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Lightspace Play Wall & Floor Picture Video Mash-Up
Check out the Lightspace Play Floor and Wall system. We took these pictures today in Boston, MA at the Lightspace play headquarters!
Supersized P.E.: Ten Tips to Help Overweight Kids Get Healthy
SDSU professor teaches physical education to help overweight students reach their fitness goals
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Bags of Halloween candy are piled high in the grocery stores this week, providing a dangerous temptation for those battling obesity. For the parents of overweight children, getting their children to understand the dangers of overindulging after trick-or-treating can be even more difficult.
San Diego State University Exercise and Nutritional Sciences professor David Kahan, offers ten ways to help parents -- and teachers -- get overweight kids back on track, not just after Halloween, but for the rest of their life, in his new book "Supersized P.E."
"Being physically active every day is especially crucial for children struggling with weight issues," said Kahan, a physical education teacher and researcher. "Overweight and obese youth carry social, psychological and emotional burdens that often lead to anger, despair and ultimately, a sedentary lifestyle. Our goal is to help youth love physical activity."
Exergame Fitness is the world’s largest distributor & service provider of Exergaming and kids fitness products. They provide Facility Planning & Installation, Grant & Funding Assistance, Program Design & Product Training, Turnkey Marketing Support, Free Layout Designs & Concepts, Detailed Programming Curriculums, Financing Options and more. They offer the lowest prices on any of the products they carry backed by their 110% Lowest Price Guarantee.
Supersized P.E. is designed to help parents, physical educators and leaders of physical activity programs to better understand the physical, emotional and psychological issues that reduce the overweight child's quality of life and help them learn how to be physically active for a lifetime. The book's recommendations include:
1) Set an Example: Be a good role model of overall wellness.
2) Emphasize a Child's Strengths: If it's something they enjoy or are good
at, they are much more likely to do it.
3) Foster a Positive Atmosphere that feels safe and inviting, is free of
sarcasm, insults and harassment and be a consistent source of comfort
and encouragement.
4) Focus on Behaviors, Not Outcomes: Help them control behaviors and focus
on how to change, not the results of changing.
5) Face the Facts: Denial is dangerous. Parents and teachers need to
acknowledge when a student seems to be gaining weight or is overweight.
6) Develop a Social Support Network: Find a social niche where an
overweight child is with others who share the same positive attitudes
toward physical activity and health or at least support the child's
needs and intentions.
7) Avoid the Spotlight: Overweight children should not be placed in
situations in which their physical performance is on display for all to
see and critique. It is better to offer physical activity settings in
which the overweight child can blend in and work at his or her own
pace/level.
8) Get a Doctor's Advice: Physical education programs that report a
child's body mass index (BMI) may inadvertently trigger parental
overreaction and undue stress on an overweight child. Parents should
consider having their overweight child assessed by his or her
pediatrician before undertaking an intervention.
9) Nutrition is Key: Educate young people how to make smart food choices.
Teach overweight children about serving sizes, how to select low-fat
snacks and how to recognize when they are full.
10) Reduce Screen Time: The numbers tell the story, during the average
3.47 daily hours a 100-pound child spends engaged in screen-based
media (t.v., computer, video games) he or she burns 166 calories,
contrasted with swimming (666), walking the dog briskly (687), playing
half-court basketball (937), hiking (957), etc.
Kahan said another crucial part of addressing this major societal issue is for parents to actively petition local schools to take a larger role in helping students meet fitness goals.
"That is why it is critically important for all parents to demand their children participate in quality physical education and physical activity programs, and get a minimum of 60 minutes of daily physical activity."
Kahan said the challenge is much greater than how to lose weight, but rather, how to help youth balance nutrition and daily physical activity.
Kahan also runs SDSU's Hardy Elementary School P.E. program, which brings SDSU students studying to become physical education teachers onto the playground to interact and help young students meet their physical fitness goals.
"Teaching this increasingly prevalent population can be a joy as well as a challenge," Kahan said. "For teachers to really help address the obesity problem they must understand what life is like for an overweight student and how they can create a positive attitude about physical activity."
