: Active video games position (via) ActiveHealthyKids

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