Using Technology To Motivate Kids To Exercise

“Kids in the US don’t exercise enough,” says Stan Reents, PharmD, a certified personal trainer, fitness counselor, and tennis coach. In 1969, 80 percent of kids played sports every day; today, only 20 percent do. Can technology be used to reverse this trend? Apparently, a lot of companies think so, as the concept of “exergames” is starting to take off. Health clubs and schools are now turning to these innovative technology-driven activities to get kids moving.

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Filed under: Sports Medicine / Fitness on February 7th, 2008