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Physiological demands of a swimming-based video game: Influence of gender, swimming background, and exergame experience.

ABSTRACT: Active video games (exergames) may provide short-term increase in energy expenditure. We explored the effects of gender and prior experience on aerobic and anaerobic energy systems contributions, and the activity profiles of 40 participants playing with a swimming exergame. We recorded oxygen consumption and assessed blood lactate after each swimming technique. We also filmed participants' gameplays, divided them into different phases and tagged them as active or inactive. Anaerobic pathway accounted for 8.9?±?5.6% of total energy expenditure and although experienced players were less active compared to novice counterparts (?²?

SUBMITTER: Soltani P

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5507866 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Physiological demands of a swimming-based video game: Influence of gender, swimming background, and exergame experience.

Soltani Pooya P Figueiredo Pedro P Ribeiro João J Fernandes Ricardo J RJ Vilas-Boas João Paulo JP

Scientific reports 20170712 1

Active video games (exergames) may provide short-term increase in energy expenditure. We explored the effects of gender and prior experience on aerobic and anaerobic energy systems contributions, and the activity profiles of 40 participants playing with a swimming exergame. We recorded oxygen consumption and assessed blood lactate after each swimming technique. We also filmed participants' gameplays, divided them into different phases and tagged them as active or inactive. Anaerobic pathway acco ...[more]

PMID: 28701720

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Physiological demands of a swimming-based video game: Influence of gender, swimming background, and exergame experience.

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Physiological demands of a swimming-based video game: Influence of gender, swimming background, and exergame experience.

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