Oddly enough, it took a child to bring this information to light, but it could be a serious problem. According to a study spearheaded by St. Louis student, 11-year-old Deniz Ince, children who play an hour or more per day of video games have a higher chance of having wrist and finger pain. The study will be presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting.
Lucky for Deniz, his dad is a neurologist, so Deniz, his father and researchers from New York University set out to see if Deniz’s idea was right. A regular Wii-player, Deniz had been …read more

…Than Sitting and Watching TV. Really!
Add one to the Duh Study File:
According to researchers in Oklahoma, children burn triple the number of calories if they’re playing a video game that requires moving about – such as some of the Nintendo Wii system games, than they do while sitting still and watching television.
These findings were published in the August issue of the medical journal Pediatrics.
While playing the games aren’t the same as getting outside and getting some good activity going, such as bike riding or playing tag, they may have their place in situations where children may not be able to …read more

Ok, full disclosure here – I tend to want gadgets and stuff badly but I don’t think I’ve wanted anything like this in a long time.
I was over at Healthbolt, reading about the Wii Fit and then I followed the links to the reviews. As some of you may remember, if you’ve been reading since January, I bought a Wii game system in January because I wanted to take advantage of the sports games and begin moving about a little more. I believed – and I still do – that something like this can be fabulous for some people with …read more