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In schools, obesity levels are rapidly rising and teachers face pupils hostile to traditional competitive sports.

The solution? Dance Revolution!

According to the BBC, this computer dance programme has got teenage girls in Luton into the gym and working out.

I can't see how the actual idea is all that different from me following my yoga dvd at home, rather than in a guru-directed class, except that the pupils dance on individual mats, that score their performance.

Students can compete against each other, or simply work towards a personal best.

Now, wouldn't it be interesting if we could create a great big touch-sensitive gym floor, that enabled us to load a variety of exercise programmes into its system, rather than using a series of dance mats?

Or if we could create an interactive multi-angled camera system that films and interprets your 3D performance, rather than just your foot position?

Although, I'm not sure I really need the computer saying 'Michelle, you need to stretch 22% more into the Plough Pose to achieve maximum flexibility'.