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Virtual Reality (VR) could be interesting tool to combat obesity and sedentariness in children. Objective is to study possibilities of VR during aerobic exercise in children obese and normal weight . Physiological (cardiovascular and metabolic response with biomedical sensors (smart fabrics TIAS)) and psychological responses have been collected. First study (n=90), a commercial platform was tested as support to aerobic exercise in a treadmill. Results showed more physiological effort by obese group and limitations to measure effort perception with Borg scale especially in obese group. In second study (n=126) a new VR platform was developed (VREP) and tested ,all the boys completed both conditions (same Aerobic exercise with/without support VR). 59.5% felt more effort in the traditional condition The vast majority of the participants liked the idea of combining physical activity with VR as a form of treatment to increase physical activity.
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Guixeres, J. et al. (2012). Could Virtual Reality Be an Effective Tool to Combat Obesity and Sedentariness in Children? Results from Two Research Studies. In: Bravo, J., Hervás, R., Rodríguez, M. (eds) Ambient Assisted Living and Home Care. IWAAL 2012. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 7657. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35395-6_20
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