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Fit To Be Tried

Nintendo's Wii Fit delivers an irresistible mix of fun activities and muscle-straining exercises

Used to be, a guy could sit comfortably on the couch and, by mashing a few buttons, make onscreen characters do all the hard work. Nintendo changed all that with the Wii. Suddenly, if you wanted to bowl or play tennis or help Mario save the galaxy, you had to stand up (gasp!) and move major muscle groups in a coordinated manner (heresy!). All those years of disciplined training to develop Thumbs of Steel (and Buns of Marshmallow), and Nintendo changes the game.

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The Couch Will Kill You Faster

A study links the onset of aging with activity levels early in life

This isnt quite a shocker, but scientists are reporting that people who are active during their leisure time look to be biologically younger than their channel- or web-surfing counterparts. The active folks have lower rates of plenty of the bad stuff diabetes, cancer, high blood pressure, etc. but the scientists add that their lifestyle might even influence the aging process itself.

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