David Barr's research experience includes work for NASA at the Johnson Space Center, as well as studying the effect protein intake on muscle growth. He has authored 2 books and more than 50 web-based publications on applied training and supplement science.
Video Games For Fitness
Wii last left you with a discussion about the combination of Nintendo and fitness, but the effects may go far deeper than that.
It turns out that a small amount of video game playing can increase activity in the area of the brain associated with attention. While this doesn't mean that staying up all night playing Halo is going to improve your work performance the next day (although I'm determined to prove that it will), the implications for short term play are intriguing.
I can relate to this because nothing lights up my brain like the speed and skill involved in the Tony Hawk games There's something sadly ADD about it, but maybe I was exposed to too much TV while my brain was developing, and now I'm stuck with this insatiable requirement for input.
I'd like to see my brain activity while playing such a game... and this reality may not be too far off.
Stay tuned.
I can relate to this because nothing lights up my brain like the speed and skill involved in the Tony Hawk games There's something sadly ADD about it, but maybe I was exposed to too much TV while my brain was developing, and now I'm stuck with this insatiable requirement for input.
I'd like to see my brain activity while playing such a game... and this reality may not be too far off.
Stay tuned.
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