Fitness machine for child gamers and maybe adult internet addicts!!


	Fitness machine for child gamers and maybe adult internet addicts!!

bilbo

11-5-2006 5:30 PM

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fitness, gaming, laziness

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The saviour to 21st century obesity.

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				<DIV class="cap">Children must use the step machine to play computer games</DIV>
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			</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><B>A machine has been invented to encourage children to work out while they are playing computer games.</B>
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<FONT size="2">The Step2Play step exercise machine links directly to a child's computer games console. 
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<FONT size="2">The game's controller will only work if the child keeps up a constant pre-set rate of exercise.
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<FONT size="2">Dr Ian Campbell, medical director of Weight Concern said the device would be "useful" but that it was "a terrible indictment on society".
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<FONT size="2">Because the system only controls the game's controller, and not the game itself, it can be used with any Playstation game. The game pauses while the controller is inactive.
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<FONT size="2">Two players can use different steppers and controllers to play two-player games. The machine also has a parental over-ride and is aimed at youngsters under the age of 12.</FONT></P></TD></TR></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/E7CF8265-FD01-485F-812F-33C385126700/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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