Word: fitness
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...your kids are suddenly getting active and eating their veggies, you may have a man from Iceland to thank. That man is Magnus Scheving, the 43-year-old creator of the hit show LazyTown. Your kids might know him as Sportacus, the super-fit star of the show, who for the past four years has been stealthily persuading children around the world that being healthy...
...World Aerobics Championship, and gold at the 1994 and 1995 European Championships. (His friend was crowned Iceland's snooker champion in 1993). As a sporting celebrity, Scheving was booked to deliver motivational talks across Europe. And it was while he was lecturing adults on the need to stay fit that Scheving spotted a gap in the market: "I realized that nobody was acting as a healthy role model for kids...
...games have always seduced us with fantasy. Whether you play a carjacker in Grand Theft Auto or a mad scientist in The Sims, you can forget your worries as you plot your path to glory. So it may seem odd that the very first thing you do in Wii Fit, an unconventional new game that goes on sale for $90 in the U.S. on May 19, is step on a scale and weigh yourself. I don't know about you, but weighing in each morning is not my idea of a good time. And it's certainly no fantasy...
...were among his indisputable triumphs, and seeing them on their own makes you realize all over again their liberating power. They offer you a puzzle and dare you to unpuzzle it. Go ahead and try?as long as you're not the type who needs all the pieces to fit...
...Bravo, I succumbed. Now my tastes have expanded to include shows like “The Real Housewives of Orange County” and “The Hills.” (I am happy to report that I am still holding out against watching “Celebrity Fit Club” or “A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila...