Social Exergaming for Healthy Weight in Adolescent Girls

Exclusion Criteria

• •Pregnant
• •Hospitalization for mental illness within the past 5 years.
• •Since the focus herein is on ambulatory activities, participants who use wheelchairs or other impairments that prevent normal ambulation will be excluded
• •Indication of cardiac abnormality on an electrocardiogram that requires referral to a cardiologist
• •Previous history of, or clinical symptoms or signs of, cardiovascular disease, stroke or transient ischemic attacks, chest pain, unusual dyspnea during physical activity/exercise, severe ankle edema, or intermittent claudication.
• •Previous history of musculoskeletal injuries or problems causing severe pain during physical activity or exercise which interferes with daily activities.
• •Participant has a pacemaker or other implanted medical device (including metal joint replacements).
• •Participant is unable to complete all baseline testing (one session) within 1 month prior to the beginning of the intervention
• •Medical problems, including epileptic seizures, that prevent video game play
• •Family history of epileptic seizures
• •Unable to make the commitment of coming to Pennington Biomedical Research Center for 3 weekly gaming sessions for 12 weeks