Two of the controllers that are constantly going to be in your hands whenever you are playing the Nintendo are the remote, sometimes referred to as the Wiimote and the nunchuck. Not all games are going to need the nunchuck but some of them will not play unless it is inserted into the end of the remote. Read the rest of this entry »
The Nintendo WII is quite a game not only for children and teenagers but the entire family. Recently our family purchased the Nintendo WII Sports as an early family Christmas present. Our family normally seems to do its own thing but the WII has provided hours of family fun.
The age range in our family is 9 to 67. The WII competition is great and us older folks are able to compete quite nicely with the younger folks. There are different levels that you can start at and work up from there. You can even work up to Pro level and possibly higher, still haven’t figured all of that out.
The Nintendo may be played as an individual or as a group. You can box; play baseball, tennis, bowl and a whole lot more. We are still figuring out all we can do with this game. My son took a look on the Internet and it is absolutely amazing the number of family fun games that are available.
Here is a little video trailer on the Nintendo WII Sports that you might like to check out.
The primary consequences of obesity and its effects on children are cognitive learning impairment and poor health. Some kids are able to overcome poor health and high weight consequences during their teens or early adult lives, but the longer term effects that childhood obesity brings to bear on cognitive learning are often irreparable. [More...]
For most children, their learning and mental development takes place on a natural time line, but when that time line is hindered or delayed, it’s difficult to recover the opportunities of those lost years. For example, most health experts agree that if a child hasn’t made real progress in developing critical language skills by a certain young age, those skills may never be fully developed.
To learn more about how to battle obesity and help your child’s cognitive development, keep reading.
Play is Exercise and Exercise is Great
A brief run around a playground or a session of bowling, baseball, boxing, tennis or other physical active game with a WII Sport will do a lot more benefit than simply help an obese child’s physical health – it may also improve his or her thinking and cognitive skills.
In a September 2005 study published by the Georgia Prevention Institute at the Medical College of Georgia, behavioral scientists and doctors learned that obese children who increased their physical activity levels by as much as 20 minutes three times per week scored significantly higher on a cognitive assessment systems test than obese children who did not.
Not only were the children who played and exercised better at problem solving and retaining information, but they were also physically healthier. And they had more fun.
Healthy Food Equals a Healthy Mind
A major cause of obesity and its effects on children’s cognitive learning is unhealthy, highly processed foods. A poor diet not only leads to dangerous weight gain, but it can also impede mental capabilities.
A November 2007 study completed at Harvard Medical School showed that children who habitually ate a diet consisting of high amounts of lean proteins, complex carbs, low sugars and low amounts of overly processed or refined foods tended to score noticeably higher on cognitive assessment tests than children who consumed diets high in processed sugars, saturated fats and refined or chemical ingredients.
Developing a Taste for Nutritious Food
For a diet that’s packed full of “brain food” and healthy choices, opt for selections such as wild-caught fish, flax seed, dark green vegetables, eggs, and whole grains, such as quinoa or whole grain rice.
These basic foods can be jazzed up a bit so they don’t appear or taste bland to children. In fact, when your children begin to acquire a taste for such foods, it’s fairly typical that over time they will actually begin to prefer them over less nutritious meals and empty snacks.
Iron deficiency is another major cause of declined cognitive function, according to the USDA-ARS Western Human Nutrition Research Center. So reach for extra lean beef cuts, which also packs a lot of zinc and is great for memory improvement.
Of the most significant consequences of obesity and its impact on children, cognitive learning impairment is likely the least reversible.
So, resist the temptation to purchase processed and refined foods, and start your child on a path to solid development with healthy meals and regular exercise. Neither you nor they will regret it.
Are you looking for a gift that offers variety and even the potential of helping a person get more exercise. If you are a gaming machine aficionado, you will know the console which is all the rage right now; of course it is the Nintendo Wii. There are a lot of gaming systems available on the market and these are obtainable with versatile features. If you want interactive playoffs, Wii is just what you need. Read the rest of this entry »
Don’t have a Wii yet? If you ever do decide to get one, it should be noted that every Wii console comes bundled with the Wii Sports video game, which is fantastic. What Nintendo has essentially done, is they created a software title that practically anyone can pick up and play. Read the rest of this entry »
Does anyone remember that show, what was it called, “Where In The World Is Carmen San Diego”? I think there was something called that. Anyway, that title should be replaced with “Where In The World Is The Wii Fit”? Read the rest of this entry »