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Wii Fit Plus: A Healthy Video Game? The British Think So

Photo: Emmanuel Dunand, AFP/Getty Images When the Wii Fit came out, I was among many who wondered, "Is this a fitness tool or a video game?" After ... Read More »

Angelina Jolie does Pilates on her kids' Nintendo DS

There has been plenty of speculation about how, exactly, Angelina Jolie got her body back into such amazing shape so quickly after giving birth to ... Read More »

Gamer geeks have lower BMIs

We all know the stereotype of a typical video game geek: pasty-skinned and overweight, never seeing the light of day, except for a brief glimpse when ... Read More »

Fit Gadgets: PCGamerBike

Before I begin, I think it's only fair for me to admit that I'm not a big gamer. I don't mind some of the racing video games, but for the most part, ... Read More »

Virtual exercise no replacement for actual exercise

I finally had a chance to use a Wii. After getting over some initial embarrassment, I had an awful lot of fun! I tried the tennis game and, sadly ... Read More »

Teens and screens: Time spent is sometimes 40 hours

For the parents out there: do your children spend a lot of time in front of a screen most of the day? If you have teenagers (or happen to be one) then ... Read More »

Wiihabilitation: Nintendo is used for rehab too

It's not hard to see how some people would identify the physical therapy initials "PT" as "pain and torture." Trying to recover after a surgery or ... Read More »

Guys more prone to video game addiction

Men can sometimes take flack for playing too many video games, but it turns out that it's just the way we're made! According to this article, gender ... Read More »

Real life fears, Second Life therapy

Have you ever heard of the game Second Life? It's a virtual world experienced via the computer, much like popular video games. People immerse ... Read More »

Nintendo Wii also helps surgeons perform better!

Anyone who thought video games were a waste of time have probably been surprised about Nintendo's latest and greatest, the Wii. It gets people active ... Read More »