Nintendo promotes the fun of walking!

Nobody walks in LA, but Nintendo is hoping to change that attitude and show that it’s fun to walk. Personal Trainer: Walking launches on May 26 and claims to make walking entertaining. The title creates charts and activities to reveal your “life rhythm” pattern. Basically to show at what points of the day people are most sedentary. “Whether you walk for pleasure or exercise, Personal Trainer: Walking will keep track of your movements and help you set goals for yourself,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “Like Wii Sports and Wii Fit, Personal Trainer: Walking is about combining fun features and technology with physical activity. It gives everyone an engaging way to enjoy the benefits of walking.” Two activity meter accessories are included with a copy of Personal Trainer: Walking. The Activity Meters count and record steps during a given time and send

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Night at the Village – Women’s Conference 2008

This week, I find myself thinking about who I am, about what I want to do, and about my impact on the world. The reason these questions are in my mind is largely due to the Women’s Conference which I attended last week. The Women’s Conference is a day event organized by California First Lady Maria Shriver and Governor Arnold Schwarzengger. The Women’s Conference has to be one of the most amazing events put together for women. 14,000 women come together to be inspired, be empowered and be educated in how we can be Architects of Change in our own lives, in our communities (even online) and around the world. The conference kicked off Tuesday night with Night at the Village. The Night at the Village is setup to give women entrance into the 160,000 square foot Long Beach Convention Center exhibit hall. The hall was packed with vendors, book

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