Active Video Games: A Good Way to Exercise?

Alberta Centre for Active Living

PDF file, 4 pages
Published:
Aug 2009
GeoOrigin: Alberta

In recent years, a new type of video game has emerged: the active video game, which gets people out of their seats and moving around as they play the game. Wii and other active gaming products have become incredibly popular.

This WellSpring covers the following topics:

• Types of active video game products
• The outcomes of active video games: what the research says so far
• What we still need to learn
• How these games can help us

Keywords: behaviour change, dance, children, youth, fitness

Alberta 55 Plus

Alberta Senior Citizens Sport & Recreation Association (ASCSRA)

GeoOrigin: Alberta

Alberta 55 Plus (formerly the Alberta Senior Citizens Sport & Recreation Association) was incorporated as a volunteer action group in 1980 to

• promote sport and recreation development for seniors (55+) across the province;
• act as the provincial voice to ensure input by seniors in the Alberta Seniors' Games;
• promote future Alberta Seniors' Games.

Keywords: lifestyle, cycling, dance, advocacy, winter, aging

Dance-Movement Therapy Association of Australia

Dance-Movement Therapy Association of Australia

GeoOrigin: International

The Dance-Movement Therapy Association of Australia is a professional organization for practitioners, researchers and people interested in dance movement.

The website includes background information about the history and philosophy of dance-movement therapy. Professional resources, publications and training information are accessible from this website.

Keywords: dance, mental health

Fancy Footwork: Dancing Your Way to Health

Alberta Centre for Active Living

Published:
Dec 2006
GeoOrigin: Alberta

In this WellSpring article, Anna Mouat (Associate Professor, Program of Dance, University of Calgary) discusses a 2005 study from McGill University that found that older adults benefited physically and mentally from learning to dance the Argentine tango.

Keywords: dance, older adults

Revving Up Inside: Ideas for Indoor Winter Activities

Alberta Centre for Active Living

pdf file, 3 pages
Published:
Jan 2008
GeoOrigin: Alberta

The Canadian winter can make it challenging to be active outdoors. This article presents real-life examples of indoor activities that can be pursued by people of diverse ages and abilities, and in various contexts. An excerpt of this article is also available as an audio file.

Aussi disponible en français : Être actif à l'intérieur

Keywords: dance, disabilities, inclusion, motivation, technology, workplace

Shall We Dance? A Way to Get People Active

Alberta Centre for Active Living

pdf file, 4 pages
Published:
Dec 2006
GeoOrigin: Alberta

This WellSpring article discusses the many physical and mental benefits of dance, including using dance as a way to motivate people to keep active.

Keywords: dance