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The 7 Best Video Games For Stress Relief

Posted 03.19.2013 | Teen
Read More: Wii Fit, Just Dance 4, Video Game Stress Relief, Video Games Reduce Stress, Zen Pinball 2, Brain Age Concentration Training, Less Stress More Living, Video Games Stress, Art Academy Nintendo, Video Games, Journey Playstation 3, Plants vs. Zombies, Video Games Focus, Teen News

Here's another reason to settle in on the couch and pick up the controller after a long day: Video games can, in some cases, actually relieve stress. ...

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The Best Video Games For Burning Calories

Posted 10.02.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: Wii Fit, Fitness and Exercise, Exergames, Everyday Health, Video Games Calories Burned, Wii, Video Games, Video Games Workout, Video Games Exercise, Healthy Living News

By Jeffrey Kopman Video games can be active games too, according to exercise experts. Researchers at the University of Chester in England reporte...

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More Post 50s Use Video Games To Exercise

Laura Rowley | Posted 02.28.2012 | Fifty
Read More: Post50 Health, Playstation Move, Kinect, Wii Fit, Video Gaming, Exercising to Video Games, Active Video Games, Exercise Videos, Exergames, Video, Fifty News

Video games aren't just for kids anymore. One in 25 people over 50 exercise using Nintendo's Wii Fit video game, according to a survey by Saga, the Br...

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Feels Like the First Time (Because It Is): Skiing in Hunter, NY

Jon Chattman | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Ski, Segway, Trails, Trip, New York, Hunter Mountain, Mountains, Skiing, Black Diamond, Slopes, Wii Fit, Ski Resort, New York News
Jon Chattman

This past weekend, I went skiing for the first time, and I'm delighted to say I didn't embarrass myself that much. The reason is quite simple: it's where I skied.

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Home Sweat Home

Nora Zelevansky | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Wii Fit, Virtual Workouts, Workout, Exercise, Exercise Tips, Los Angeles News
Nora Zelevansky

I've waded through the vast landscape of the virtual workout universe, cringing past cheesy DVD cover art and catch phrases, and highlighted the best virtual workouts for all different types of exercisers.

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To Wii or Not to Wii?

Jill S. Brown | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Weight Control, Family Fitness, Wii Fit, Exercise Tips, Exercise, Cardio, Fitness, Fitness Tips, Physical Fitness, Overwei, Los Angeles News
Jill S. Brown

Just how much better is the Wii Fit than sitting on your couch? Well, it turns out that the amount of exercise you get from the Wii Fit is only a wee bit better than doing nothing.

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Nintendo Wii: Virtual Exercise May Be Real Workout, Study Shows

tech.yahoo.com | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Nintendo Wii Exercise, Wii Exercise, Nintendo, Nintendo Wii Study, Wii Study, Wii Workout, Wii Fit, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo Wii Fit, Technology News

Some of the Nintendo Wii sports games and activities included in the Wii fit series, both of which require video- game enthusiasts to get up off the c...

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Wii Workout? Video Games Want To Get You Fit

AP | DERRIK J. LANG | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Wii, Wiifit, Wii Fit, Electronic Arts, EA Sports, Sports Authority, Video Games, Gaming, Gamers, Technology News

LOS ANGELES — At first glance, the rack of video games seems out of place next to the row of elliptical machines at The Sports Authority in Burb...

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Why Society Works Better When We're Afraid and Fat

Christina Pirello | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Healthy Eating, Big Pharma, Wii Fit, Pharmaceutical Industry, Michael Pollan, Kfc Double Down, Obesity Epidemic, Eating Locally, Greg Critser, Healthy Living News
Christina Pirello

We need to consider what has happened to the quality of our lives since we gave away control of our bodies; we must learn to use pharmaceuticals more appropriately and not medicate ourselves into oblivion.

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Wii Think You Are Fat

Una LaMarche | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Wii Fit, Comedy, Pilates Exercises, Wii, Nintendo Wii, Exercise, Healthy Living News
Una LaMarche

Wii Fit seemed like the perfect momentary obsession workout regimen for someone with absolutely no willpower or motivation who needs to be distracted in order to exercise.

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Nintendo Profits Jump, As Do Wii Gamers

AP | YURI KAGEYAMA | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Nintendo, Wii, Nintendo Profits, Nintendo Earnings, Video Games, Wii Fit, Business News

TOKYO — Nintendo Co.'s profit for the fiscal first quarter surged 34 percent as sales of its hit Wii console shot up, underlining the success of...

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Fitness Fads: Which Ones Actually Work?

Newsweek | Sarah Ball | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Wii Fit, Strippercise, How to Lose Weight, Fitness Fads, Hula Hooping, The Body Blade, Healthy Living News

From strippercise to circus-trapeze aerobics, gyms and fitness gurus keep coming up with new ways to make working out less of a chore. But though thes...

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'Wii Fit' U.S. Shortages Intentional

LATimes.com | Alex Pham | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Fitness, Nintendo, Wii Fit, Business News

For some Wii fans, the exercise in Wii Fit has been in running around trying to find one. That was the case for Dhruv Thukral, a 25-year-old from San...

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Nintendo's Wii Fit Expected To Rock Market

New York Post | Brian Garrity | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Nintendo Wii Fit, Wii, Wii Fit, Exercise Games, Virtual Person Trainer, Nintendo Wii, Gaming Industry, Business News

Nintendo's plan to bulk up the appeal of its Wii video-game system among consumers who normally would dismiss it as kid's stuff is poised to get a maj...

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Nintendo's Wii Fit Expected To Rock Market

New York Post | Brian Garrity | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Nintendo Wii Fit, Wii, Wii Fit, Exercise Games, Virtual Person Trainer, Nintendo Wii, Gaming Industry, Business News

Nintendo's plan to bulk up the appeal of its Wii video-game system among consumers who normally would dismiss it as kid's stuff is poised to get a maj...

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Nintendo Wii Fit Shapes Up For Japan

Ars Technica | Ben Kuchera | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Nintendo Fitness, Nintendo Wii Fit, Wii Fit, Nintendo Wii, Business News

The Wii Fit board was shown off to a combination of amazement and groans of despair at this year's E3. Gamers thought two things at once: that Nintend...

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