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...surprise that in a real-life revelation this week, the Journal of Health Communication published a study showing that watching certain television programs may be good for our health. Wait. A moment ago, it seemed irrefutable that being a couch potato was one of the leading causes of obesity in our society. Now TV is beneficial...
...Biggest Loser has certainly boosted traffic to websites of sponsors like the health club, 24 Hour Fitness, but it remains to be seen whether the show will actually spur us to get off the couch and into the gym. It seems a little far-fetched to think that simply watching a television series can produce such life-changing results. Case in point: Years ago, I watched several episodes of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? But I'm still waiting for someone to show me the money...
...takes is a little bit of effort. When my friends came to visit freshman year, I slept on the La-Z-Boy and let them take my bed. My friends usually return the favor, too—when I come to visit and need to crash on a couch or a floor, they’re there...
...teachers and video games have never been a happy mix. While one side struggles to pull kids off the couch, the other holds them fast. But Kim Mason, a phys-ed director in Rogers, Ark., with 28 years of experience selling kids on the virtues of sweat, did something unlikely last year: she persuaded her public-school district to invest $35,000 in brand-new video-game equipment...
...anything hold the fruit-fly attention span of kids? "Video games are not the answer," says Warren Gendel, founder of Fitwize 4 Kids, a chain of traditional children's gyms. "Kids will get bored and be back on the couch." Maybe, but that won't stop the games from coming. Fisher-Price just began selling a video-game bike for toddlers. No word yet on a version for the prewalking crowd--but don't bet against...