Ketelhut, Sascha; Röglin, Lisa; Kircher, Eva; Martin-Niedecken, AnnaLisa; Ketelhut, Reinhard; Hottenrott, Kuno; Ketelhut, Kerstin (2022). The New Way to Exercise? Evaluating an Innovative Heart-rate-controlled Exergame. International journal of sports medicine, 43(01), pp. 77-82. Thieme 10.1055/a-1520-4742
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Exergames may offer novel opportunities to expand physical activity. Most games, however, only result in low to moderate-intensity activities that are too low to allow relevant physical adjustments. In the present study, the exercise intensity of a new, heart rate controlled, functional fitness game was assessed. 28 subjects (aged 24.8±3.8 yrs; 46% female; BMI 23.2±2.3 kg/m2) were enrolled in this study. VO2max and maximal heart rate (HRmax) were assessed during a maximal graded exercise test on a treadmill and compared with the oxygen consumption (VO2) and heart rate (HR) during a game in the ExerCube.
In the ExerCube, the subjects reached a peak HR of 187.43±9.22 bpm, which corresponds to 96.57±3.64% of their HRmax. The mean HR throughout the game was 167.11±10.94 bpm, corresponding to 86.07±4.33% of HRmax. VO2peak reached 41.57±5.09 ml/kg/min during the game in the ExerCube, which corresponds to 84.75±7.52% of VO2max. The mean VO2 consumption during the game reached 32.39±4.04 ml/kg/min, which corresponds to 66.01±5.09% of VO2max. The ExerCube provides a form of vigorous physical exercise. Due to its playful, immersive, and motivating nature, the ExerCube seems to be a promising tool to facilitate physical activity.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Sport Science (ISPW) 07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Sport Science (ISPW) > Health Science |
UniBE Contributor: |
Ketelhut, Sascha Ingemar |
Subjects: |
700 Arts > 790 Sports, games & entertainment |
ISSN: |
0172-4622 |
Publisher: |
Thieme |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Edith Desideria Imthurn |
Date Deposited: |
27 Sep 2022 09:44 |
Last Modified: |
02 Mar 2023 23:36 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1055/a-1520-4742 |
PubMed ID: |
34255326 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
serious games - holistic training - high-intensity exercise - personalized - exercise |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/173282 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/173282 |
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