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Playing new style computer games can help people burn up a significant amount of calories, research has found. Games consoles such as Nintendo Wii require players to use body movements to control the action
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Playing new style computer games can help people burn up a significant amount of calories, research has found. Games consoles such as Nintendo Wii require players to use body movements to control the action
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"In this day and time, children really love to play video games," Lanningham-Foster told GameSpot. "And even though we might want children to be outside and engaged in more traditional children's play, I don't think that children are going to abandon video games anytime soon...It's important to look at it this way because video gaming may potentially be a better way for obesity researchers to develop better interventions for children."
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Six weeks ago (December 3rd, 2006), I began what has become a huge obsession of mine. It is called the “Wii Sports Experiment”. I outlined a 6 week game plan for myself, the idea being that I would continue ALL normal activity and eating habits, and simply add 30 minutes of Wii Sports to my day. For the past month and a half, I’ve stuck to these guidelines very strictly.
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What surprises me most, however, is how few people are commenting on the Wii’s potential for providing exercise to America’s sedentary kids.
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Want a Nintendo Wii and need an excuse to buy one? Here's an great excuse, it is a great diet aid. It can help you get the exercise you need to loose weight.
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A week after Nintendo's Wii debuted in November, the Wall Street Journal reported that the gaming console was leaving some users as sore as the gym often does.
