Exergaming And Transtheoretical Model Of Behavior

This article of Lisa Bowen on American Psychological Association in 2014 significantly discusses the mental effect of video games regarding the development of personal health. The influences and outcomes of gaming techniques do not only improve the cognitive and decision-making skill but also, help to enhance the social interaction. Moreover, under-researched data and statistical information collected from psychological studies across the level of university and medical college, the biological progress that video game is starting to change within human mind is fascinating. In compelling with my original thesis, the article of Bowen stands out as a scientific framework that supports the logical flow of the paper. Statistical data can also be used in term of solid and credible evidence for real life

Physical activity has not only physical benefits. It also has a very big impact on social-emotional and cognitive aspects of child’s live. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “The development of a physically active lifestyle is a goal for all children. Traditional team and competitive sports may promote healthy activity for selected youth. Individual sports, noncompetitive sports, lifetime sports, and recreational activities expand the opportunity for activity to everyone. The opportunity to be active on a regular basis, as well as the enjoyment and competence gained from activity, may increase the chances that a physically active lifestyle will be adopted.”

“See you a practice!” is a phrase that most people will say to their friends throughout childhood. Thirty-six million children in the United States play a sport. That is over half the children in the United States. However, even with that statistic, some children are still inside all day watching television or playing video games. Many parents do not enroll their children in a sport because they believe it will result in injury, or the child is going to feel left out. Some even believe that their child will be looked down upon if they are not as good as everyone else. They believe that if the child has more time on schoolwork it will raise their grades. But most children love to play outside and learn new sports. It is a part of a child’s nature to run around and have fun. Only some parents realize that children who play a sport can have more discipline than those who don’t. Sports can also give children experience working with others as a team as well as confidence in themselves. Children and teens who play sports are more likely to have higher confidence, be more disciplined, and work better with others.

Think of it, kids only go to Physical Education or “gym” class every other day of the week. So that is about two or three times a week. Gym class only lasts about an hour of the day, and for some students, this is the only physical exercise that they have. When kids come home from school, they usually just sit down on the couch and watch TV until dinner time, study, and then play video games late at night, and then go to bed. The way we can get kids to develop a habit of more physical exercise is having gym class every day instead of just two to three. Also, instead of kids playing games that involve little to no activity, Schools should have kids focus on things like getting your body moving like running, yoga or sports games like baseball, football or volleyball. Things like this that kids can look forward to doing everyday may potentially lead to a child more encouraged to play with a ball afterschool and find a new hobby instead of sitting at home on the

Millions of children engage in different types of physical activities and sports around the world. Being involved in these programs provides many health benefits and aids in life long physical skills. Through participation in sports and physical activities, children gain friendships and learn how to cooperate and interact with other children. Participating and sports also provides openings for children to develop characteristics and values that are beneficial to personal growth as they mature.

However, people are working out ways to use video games as a way to encourage kids to exercise. Figures reveal a strong positive correlation between hours spent on TV and video game indulgence and the percentage of children classed as overweight per state. The state of Utah was acclaimed the lowest percentage of children who are overweight, and was found to have the second lowest percentage of children spending two or more hours on TV and video game exposure. The District of Columbia had the highest percentage of overweight children, and the highest percentage nationwide of children spending four hours or more in front of a screen. The research was taken after a study revealed that children were six times more likely to take to exercise if it involved a video game. Regular exercise and interactive games, which depended on the children exercising, where provided as free choices to children. Ten percent of active time was spent on kid’s fitness equipment compared with sixty percent on identical machines connected through Gamercize products to a games console, the remaining thirty percent spent with traditional games and magazines. The results of this experiment have been hailed by health experts as a huge step forward in working towards reducing obesity among today's youth.

Physical education trends have developed recently to incorporate a greater variety of activities. Introducing students to activities like bowling, walking/hiking, or Frisbee at an early age can help students develop good activity habits that will carry over into adulthood. Some teachers have even begun to incorporate stress-reduction techniques such as yoga and deep-breathing. Teaching non-traditional sports to students may also provide the necessary motivation for students to increase their activity, and can help

“The authors discuss the growing evidence that strenuous physical activity is not only healthy for the students, but improves their academic performance” (Sattelmair & Ratley, 2009). This article discusses physical education programs and relates it back to the importance of physical activity and cognition. This research suggests that traditional physical education is unnecessary, as they advocate for a program that “emphasizes cognitively, socially, and aerobically demanding activity on a daily basis, one that focuses on personal progress and lifelong fitness activities by encouraging models of physically strenuous play that are engaging, challenging, and enjoyable to students” (Sattelmair & Ratley, 2009). Research evidence is provided on physical education programs that are successful in the development of mental health in the

