Video games helping kids and adults lose weight

You know the other day I was thinking, its funny how video games are changing the way we exercise. When I was growing up, video games weren't really as big as they are now a days. Kids and adults spend many hours a day playing them. With the Nintendo Wii and a few other systems, they finally came up with something that you can enjoy playing and help you lose weight at the same time or atleast help you become more active.

There are many other video game companies that are coming up with similar devices. Fitcentric has a pretty cool device as well. If you haven't heard of it before, check out the cyberxtrain website for more information. I really like this application. I find riding the bike much more enjoyable using this system.

As well, because of all the hype regarding the Nintendo Wii I decided to buy it a few weeks ago.
I've been using it on average about 30 minutes per day. It's really fun and I think it will really change the video game industry. I've lost about 4 lbs in the past two weeks. I've posted more about the Wii and some of my training here. Check it out. If you've been using the Wii as well, feel free to post your results here. It would be great to hear how others are doing it too.

I found this from an article on "Next Generation" by Collin Campbell. Here's part of the posting - "A new study claims that extended use of consoles like Nintendo Wii really can burn calories – helping tubby gamers shed up to 27 pounds in a year. It turns out that games playing expends 60% more energy than sitting around; but playing Wii burns 156% more energy than pure sloth."

What's your thoughts on this? Do you believe this is going to change the way our kids and even adults think about working out? Do you think it will help America get leaner? Let us know your thoughts...

Thanks, DM

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