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  1. Active Gaming and a Healthy Diet

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    According to a recent survey. about three out of four children fail to get at least one hour of physical activity a day. It shows that nearly 75 percent of American children between the ages of five and ten do not get the recommended 60 minutes of physical activity every day. Just as alarming is the survey showed only 15 percent of parents think overall physical health is a top concern for their c…Read More

  2. A Technology That Helps Children is Active Gaming

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    Kids are spending more time than ever before engaging in new technology and in front of screens, and it could be inhibiting their ability to recognize emotions, as well as negatively affecting their development. But not all technology is bad. The effects of technology on children is rather complicated. Whether technology hurts or helps kids depends largely on the specific technology, the frequenc…Read More

  3. The Sensory Room: Helping Students with Autism Focus and Learn

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    The Sensory Room features The Light Wall, known as the T-Wall, which is an interactive touch wall that provides sensory feedback with lights and touch sensors. Multiple games provide progressions for users of any ability level, and the game component adds compliance for long-term effectiveness. Hanover Elementary School in Meriden CT is a model of ‘Schools that Work’, as profiled by Edutopia.O…Read More

  4. Active Gaming After a Heart Procedure

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    After a heart attack, angioplasty or even heart surgery, many people think that exercise should be avoided because too much strain on the heart could be bad. In reality, just the opposite is true. Regular exercise after a heart procedure helps strengthen the heart muscle and can reduce your risk for heart disease. In fact, regular exercise for people who have had heart treatments can control other…Read More

  5. Exergame Locations: Multnomah Athletic Club (The MAC)

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    As health clubs across the country begin to make a more conscious effort to include their youngest members in more physical activity, Exergame continues to be the place they choose to go. Multnomah Athletic Club (The MAC) one of the oldest clubs in America. From families to elite athletes attend. The eight-level main clubhouse overlooks Providence Park and is within walking distance of downtown Po…Read More

  6. Introduce Kids to Active Floor Games, Interactive Climbing, Dance and Step Games and Other Active Gaming

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      Physical activity helps children maintain a healthy way, grow strong bones and discover the world that exists outside their smartphones and social media. All children should be physically active for at least one hour every day. You can help your children get the exercise they need by finding activities that they will love and that will keep them interested. Children tend to spend a lot of t…Read More

  7. Exergame Locations: Fit-N-Wise Rehabilitation and Performance Center

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    In a long winter of customer installations, our team had the chance to escape the cold & make it down to the warm in Texas. Last week we installed several pieces of Exergaming equipment at the Fit-N-Wise Performance Center in Decatur, Texas. Fit-N-Wise is a new health club that offers a multitude of services from aquatics, physical therapy, to childcare and so much more. One of their specifi…Read More

  8. Exergame Events: America’s Leadership Conference 2017

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    Today our sales team happily returns home back in Chicago, after a long week of trade shows. Late last week we returned to the annual IHRSA Fitness Industry trade show. Directly after this show ended we traveled north to San Fransisco for the 2017 Hilton ALC - America's Leadership Conference.  This conference had tons of speakers and suppliers exhibit different products, services, & produc…Read More

  9. Exergame Events: IHRSA 2017 & Reaxing Fitness

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    Last week our sales team made the journey out to California to the annual IHRSA Fitness Industry show in Los Angeles. Unlike last year, we did attend as an exhibitor with a booth, but rather a to browse the show. This gave us a better chance to network, check out new products/technologies, and as well as catch up on the industry trends. If you haven't checked out our video highlights from last ye…Read More

  10. The Benefits of Dance Games

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      People love to watch others dance, which is why there are television shows about dancing that dominate the networks. What you may not know is that if you were to get off that couch and dance, it would go a long way in keeping your body and mind healthy. There are studies that show dancing can help you make friends, stay flexible, lose weight and much more. Now, you don't need to join a danc…Read More