With the reces­sion cut­ting out some fam­ily vaca­tions, gym mem­ber­ships, and per­sonal train­ers, a rash of new video games designed to let peo­ple work­out in their liv­ing room are hit­ting the shelves.

Elec­tronic Arts has just released “EA Sports Active” for the Nin­tendo Wii which comes with a resis­tance band and a leg strap that lets play­ers per­form aer­o­bic activ­i­ties like vir­tual roller blad­ing, jog­ging, or lunging.

If Rus­sia spends the money it made from oil and gas sales in 2009, there would be no safety net in the econ­omy. No net means a higher risk of infla­tion, says Rus­sias Finance Min­is­ter Alek­sey Kudrin…