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Top 10 Calorie Burning Video Games
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Why Games?
Adults and kids seem to be addicted to playing video games. Some adults and kids engage in regular physical activity and enjoy it. Others view exercise as a painful experience that they would much rather avoid. Well, if you fall into the latter category but love video games and still want to be in good physical shape, check out these games. Photo: Getty Images
Just Dance
Like to dance? This video is a workout in disguise. Featuring chart-topping music, this fun video will get both young and old off of the sofa and onto the dance floor. Designed for the Wii system, this video will get you moving and grooving to burn off extra calories and stay fit. This game is rated E 10+ because of mildly suggestive theme lyrics. Photo: Getty Images
DanceDanceRevolution
This video by Nintendo for the Wii system offers a new choreograph style mode that allows you to dance along with a model dancer on the screen. The new multi-player mode can be used with or without the mat controller. If you want to exercise only your upper body, use the Wii remote and Nunchuk. This game is rated E. Photo: Getty Images
Michael Jackson The Experience
Nintendo’s recently released video game, Michael Jackson The Experience, offers you the opportunity to groove like the King of Pop. Well, even if you can’t dance like Michael Jackson, you can get a good workout trying. This game is rated E 10+ because of suggestive theme lyrics. Photo: Getty Images
EA Sports Active 2
The EA Sports Active 2 with Total Body Tracking offers innovative technology to monitor your heart rate and register your movements while you exercise. Monitor sensors in the leg and arm straps, along with the Wii remote, record your heart rate on the screen while allowing full freedom of movement. This game is offered by Nintendo for the Wii system and is rated E. Photo: Getty Images
Gold’s Gym Dance Workout
Nintendo describes this video as the first dance game dedicated to fitness and weight loss. It offers current musical hits and games aimed to strengthen your muscles. A fun way to exercise, most of the games are compatible with the Wii Balance Board. This game is rated E 10+. Photo: Getty Images
Wii Fit Plus
The Wii Fit Plus expands upon the original video game, Wii Fit. Using the Wii Balance Board, your movements are transferred to the screen. The workouts combine activities from the original Wii Fit with new balancing games, strengthening training and yoga activities. You can see estimates of calories burned and customize your own program from the selection of available activities.
Kinect Sports
A newly released video game for Xbox 360 allows you to use your whole body to play six different games without using buttons and controllers. Kinect Sports gets you off the couch and interactively playing table tennis, soccer, volleyball, boxing, bowling and participating in track and field events. This game is rated E 10+ because of mild cartoon violence and mild lyrics. Photo: Getty Images
Your Shape: Fitness Evolved
Microsoft recently released the video game, Your Shape: Fitness Evolved, for the Xbox 360. This game brings you advanced fitness technology and allows you to customize your workout based on your fitness level and goals. Part of the Kinect line of games, this game is rated E. Photo: Getty Images
Dance Central
Dance Central, a dance video game exclusively for Kinect for Xbox 360, is remote-free and tracks full-body movement. Colorful graphics and a soundtrack ranging from hip-hop to R & B will make you forget that you are exercising. This game is rated T because of lyrics. Photo: Getty Images
We Cheer
This upbeat video game features popular music and encourages young want-to-be cheerleaders to get up and move. By using the Wii Remote, the player jumps, spins and masters precision and timing along with the video cheerleaders. This game is rated E 10+ for mild lyrics.
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