The amount calories/energy expended from an hour or two hour gaming session is no substitute to physical exercise of one or two hours per day. Video games should be used as well as regular daily exercise. Also a balanced healthy diet lifestyle will help to counteract the growing obesity epidemic that is sweeping the western world. Children and adults generally eat too much processed food and do not eat enough fruit and vegetables and do not drink enough water. Excess sugar, fat, salt and preservatives/additives are huge culprits in the increased number of overweight/obese people within society.
Children and adults in the modern age live a far more idle/sedentary lifestyles in comparison to previous generations and they are exposed to, too much technology. Video game screen time should be limited and physical exercise and healthy diet/lifestyle should be encouraged. Video games are traditionally seen as a form of entertainment rather than a form of exercise.
From my personal experience I found motion comntrol interactive games to be light to moderate exercise that barely increases the heart rate and rarely makes me sweat. Cycling, jogging, walking and swimming burn up more calories/energy. The younger you are the more energy you can burn from exercise and you have a faster recovery rate. Interactive motion games may be a good start to an exercise/weight loss program. More strenuous physical activity requiring physical exertion or physical labour intensive work will improve fitness, increase strength and stamina.
