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Can the Nintendo Wii cause weight loss? Sure!

Posted on Jan 22nd 2007 10:56AM by Brian White
I found this to be not surprising, but actually very encouraging to those who think kids (and adults) are spending too much time in front of those TVs playing video games instead of getting involved in physical activity. After all, a sedentary lifestyle does nobody any good.

The newer Nintendo Wii gaming console is quite unique, in that it encourages physical exertion and activity as a way to interact with game elements. This is opposed to all the hundreds of dollars in add-ons to make just a few games worth any physical activity on other game consoles.

Want to play tennis? Box? Run? You can be playing certain games on the Nintendo Wii with the wireless, physical game controller and many games. And, this player actually lost more than 8 pounds playing games on the Nintendo Wii. Very impressive.

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