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- noun Plural form of
exergame .
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Examples
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Link these systems to the internet and you could compete in exergames with people in arcade-gyms across the country or with a workout buddy in the gym with you.
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Given the traditional stereotype of the overweight video game player, "exergames" - in which the player exercises by following instructions on the television - are surprisingly popular.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010
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Medicine suggests a novel route to improving the symptoms of subsyndromal seniors through the regular use of "exergames" - entertaining game play with exercise.
WN.com - Articles related to Ajay to sport an all new avatar 2010
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Given the traditional stereotype of the overweight video game player, "exergames" - in which the player exercises by following instructions on the television - are surprisingly popular.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010
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The children were asked to play several so-called exergames, which include boxing, dancing and soccer video games.
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Playing these so-called "exergames" for 10 minutes produced a workout that, depending on the game, nearly equaled or greatly exceeded that produced by spending an equal amount of time walking three miles an hour on a treadmill.
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Those who prefer the comfort and proximity of their own living rooms to the gym have good news today: so-called exergames can indeed result in elevated energy expenditures, often above that achieved walking 3 miles an hour on a treadmill.
CNET News.com 2011
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Often also called exergames, they include the Wii Fit, Dance Dance Revolution from Konami and the new Microsoft Xbox Kinect and Sony PlayStation Move systems, among others.
NYT > Home Page By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS 2010
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"exergames" - entertaining video games that combine game play with exercise.
THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010
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Educators at Foundations for the Future Charter Academy in Calgary, where Tyler attends Grade 4, recently installed about a dozen "exergames" on the elementary school's stage, which is part of the gymnasium.
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