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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014-06-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Physiology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2014.00202/full |