Functional evaluation by an exergame

Abstract

Introduction: The reduction or absence of physical activity on the part of the population is more and more worrisome to have association to health complications with the presence of sedentarism, with this has arisen new technological tendencies to stimulate the practice of physical exercises aiming a more active life physically. Objective: To identify whether the test using a video game (x-box 360) using the game Nike® + Kinect Training presents results similar to the conventional physical tests by means of a properly trained evaluator in a sample of students. Materials and methods: The research is quantitative with a cross-sectional design. It was performed with a sample of academics from a Physical Education course. For the purposes of comparison, the Functional Movement Systems (FMS) test was used to evaluate certain standardized movements and an assessment made by the game NIKE® + Kinect training, with its virtual technology and similar to the conventional test. As a control variable, the Physical Activity Level (NAF) used was the International Physical Activity Level Questionnaire (IPAQ) short version and normal week and the level of effort perception by the Borg Effort Perception Scale. Results: The tests showed similarity in the results with a statistically significant association with r 0.56 (p = 0.001). Conclusion: These results suggest that the methods have equivalence, and NIKE® + Kinect training can be used as an aid tool to the Physical Education professional.