Abstract: The purpose of the present study was to assess the potential of exergame training based on physically-simulated sport play as a mode of physical activity that could have cognitive benefits for older adults. If exergame play has the cognitive benefits of conventional physical activity and also has the intrinsic attractiveness of videogames, then it might be a very effective way to induce desirable lifestyle changes in older adults. To examine this issue, the authors developed an active video game training program using a pretest-training-post test design comparing an experimental group (24x1hr of training) with a control group without treatment. Participants completed a battery of neuropsychological tests, assessing executive hal-00736985, version 1- 1 Oct 2012 control functions, visuospatial functions, and processing speed functions to measure the cognitive impact of the program and a battery of functional fitness tests in order to measure the physical impact of the program. The trainees improved significantly in measures of game performance. They also improved significantly more than the control participants in measures of physical function and cognitive measures of executive control and processing speed
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