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Schools take tech route to getting kids to exercise
Physical education classes at West Babylon Junior High School use Nintendo Wii and PlayStation 2 consoles to allow students to play fitness-related video games like "Dance Dance Revolution."
In Lynbrook, high-schoolers improve their reflexes using a Cybex Trazer, an interactive machine in which reaction times and agility drive on-screen actions.
The two schools are part of a growing...
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