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Study Claims Playing Nintendo Wii Could Improve Health

Study Claims Playing Nintendo Wii Could Improve Health

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Sports games and activities that are included in the Wii fit series of Nintendo Wii, may increase the energy expenditure to the level of moderate intensity exercise, said researchers at the American Heart Association (AHA) scientific meeting held in Orlando on Monday.The study, funded by the gaming giant Nintendo, showed that one-third of the games in the Wii fit series require energy expenditure of 3.0 MET or above. METs are metabolic equivalent values - a standard...



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