exergaming

exergaming [ek-ser-gey-ming] Word Origin noun

1. the activity of playing video games that involve physical exertion and are thought of as a form of exercise: Exergaming with a balance board or modified exercise bike is a great way to burn calories.

Origin of exergaming First recorded in 2000–05; exer(cise) + gaming Related formsex·er·game, noun Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 British Dictionary definitions for exergaming exergaming noun

1. the playing of video games that require rigorous physical exercise and are intended as a work-out, such as those in which players race a virtual bicycle on-screen by pedalling a simulator resembling an exercise bike

Word Origin for exergaming C21: from exercise + gaming Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012