Wii helping to promote good health.

Yes, I know I have been M.I.A. for a long time, but I'm back. No excuses, lets just report something interesting and keep it short.

According to an article at www.time.com, since the release of the Nintendo Wii people have been saying how they use the gaming system as a workout tool, but no one has seen much proof. Until now:

Active video games like the Wii can fight child obesity, according to a report published by the Mayo Clinic in the January issue of Pediatrics. In that study, researchers found that children burned three times as many calories playing "active" video games versus playing traditional hand-held video games.

We've heard of the several injuries that have followed "Wii-fans" such as blisters, cuts, bruises, even cases of broken fingers due to players swinging the remote and either losing balance and colliding with something or sending their remote through television sets.

The article even mentions a gamer who played approximately 30 minutes a day and was able to lose nine pounds in six weeks.

So I found a new hobby for my Wii. I think I still got some of that Christmas turkey that needs to be worked off and now that summer vacation is coming, I might need to double-time it.

-R
*Link to article: Here