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Fitness game, exergame, and gamercise (portmanteaus of "exercise" and "game")[1][2][3] are terms used for video games that are also a form of exercise.[4] Fitness games rely on technology that tracks body movement or reaction. The genre has been used to challenge the stereotype of gaming as a sedentary activity, and promoting an active lifestyle among gamers.[5] Fitness games are seen as evolving from technology aimed at making exercise more fun.[6]
- ^ Wii Fit 'Fitness game'. Nintendo. Retrieved on 2013-08-02.
- ^ "Gamercising". BuzzFeed. December 4, 2007. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- ^ Gaming gets in shape. BBC Sport (2006-08-22). Retrieved on 2009-08-08.
- ^ Benzing, Valentin; Schmidt, Mirko (2018-11-08). "Exergaming for Children and Adolescents: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats". Journal of Clinical Medicine. 7 (11): 422. doi:10.3390/jcm7110422. PMC 6262613. PMID 30413016.
- ^ van Aarem, Amy (January 10, 2008). "'Exergaming' helps jump-start sedentary children". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ Parker-Pope, Tara (October 4, 2005). "The PlayStation Workout: Videogames That Get Kids to Jump, Kick and Sweat". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved January 22, 2020.