Feasibility of activity-promoting video games among obese adolescents and young adults in a clinical setting

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 42-45

  Radon, Katja ^a   Fürbeck, Barbara ^a   Thomas, Silke ^a   Siegfried, Wolfgang ^b   Nowak, Dennis ^a   von Kries, Rüdiger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Obesity Rehabilitation Centre INSULA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Exercise; Heart rate; Intervention studies; Obesity; Physical fitness; Video games

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; ENDURANCE TRAINING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; GAME; HEART RATE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REHABILITATION CARE; SITTING; STRENGTH; VIDEORECORDING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; VIDEO GAMES; WEIGHT LOSS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650414562     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2010.07.009     Document Type: Article

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