Have you ever thought about how sports could really improve your life when you’re in school? “There’s little dispute that physical activity is good for kids: It not only helps develop muscles and fend off obesity, it also offers opportunities to socialize and learn new skills. Getting kids active is a key component of first lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move campaign, which says “children need 60 minutes of play with moderate to vigorous activity every day to grow up to a healthy weight”” (Physical). More students should be active in activities like school sports during and after school because they will be more fit, their grades will improve, and it can help students socialize.

In A Comparison of Children’s Physical Activity Levels in Physical Education, Recess, and Exergaming, the authors compare activity levels of children while participating in physical education class, recess, and exergaming programs. One hundred forty, first and second graders activity levels were assessed using accelerometers. Each week the children participated in three, thirty-minute physical education classes and two exergaming sessions lasting thirty minutes. The children also participated in daily, twenty-minute recess sessions after lunch. Results indicate that children “had the highest sedentary time in PE, followed by recess, and then exergaming.” (Gao, 2015). The results of the study indicate, “PE was the least effective school-based

Rochelle M Eime et al. also found out that, “ Parents reported benefits for their children in personal and in social development from sports participation.” (15). It has been proven that participating in activities, such as sports, can help develop social skills. I met most of my friends through sports and some of the best things that I have been apart of have come through sports. “ Social benefits included: positive relationships with coaches, making new friends, and developing teamwork” Rochelle M Eime et al. (15). “ Personal benefits included children being emotionally controlled, enjoying exploration, having confidence and discipline, performing well academically, managing their weight and being kept busy” Rochelle M Eime et al. (16). I believe playing sports at a young age is extremely beneficial and helps children develop themselves much faster. Studies have shown that children involved in sports had higher development outcomes. “ Liner et al. (2009) found that, “participation in sport and other organised activities had the greatest youth development outcomes, and low involvement in organised activities outside of school was associated with less positive development across the board (41). Children who are not involved in any organized activities have a higher chance of getting over weight and not getting out of the house to get any physical

Sports, whether it’s team-based or individual, is a great activity for children that provide a variety of benefits other than physical activity. While some believe that children playing sports will increase injury rates. A debate discussing the topic on children playing sports which says that 66 percent of people who answered the debate said yes to children playing sports ("Should kids have to play”). Participation in sports can help build self-esteem and confidence, can motivate children to excel academically, and can help build social skills. Participation also can teach children the benefits of goal-setting.

In a study conducted by Pauline Maillot, Alexandra Perrot, and Alan Hartley, they wanted to study the effects that exergames would have on their participants’ physicality and cognitive function (2012). Exergames is defined by the authors as a “video game that incorporates game play with physical exercise” (Maillot, et.al, 2012). The authors gave the participants many cognitive tests along with physical activity tests after they completed the exergames (Maillot, et.al, 2012). The authors found that the experimental group showed increased scores on their cognitive tests along with slight increases in their physical aptitude tests (Maillot, et.al, 2012). Maillot and colleagues stated that exergames would be a great contribution to facilities to help their residents in maintaining mental and physical

Even if the games are not violent, another side effect that video games have on the health of children is with exercising. In a

According chapter 12 of the book, Play at the Center of the Curriculum (5th Edition) written by Judith Van Hoorn, Patricia Monighan Nourot, Barbara Scales, Keith Rodriguez Alward, I have learned play can foster children to develop many skills such as physical, cognitive concepts language, social and emotional. In this chapter, these authors discussed the importance of different types of outdoor play such as physically active outdoor play, outdoor nature play, and child-initiated outdoor play. Physically active outdoor play contributes to children’s healthy development because it fosters children physical development including a child’s whole body in practice and skill development. For example, children will run, balance, jump, hop, skip, gallop, walk, climb, swing, skip, throw, catch, grasp, crawl, push, and pull heavy play props. While playing outside, children will learn best when their whole body is engaged in active physical play. In addition, children at play are making sense of the world, and through play children will have enjoyment, self-expression, and social interaction. In this chapter, the authors (2010) also mention that as children play outside, they will have active physical exercise in spontaneous play, they also will experience the cognitive and social demands because physically active play will stimulate children to think, speak, and negotiate with their playmates as well as their teachers. Moreover, physically active outdoor play will help children to