FootGaming provides a unique sort of fitness. In sessions of 5-15 minutes on average, FootGamers experience exactly the sort of physical activity that is being shown to reduce obesity - along with the fun, energy and brain productivity we've discussed elsewhere on the website. Research done by Dr. james Levine of the Mayo Clinic supports the finding that even using 150 more calories per day by lower-end exercise can significantly improve wellness. They name this sort of exercise - that includes even a change from doing something in a sitting position to doing it while standing - as NEAT (Non Exercise Activity Thermogenesis)
A study, led by Kinesiology and Health Studies professor Ian Janssen, supports the notion that kids should accumulate at least 90 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity over the course of the day, in bouts of at least five to 10 minutes’ duration. That amount of exercise is easy for any FootGamer to get in daily computer gaming fun. By choosing to use the FootPOWR peripheral instead of the conventional mouse for select software, virtual world and online game play you can not only add exercise to your day (whether you're an adult or a child) but inspire students, employees and your own children to do the same.
Until now, there has been no scientific evidence to support the recommendation of sustained, rather than sporadic exercise. “Even in 60-minute physical education classes or team practices, children are inactive for a large portion of the time and this would not necessarily count as sustained exercise,” said Janssen.
“When [people] engage in longer periods of sustained physical activity, there is a smaller likelihood that they will be overweight or obese,” Janssen added.
Your FootPOWR pad collects your
game-play steps
and logs them as miles or calories used!
Within the most active children, 25 percent of those who tended to accumulate their physical activity in bouts were overweight or obese, compared with 35 percent in those who tended to accumulate their activity in a sporadic manner. The FootGaming logging tool automatically collects data on how many steps you take while Footgaming and measures it in terms of time, miles and calories. It is seamlessly easy to sure you and your family get the physical activity you need without taking away computer fun you already enjoy. Families that Footgame together stay fit together - while having a great time at the computer.
“Our findings have important public health implications with respect to the promotion of physical activity in young people,” said Janssen.
The findings appear in the May 2009 issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. (ANI)
