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[Joystiq] Even if kids, on average, burn twice as many calories while on the dancepad than while button-smashing a gamepad, they're still simply engaged in virtual activity. Wii Sports might be all the rage but "touching a virtual ball is not the same thing as catching a real ball," warns Active Healthy Kids Canada director of development Jennifer Cowie Bonne, "You need those types of [real life] fundamental skills to build a foundation for a lifelong involvement in other types of physical activity." You wouldn't want Junior to grow up throwing baseballs like a pansy, would you?

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http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com [Pogue.blogs.nytimes.com] The Wii Workout - Pogue’s Posts - Technology - New York Times Blog: Each week, he also writes the Times e-mail column "From the Desk of David Pogue," creates a short, funny Web video for NYTimes.com, and posts entries to his Times blog. In his other life, David is an Emmy-winning correspondent for CBS News, a frequent contributor to NPR's "Morning Edition," creator of the Missing Manual series of computer books, and father of three.

Washingtonpost.comhttp://www.washingtonpost.com [Washingtonpost.com] In Fitness, a High-Tech 'Revolution': Players plug in the dance mat (there are a variety on the market for about $30) and step on the appropriate square when the symbol comes across the screen. Each song -- and there are a variety of pop, dance and rock tunes -- brings a new challenge, and the game allows two players to compete simultaneously.

[Wiinintendo.net] .::{WiiNintendo.net}::.: There were alot of fat kids who lost weight with Dance Dance Revolution”¦ who knows .After seeing your blog, we decided to go onto a 2000 calorie per day .

Gameblogs.org[Gameblogs.org] Game·Blogs : View Blog: We are counting down the days 'till the release of the Wii and are very excited.  I got to play with one at E3 and have been giddy ever since.  Unfortunately, our local Gamestop filled up on pre-orders before we got on the list - they only had 20.  So .

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