Is playing exergames really exercising? A meta-analysis of energy expenditure in active video games

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 681-688

  Peng, Wei ^a   Lin, Jih Hsuan ^a   Crouse, Julia ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; RECREATION;

ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; HUMANS; PHYSICAL EXERTION; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 82455188173     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2010.0578     Document Type: Article

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