Palo Alto develops online fitness course using Nintendo Wii

Starting Spring 2010 semester, Palo Alto College students, in San Antonio, will be able to earn college credit from their home just for getting fit using the Wii Fit. Dr. Robert Garza, dean of student affairs, came up with the idea for the course in 2007 as a way to engage more college students in fitness, and hopes that it will become a national model for innovative teaching and learning. Now that he is getting his concept started at Palo Alto, Dr. Garza has plans of expanding on this concept to neighboring elementary, middle and high school partners as a way to encourage more physical exercise, along with combating our nation’s obesity problem.