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Exercise Video Games Burn Calories
A new study finds that ‘exergames’, or video games that allow for exercise provide real calorie-burning power and energy expenditure, often higher than walking 3 miles on a treadmill. Researchers, Bruce W. Bailey of at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, and Kyle McInnis of the University of Massachusetts in Boston studied energy expenditures of…
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Fitness Themed Video Games Dominate Top 10 Bestsellers List for Xbox 360
With the extensive and phenomenal game line up that the Xbox 360 offers players, we were just a tad bit surprised that it was fitness games that are dominating the bestseller list for this popular gaming system. Then we looked a little closer and realized that each of those five fitness themed games was in…
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Video Games Evolving Into Powerful Exercise & Fitness Tools
All of the mainstream video gaming systems, including PS3, Xbox 360, and the Wii, have gotten on board with the fitness craze that has captured the attention of a very out of shape and over weight nation we like to call the USA. From the White House on down, everyone has recognized the dire straits…