Is Fitness Gaming On Its Way To Being The Next Wellness Trend?

There’s that old saying, often told to young kids by adults: “video games will rot your brain.” This is certainly not true for fitness games. Exergaming can not only help us stay active at home, but it has also been proven to be beneficial for the mind. For instance, a 2020 study in the “JMIR Serious Games” journal found that exergaming was an effective tool for improving physical and cognitive function in people with mild cognitive impairment or dementia. 

Additionally, exergaming can improve your dual-tasking performance, the ability to perform two tasks at the same time, like balancing on one leg while lifting an arm. One study in the “Games for Health Journal” found that exergaming helped improve dual-tasking in older adults. A similar study from the “Frontiers in Neurology” journal found improved dual-tasking in people with Parkinson’s disease after six weeks of exergame training.