The Sunday Times
By Staff Writers
January 28, 2008
PE teachers are replacing medicine balls and tennis racquets with televisions and Nintendos in an attempt to curb childhood obesity.
Five schools in the central English region of Worcestershire have been trialling the use of the popular Nintendo Wii console to encourage students to participate in physical activities, the Daily Mail reported.
Children who had a habit of missing PE classes began turning up to play virtual tennis, baseball, golf and ten-pin bowling, the report said.
A spokesman for the Department of Health told the paper the use of Wii should lead to further activity in “real” sport.