Energy expended playing Xbox Kinect™ And Wii™ Games: A preliminary study comparing single and multiplayer modes

Physiotherapy (United Kingdom)

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 224-229

  O'Donovan, C ^a   Hirsch, E ^a   Holohan, E ^a   McBride, I ^a   McManus, R ^a   Hussey, J ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Energy expenditure; Metabolic equivalent; Video games

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIMETRY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; METABOLIC EQUIVALENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; TECHNOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PILOT PROJECTS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VIDEO GAMES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865178962     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: 18731465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2012.05.010     Document Type: Article

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