Effects of excercise continuity using motion games for groups who don't have exercise habits

Research Project

Project/Area Number	25750344
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	Applied health science
Research Institution	University of Tsukuba
Principal Investigator	SHIMIZU Takeshi 筑波大学, スポーツR&Dコア, 研究員 (20613590)
Project Period (FY)	2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
Budget Amount *help	¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000) Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000) Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Keywords	運動習慣 / キネクト
Outline of Final Research Achievements	Current study expected that video games using Kinect device would have continuity effects for groups who don't have exercise habits. Because of several technical troubles, a research was conducted instead of experiments. To examine the psychological effects, university students were asked to answer his/her activity stage, and confirm their daily exercise habits repeatedly for three months. Result suggested that the procedure would have enhanced both behavior stage and self-efficacy in physical activity.

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