Exercise video games don’t work for a few good reasons
The Nintendo Ring Fit Adventure offers a slight physical edge to other platforms and games. (Nintendo/)Sam Peter Kirk is a PhD candidate and associate lecturer in sport and exercise psychology at Leeds Beckett University. This story originally featured on The Conversation.The social distancing measures and self-isolation initiated by the coronavirus pandemic has left people looking for new ways to exercise at home. Could active video games (AVGs) such as Pokemon Go and the recent hit Ring Fit Adventure be the answer?AVGs are played by moving your whole body instead of just tapping buttons or a screen. They are marketed as a way for people to take part in physical activity through video games, and studies have shown that they can indeed be effective at increasing physical activity levels and helping people lose weight.The most recent popular development is Nintendo’s Ring Fit Adventure game for its Switch console, which involves cardiovascular...