Kahan said it is important that teachers, coaches, school nutrition directors, nurses, administrators, parents and community leaders all work in a coordinated effort to put good health and well-being as a top, lifelong priority for today's children and youth.
"Supersized P.E.: A Comprehensive Guidebook for Teaching Overweight Students," coauthored by Josh Trout, professor in the Department of Kinesiology at California State University, Chico, is available through the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE).
San Diego State University is the oldest and largest higher education institution in the San Diego region. Since it was founded in 1897, the university has grown to offer bachelor's degrees in 81 areas, master's degrees in 74 areas and doctorates in 16 areas. SDSU's more than 34,000 students participate in an academic curriculum distinguished by direct contact with faculty and an increasing international emphasis that prepares them for a global future. For more information, visit http://www.sdsu.edu.
Contact:
Gina Speciale, Media Relations Manager
SDSU Marketing & Communications
(619) 594-4563 office; (619) 813-3581 cell
speciale@mail.sdsu.edu
Greg Block
SDSU Marketing & Communications
(619) 594-2176 office; (619) 849-9645 cell
gblock@mail.sdsu.edu
SOURCE San Diego State University
About Exergame Fitness
Exergame Fitness – a Motion Fitness Company is the world’s largest distributor & supplier of Exergaming, Exerlearning, Kids Fitness Products & Programming to YMCA’s, Schools, JCC’s. Park Districts, Health Clubs, Hospitals, Kid Zones, Family Entertainment Centers, Casinos, Government/VA and more.
Exergame Fitness provides Facility Planning & Installation, Grant & Funding Assistance, Program Design & Product Training, Turnkey Marketing Support, Free Layout Designs & Concepts, Detailed Programming Curriculums, Finance & Lease Options and more. Exergame Fitness offers the lowest prices on any of the products they carry backed by a 110% Lowest Price Guarantee.
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SAN DIEGO, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Bags of Halloween candy are piled high in the grocery stores this week, providing a dangerous temptation for those battling obesity. For the parents of overweight children, getting their children to understand the dangers of overindulging after trick-or-treating can be even more difficult.
San Diego State University Exercise and Nutritional Sciences professor David Kahan, offers ten ways to help parents -- and teachers -- get overweight kids back on track, not just after Halloween, but for the rest of their life, in his new book "Supersized P.E."
"Being physically active every day is especially crucial for children struggling with weight issues," said Kahan, a physical education teacher and researcher. "Overweight and obese youth carry social, psychological and emotional burdens that often lead to anger, despair and ultimately, a sedentary lifestyle. Our goal is to help youth love physical activity."
Exergame Fitness is the world’s largest distributor & service provider of Exergaming and kids fitness products. They provide Facility Planning & Installation, Grant & Funding Assistance, Program Design & Product Training, Turnkey Marketing Support, Free Layout Designs & Concepts, Detailed Programming Curriculums, Financing Options and more. They offer the lowest prices on any of the products they carry backed by their 110% Lowest Price Guarantee.
Supersized P.E. is designed to help parents, physical educators and leaders of physical activity programs to better understand the physical, emotional and psychological issues that reduce the overweight child's quality of life and help them learn how to be physically active for a lifetime. The book's recommendations include:
1) Set an Example: Be a good role model of overall wellness.
2) Emphasize a Child's Strengths: If it's something they enjoy or are good
at, they are much more likely to do it.
3) Foster a Positive Atmosphere that feels safe and inviting, is free of
sarcasm, insults and harassment and be a consistent source of comfort
and encouragement.
4) Focus on Behaviors, Not Outcomes: Help them control behaviors and focus
on how to change, not the results of changing.
5) Face the Facts: Denial is dangerous. Parents and teachers need to
acknowledge when a student seems to be gaining weight or is overweight.
6) Develop a Social Support Network: Find a social niche where an
overweight child is with others who share the same positive attitudes
toward physical activity and health or at least support the child's
needs and intentions.
7) Avoid the Spotlight: Overweight children should not be placed in
situations in which their physical performance is on display for all to
see and critique. It is better to offer physical activity settings in
which the overweight child can blend in and work at his or her own
pace/level.
