1. Active Video Games February 9, 2015

2. Health Info Public Health February 2015

3. Active Video Games… Do you consider active video games to be a good form of exercise?

4. 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…

5. Do not increase your level of physical activity enough. Active Video Games… Are often low intensity and only slightly increase your heart rate.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. Be active! Play outside! Have fun!