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Wii Exercise Study Disappoints
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Air date: April 22, 2012
Host: Kathy Miller, MD
Interview: Jeffrey Sledge, PhD
exercise physiologist
College of Agricultural & Life Sciences at the University of Wisconsin, Madison
Initially, experts thought that Wii video games like boxing and tennis could help kids get more exercise. Unfortunately, that’s not the case.
A study out of Baylor University has found that kids who play so-called “active” video games don’t get any more exercise than gamers who sit to play.
Sound Medicine’s Kathy Miller, MD, asks exercise physiologist Jeffrey Sledge, PhD, to explain the surprising results. Dr. Sledge teaches at the College of Agricultural & Life Sciences at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He was not involved in the Wii study.
Additional Resources:
- Get details on Baylor University's research on "active" video games.
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