8) Get a Doctor's Advice: Physical education programs that report a
child's body mass index (BMI) may inadvertently trigger parental
overreaction and undue stress on an overweight child. Parents should
consider having their overweight child assessed by his or her
pediatrician before undertaking an intervention.
9) Nutrition is Key: Educate young people how to make smart food choices.
Teach overweight children about serving sizes, how to select low-fat
snacks and how to recognize when they are full.
10) Reduce Screen Time: The numbers tell the story, during the average
3.47 daily hours a 100-pound child spends engaged in screen-based
media (t.v., computer, video games) he or she burns 166 calories,
contrasted with swimming (666), walking the dog briskly (687), playing
half-court basketball (937), hiking (957), etc.
Kahan said another crucial part of addressing this major societal issue is for parents to actively petition local schools to take a larger role in helping students meet fitness goals.
"That is why it is critically important for all parents to demand their children participate in quality physical education and physical activity programs, and get a minimum of 60 minutes of daily physical activity."
Kahan said the challenge is much greater than how to lose weight, but rather, how to help youth balance nutrition and daily physical activity.
Kahan also runs SDSU's Hardy Elementary School P.E. program, which brings SDSU students studying to become physical education teachers onto the playground to interact and help young students meet their physical fitness goals.
"Teaching this increasingly prevalent population can be a joy as well as a challenge," Kahan said. "For teachers to really help address the obesity problem they must understand what life is like for an overweight student and how they can create a positive attitude about physical activity."
Kahan said it is important that teachers, coaches, school nutrition directors, nurses, administrators, parents and community leaders all work in a coordinated effort to put good health and well-being as a top, lifelong priority for today's children and youth.
"Supersized P.E.: A Comprehensive Guidebook for Teaching Overweight Students," coauthored by Josh Trout, professor in the Department of Kinesiology at California State University, Chico, is available through the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE).
San Diego State University is the oldest and largest higher education institution in the San Diego region. Since it was founded in 1897, the university has grown to offer bachelor's degrees in 81 areas, master's degrees in 74 areas and doctorates in 16 areas. SDSU's more than 34,000 students participate in an academic curriculum distinguished by direct contact with faculty and an increasing international emphasis that prepares them for a global future. For more information, visit http://www.sdsu.edu.
Contact:
Gina Speciale, Media Relations Manager
SDSU Marketing & Communications
(619) 594-4563 office; (619) 813-3581 cell
speciale@mail.sdsu.edu
Greg Block
SDSU Marketing & Communications
(619) 594-2176 office; (619) 849-9645 cell
gblock@mail.sdsu.edu
SOURCE San Diego State University
About Exergame Fitness
Exergame Fitness – a Motion Fitness Company is the world’s largest distributor & supplier of Exergaming, Exerlearning, Kids Fitness Products & Programming to YMCA’s, Schools, JCC’s. Park Districts, Health Clubs, Hospitals, Kid Zones, Family Entertainment Centers, Casinos, Government/VA and more.
Exergame Fitness provides Facility Planning & Installation, Grant & Funding Assistance, Program Design & Product Training, Turnkey Marketing Support, Free Layout Designs & Concepts, Detailed Programming Curriculums, Finance & Lease Options and more. Exergame Fitness offers the lowest prices on any of the products they carry backed by a 110% Lowest Price Guarantee.
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The New Lightspace Play Wall - Interactive Exergaming Wall
The All new Lightspace Play Wall combines the latest in interactive technology with software controlled content that will provide hours of fun and exercise for kids and adults of all ages and abilities. The system is capable of storing and running a potentially limitless variety of games and interactive programs that can be used by multiple participants simultaneously. The Lightspace Play Wall creates an engaging experience that will draw young children, teenagers and adults to activities what will excite and entertain them, all while keeping them active and fit.Geared toward players of varying ages and skill levels, each game, whether single player or multiplayer, offers unique challenges and exciting game play. Games include everything from throwing balls at moving targets, to cardio workouts where users follow and activate different points on the surface. All games have scoring systems that give users instant feedback with individual goals to achieve.
