The Wii Club: Gaming for Weight Loss in Overweight and Obese Youth

Our 20-week “Wii Club” intervention for overweight and obese adolescents demonstrated weight loss, increased self-efficacy, and improved peer support from cooperative exergame play. Videogames that require motor activity in a social context may be a fun, effective tool to promote healthy weight and...

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Main Authors: Staiano, Amanda E., Abraham, Anisha A., Calvert, Sandra L.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. 2012
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Clinical Briefs
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3616880/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23565349
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1089/g4h.2012.0052
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