From pr.com:

“The growing epidemic of Childhood Obesity and Inactivity among kids, teens and adults has prompted the need for entertaining game based fitness solutions that engage users – called Exergames.

Two USA companies that have pioneered the Exergaming industry have now joined forces to offer the largest selection of tested Exergaming products, along with medically proven programming to help fight the raging epidemic of obesity around the world. The new programming division is called “XRGame Zone – Exergame Fitness Programming.”"

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From news-journalonline.com:

“The weight-loss camp, inspired by the popular TV show “The Biggest Loser,” put children between 10 and 14 through a variety of fitness challenges for eight weeks. They competed for various prizes, including store and attraction gift certificates, with the grand prize being a 26-piece Nintendo Wii Fit bundle.

Barbara Divincenzo said she started the camp as a new arm to her business, Premier Rehab, after watching her son gain weight. On Wednesday, she anxiously awaited the children, five weeks after camp let out, to see how well they performed on their own.”

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From medpagetoday.com:

“Video games that get kids moving may help counteract weight problems, according to a short small comparison trial.

For instance, an active game in which children traveled around a virtual Hong Kong dodging obstacles and stamping out ninjas quadrupled energy expenditure compared with typical sedentary videogames, found Robin R. Mellecker and Alison M. McManus, Ph.D., of the University of Hong Kong.”

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From prweb.com:

“Building upon the success of gaming and virtual worlds websites, Wisenhimer teaches kids to make healthy choices about eating well, staying active, and building life skills such as integrity, generosity, and manners. Wisenhimer’s Eat, Play, and Live curriculum is customized for each user and wrapped in entertainment: world-class graphics, unique games, original music, and playful interactions that get children up and moving.”

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From indystar.gns.gannett.com:

“Now that Nintendo’s Wii has revolutionized the way we play video games with its motion-sensing controllers, VTech hopes to get in on the action with a new gaming system of its own aimed at young children called the V.Smile V-Motion Active Learning System.

V-Motion combines motion-activated video gaming with educational content to teach 3- to 7-year-olds math, reading, science, spelling and logical thinking.”

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