Tommy Seilheimer VP of Exergame Fitness 
adds:
"We are very excited to see the launch of the Lightspace Wall because it has everything we are looking for in a product. It has an arcade style touch-screen cabinet and the colors on the LED wall panels are ultra vibrant. It delivers a fun atmosphere for the room it is in and best of all we see kids “smiling and sweating it up” trying to beat eachother’s high scores.
At Exergame Fitness all of the products we carry are tested in our research and development center located in Palatine, Illinois. When testing the Lightspace Play Floor, the mini-games on the wall generated voluntary game play from the kids and at some points, we just couldn’t seem to get them off it to test it ourselves.
The Lightspace Play Floor system was one of our top selling products in 2008, and now we are happy to be delivering the Lightspace Play Wall system as an alternative solution to other interactive wall products that are outdated and have complicated programming.
This is a perfect product foor YMCA's, Schools, Park Districts, Churches, Doctor Offices, Kid Zone and more. The Lightspace Play Wall has an attractive pricepoint and is easy on the budget. it is very simple to use, engaging and we have seen great results from this product.”
adds:"We are very excited to see the launch of the Lightspace Wall because it has everything we are looking for in a product. It has an arcade style touch-screen cabinet and the colors on the LED wall panels are ultra vibrant. It delivers a fun atmosphere for the room it is in and best of all we see kids “smiling and sweating it up” trying to beat eachother’s high scores.
At Exergame Fitness all of the products we carry are tested in our research and development center located in Palatine, Illinois. When testing the Lightspace Play Floor, the mini-games on the wall generated voluntary game play from the kids and at some points, we just couldn’t seem to get them off it to test it ourselves.
The Lightspace Play Floor system was one of our top selling products in 2008, and now we are happy to be delivering the Lightspace Play Wall system as an alternative solution to other interactive wall products that are outdated and have complicated programming.This is a perfect product foor YMCA's, Schools, Park Districts, Churches, Doctor Offices, Kid Zone and more. The Lightspace Play Wall has an attractive pricepoint and is easy on the budget. it is very simple to use, engaging and we have seen great results from this product.”
The Lightspace Play Wall includes an interactive surface made up of LED-lit and pressure-sensitive tiles constructed to fit an 8’ by 4’ (2,44m x 1,2m) footprint. Each tile is 16” by 16” and 2.5 inches thick (406mm x 406mm x 61mm).
The tiles are able to detect the location, movement and force of participants or objects, creating a realistic gaming experience with instant feedback displayed on the surface or through sound effects.
The Lightspace Play Wall is available at http://www.exergamefitness.com/. Call 877.668.4664 or email at info@exergamefitness.com
About Exergame Fitness Find Out More About Us Here
Exergame Fitness is the world’s largest distributor & supplier of Exergaming, Exerlearning, Kids Fitness Products & Solutions to YMCA’s, Schools, JCC’s. Park Districts, Health Clubs, Hospitals, Kid Zones, Family Entertainment Centers, Casinos, Government/VA and more. Exergame Fitness provides Facility Planning & Installation, Grant & Funding Assistance, Program Design & Product Training, Turnkey Marketing Support, Free Layout Designs & Concepts, Detailed Programming Curriculums, Finance & Lease Options and more. Exergame Fitness offers the lowest prices on any of the products they carry backed by a 110% Lowest Price Guarantee.
Exergame Fitness is the world’s largest distributor & supplier of Exergaming, Exerlearning, Kids Fitness Products & Solutions to YMCA’s, Schools, JCC’s. Park Districts, Health Clubs, Hospitals, Kid Zones, Family Entertainment Centers, Casinos, Government/VA and more. Exergame Fitness provides Facility Planning & Installation, Grant & Funding Assistance, Program Design & Product Training, Turnkey Marketing Support, Free Layout Designs & Concepts, Detailed Programming Curriculums, Finance & Lease Options and more. Exergame Fitness offers the lowest prices on any of the products they carry backed by a 110% Lowest Price Guarantee.
