Weight loss success with a video game
One woman lost 33 pounds with the help of a video game. That video game is EA Sports Active. At first she was skeptical that a video game could help her to lose weight, but she took the program...
View ArticlePersonal Trainer Walking
Personal Training Walking for the Nintendo DS offers you a neat and innovative way to chart how much you walk in any given day through the use of a pedometer, which is included with the game. The...
View ArticleHigher Ed gets in the game: Exergames for college credit
Michelle Garza With the popularity of exergames growing, school PE programs, fitness centers, youth centers, and now colleges and universities are latching on to the trend. It is now possible to earn...
View ArticleExerGames: Not Just Another Health Craze!
The author, Katt Mollar, in this article, examines exergames and how they can help the global epidemic of obesity, which she refers to as “globesity”. Obesity is a global epidemic and serious public...
View ArticleComparison of Exergames to Other Activities in an After-school Program
Grace Wittman The Situation The 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and MyPyramid, recommends that children get 60 minutes of moderate level exercise each day. It also states that eating an 1800...
View ArticleSeeking Game-Changing Solutions to Childhood Obesity
It seems recently the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture hosted a workshop to gather insight from leading experts in the fields of...
View ArticleAs Good As the Real Thing?
To test the potential fitness benefits of playing Wii, to see if it is as good as playing the real sport (PDF format), a team of exercise scientists at the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse Exercise...
View ArticleJust Dance
Just Dance is a rhythm/dancing game designed especially for the Wii. Unlike other dancing titles, there’s nodance pad controller required. Instead, up to four players can dance together at once, each...
View ArticleDance Dance Revolution Tournament for West Virginia Schools
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. announced a continued partnership with the West Virginia Games for Health Program to launch a statewide 2010 Dance Dance Revolution West Virginia State Championship...
View ArticleNintendo Wii Injury Report Growing in Severity – What Can We Do?
People using the Wii often do not approach it the same way they would normal physical exercise; they do not stretch and they play for long, extended periods of time. So what is the problem with this?...
View ArticleHelp Exergamers Think About Nutrition:
Rethink your drink: popular beverages boast more calories to burn and less nutrition Ann Bock, PhD and Rachel R. Gallagher Many people don’t realize how many calories popular drinks contain. Regularly...
View ArticleFitness Video Games Are Reshaping Medium
The article, Fitness Video Games Are Reshaping Medium, featured on abc.news.com highlights exergames now being offered in popular sporting goods stores and reshaping the traditional ideas of passive...
View ArticlePS2 Set Up Video
This video provides basic instructions on how to connect your PlayStation2 to your TV and how to use the PS2 controller so that you are ready to start playing.
View ArticlePlay It Safe Guidelines for the Wii
Mershon W. Hinkel, MSPH, OTR/L, otherwise known as the “Wii OT” offers some suggestions for the safe use of the Wii Gaming System. Hinkle has practiced occupational therapy for over 25 years and is an...
View ArticleUbisoft has released a sequel to My Fitness Coach
My Fitness Coach 2: Exercise and Nutrition is now available for the Wii. The game features over 80 exercises and a customized nutrition program offering over 130 healthy recipes. There are a number of...
View ArticleThe Best Wii Fitness Games for Your New Year’s Resolution
According to this article by Kate Rockwood in Fast Company, these are the 5 best Wii fitness games to help you keep your New Year’s resolutions. EA Sports Active, which blends cardio and strength...
View ArticleWii’s for Warriors
Sergeant David Flowers USAF EOD, who, while serving in Afghanistan, stepped on a landmine, which caused him to lose his right leg below the knee, created Wii’s for Warriors. While undergoing limb...
View ArticleThe Pokemon pedometer
Can Pokémon end childhood obesity? Nintendo has revealed the Pokéwalker – a pedometer that interacts with the Nintendo DS via infrared, which will accompany the European release of Pokémon HeartGold...
View ArticleFastest way to lose 3 inches off your stomach using Wii Fit Plus
Wii Fitness Examiner, Raina Casarez, reports on a 30-minute workout suggested by Virtual Fitness Wii FAB creator, PendaGoddess, which if performed for 30 minutes, provides an aerobic workout that can...
View ArticleWii provides a great workout and great family time
In the 2008 physical activity guidelines for Americans, the minimum guideline for children still remains one hour daily of moderate to vigorous aerobic activity and the Wii is one indoor activity that...
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