Family Exergaming

A Videogame Intervention to Help Increase Families Physical Activity

Family Exergaming is a research study testing a videogame intervention to increase physical activity for families

To participate, you must:

• have a child between the ages of 9 and 17 who is overweight or obese
• be available to come to MMCRI in Scarborough for two 2-hour meetings

Each family will receive:

• Dance Dance Revolution X Game
• Dance Pads for DDR
• Pedometers for each family member
• $20 gift card for each family member and a chance to win additional gift cards

Support for this project was provided by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Health Games Research program.