Table 2 Mean energy expenditure for all participants during gaming and various sports and activities
ActivityMean energy expenditure (kJ)
Each minuteEach hour
This study
Resting energy expenditure5300
XBOX 3607.5450
Wii Sports bowling11.7700
Wii Sports tennis12.5750
Wii Sports boxing12.1730
Various activities
Sitting playing board games6.7400
Bowling13.3800
Tennis (doubles)22.21330
Boxing (punch bag)26.81600
Boxing (sparring)40.12410
  • We calculated values for the various activities using metabolic equivalents.12