Proof that videogames don't rot your brain or body

From Men's Health Australia, August 2006 issue (edited to be less cringe inducing):

"PLAYING AROUND
Bad Habit: Been fiddling around with your joystick lately? Your pupils dilated and strangely square? A picture of Lara Croft in your wallet? Sounds like symptoms of (video/computer game) addiction - the bane of your (loved ones') existence.

Make it good: Tell (them) that we said it's okay. In moderation. Video games can improve hand-eye coordination, memory and the ability to form strategies and process visual information.
For example, while driving down a residential street, you may be more likely to pickout a child running after a ball than a non-(gamer). And speaking of life-and-death situations, in May this year, New York researchers found that doctors who play videogames to "warm up" before laparoscopic surgery perform faster and commit fewer mistakes than their non-playing counterparts.

Not removing a gall bladder anytime soon? No problem,you'll still benefit becaues gaming also burns kilojoules.
University of Miami scientists recently discovered that competitive (games) raise blood pressure and heart rate and uses as many kilojoules as brisk walking or cycling. Another university study has suggested that "sporting and fighting" games produce a dramatic level of pain distraction.

So long as it doesn't impinge on your everyday life (or cause severe withdrawal symptoms), play the game."

I wonder if this would apply to PvP in World of Warcraft - battlegrounds would be like some sort of virtual gym or something. I can just imagine playing an 8 hour session of Alterac Valley being something like an 8 hour ride on bike or something. Obviously no substitute for the real thing, but for light exercise, I think this would be cool.

Someone should get Blizzard to tout this! I can just see it now:
"World of Warcraft PvP: More fun than riding a bike, and less work!"