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Comparison of energy expenditure in adolescents when playing new generation and sedentary computer games: Cross sectional study.
A study published in the British Medical Journal stated that Wii players use more energy than they do playing sedentary computer games.
Playing the exergames resulted in more EE compared to rest and to sedentary computer gaming.
These behaviours concern screen viewing behaviour (TV viewing and sedentary computer activities), intake of sugar sweetened beverages and breakfast consumption, and daily activities, i.e. active commuting to school, physical activity during recess, participation in sports and recreational physical activity.
We also computed a score for total screen time by summing the weighted responses (with weights corresponding to number of hours: e.g., '30 min per day' was assigned a value of 0.50 hours) on the three relevant items (watching TV/video/DVD; Playing sedentary computer or video games; Using internet/emailing/other electronic media for leisure).
Items include duration of watching TV/videos/DVDs; playing sedentary computer or video games; using internet, emailing or other electronic media for leisure; doing homework; reading a book or magazine not for school; and riding in a car, bus or other vehicle.
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So I limped home to the sedentary safety of my computer -- at this point, even typing hurt -- and quickly realized that there were so many Web sites devoted to the practice and purchases attendant to yoga that I could probably spend the rest of my life comparing the relative merits of stretchy tank tops.
To describe the demographic characteristics of adolescent boys and girls who engage in three sedentary behaviors (television/video use, computer use, and reading/homework), and to explore how each sedentary activity is associated with body mass index (BMI), dietary behaviors, and leisure time physical activity.
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