The effect of a peer on VO2 and game choice in 6-10 year old children

Relative to sedentary video games (e.g., Playstation 2 (PS2)), playing physically active video games (e.g., Nintendo Wii (Wii)) significantly increases caloric expenditure in children. Studies have demonstrated that the presence of a peer increases physical activity in children. We sought to deter...

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Main Authors: Lee Anne Siegmund, Jonathan B Naylor, Antonio S Santo, Jacob E Barkley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2014.00202/full