Project in Educ 346 Spring 2012

1. ‘Exergaming’
Health Benefits
Jason Dammeyer
Frostburg State University
Spring 2012

2. Main Problem
 Childhood obesity has risen
to become a serious issue
in today's society, and
physical education time for
children is steadily
decreasing in schools
across the board.

3. Produces Physical Activity
 Exergaming has been
proven to produce
substantially more minutes
of physical activity for
students to engage in
physical activity than does
the standard P.E. program
(Fogal).

4. Solution
 Sincevideo games are
more appealing and
interesting to the majority
of young students, why not
incorporate them into an
enhanced P.E. lesson?

5. Conclusion
 Exergaming could be
an immense step
forward in the fight to
stop childhood
obesity and I strongly
encourage P.E.
teachers to consider
the promotion it
could have towards
students health

6. References
 Fogal, V. A., Miltenberger, R. G., Graves, R., & Koehler, S.
(2009).Retrieved from
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2998252/
 Hushman, G. (N.D.). Retrieved from:
http://coe.unm.edu/impact/research/impact/exergaming-
get-up-and-move-in-physical-education.html
 Schiesel, S. (2007, May 1). Retrieved from
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/01/world/americas/01iht-
dance.1.5515458.html