Active Video Games
February 9, 2015
Health Info
Public Health
February 2015
Active Video Games…
• Do you consider active video
games to be a good form of
exercise?
Active Video Games…
•Playing active video games
is not recommended as a
way to help children/youth
be more active.
www.activehealthykids.ca
This is why…
Active Video Games…
• Do not increase your level
of physical activity enough.
• Are often low intensity and
only slightly increase your
heart rate.
Active Video Games…
• Do not provide fresh air, Vitamin D and
contact with nature as do outdoor
activities, sports and games .
• Do not help much in getting your 60
minutes of required daily moderate to
intense exercise.
Active Video Games…
• Provide less opportunity to interact with
your friends and family.
• Do not help you develop skills as well as
doing outdoor activities, sports and
games do.
For Your Health
• Be active everyday!
• Spend less time sitting and watching
TV or playing video games.
• Replace playing video games with
playing outside, doing sports or other
physical activities.
Be active!
Play outside!
Have fun!
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