Well, you no longer only need to depend on the gym to lose your weight; there are other various entertaining means to help you out. New DVD game has been introduced by Body Mechanics that coach youngster how to avoid being overweight by joining forces with a team of superheroes who battle villains with names like Col Estorol and Betes II. Body Mechanics is the latest in a string of video gaming products that promote more exercise and better eating habits, although this one doesn't actually get kids up and active. It's more of a teaching tool packaged with an animated movie and sold as a two-disc set. Today even toddlers are very comfortable using the PC or computer and 2 years old are becoming gamers younger than ever according to a survey conducted by NPD Group, a market research firm. Roughly 17 percent of American youngsters are obese, and millions more are overweight, according to the government. But highly popular active video games like Dance Dance Revolution and gaming consoles such as Nintendo's Wii and now Body Mechanics may help counter the belief that video games enable teens to lie around and gain weight.

Video games like Body Mechanics have a difficult task, said Dr. Karen Cullen, an associate professor with the Children's Nutrition Research Center in Houston. "You can give someone an hour's worth of facts and you'll bore them to death," she said. "The games have to be entertaining to compete in the marketplace."
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