{"id":23188,"date":"2010-06-14T01:01:06","date_gmt":"2010-06-14T06:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=23188"},"modified":"2010-06-14T10:42:44","modified_gmt":"2010-06-14T15:42:44","slug":"jumpstart-creates-wii-games-to-keep-kids-active","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/06\/jumpstart-creates-wii-games-to-keep-kids-active\/","title":{"rendered":"JumpStart Creates Wii Games to Keep Kids Active"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"jumpstart get moving wii game\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/06\/jumpstart-creates-wii-games-to-keep-kids-active\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-23240\" title=\"get moving\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/get-moving.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/get-moving.gif 300w, https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/get-moving-150x150.gif 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>When we think of computers and television, we tend to think of sitting on our bums, moving maybe just our hands to press a remote control button or move our mouse pad. But (and fortunately), the industry of <a title=\"wii fit\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diets\/Wii_Fit\/\" target=\"_self\">Wii<\/a> games have helped to turn a sedentary and solitary\u00a0pasttime into a fitness activity for the entire family.<\/p>\n<p>And JumpStart is jumping on this technology bandwagon as a way to improve\u00a0kid&#8217;s health.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->JumpStart is an award-winning adventure-based 3D virtual world that is super-personalized, wildly imaginative and really fun teaches math, reading, and critical thinking skills so kids get a real jump start in life. Its series of Wii games called Get Moving, which features fitness expert,\u00a0<a title=\"dancing with the stars diet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diets\/Dancing_with_the_Stars\/\" target=\"_self\">Dancing\u00a0with the Stars<\/a> champion\u00a0and mom of four, Brooke Burke, gets the family moving in its trademark JumpStart fun kind-of-way.<\/p>\n<p>Burke not just rocks an incredible body, but she instills her healthy living behaviors into her own family as well by staying active together, eating healthy and having fun.<\/p>\n<p>The Get Moving Wii games includes 15 different sports challenges\u00a0in 11 exotic arenas. So you can balance on pyramids in Egypt, play baseball on a simulated baseball diamond or go for an underwater swim in the deep sea.<\/p>\n<p>The Get Moving Wii game also includes these features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Design your own character to race and play.<\/li>\n<li>Games incorporate the Wii remote and Nunchuck and Balance Board<\/li>\n<li>Build customized routines for extra challenge.<\/li>\n<li>Compete head to head or play solo.<\/li>\n<li>Access expert tips from Brooke Burkey\u00a0for more ways to stay healthy.<\/li>\n<li>Train with Brooke to make the most of every motion.<\/li>\n<li>Track calories burned to see your progress.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Designed for kids ages 3 to 10 years of age, JumpStart helps kids master the skills needed to succeed in school and in life, through exploration, discovery, and learning by blending interactive adventures and award-winning learning games into a safe, customizable online world.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about the <a title=\"jumpstart.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tkqlhce.com\/click-1825067-10688238?sid=dirblog\" target=\"_blank\">JumpStart<\/a> program here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When we think of computers and television, we tend to think of sitting on our bums, moving maybe just our hands to press a remote control button or move our mouse pad. But (and fortunately), the industry of Wii games &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/06\/jumpstart-creates-wii-games-to-keep-kids-active\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1367,18],"tags":[3304,26,1661,3485,38,3438],"class_list":["post-23188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-childrens-health","category-fitness","tag-brooke-burke","tag-celebrities","tag-family-health","tag-jumpstart","tag-product-reviews","tag-workout-dvds"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23188"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23188\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23335,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23188\/revisions\/23335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}