Losing Weight with Nintendo Wii? | Fitness

By PatrikGisselsson
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Nintendo continues to deliver hot selling games and accessories. With the release of Wii Fit they really struck gold and many stores outsold their stock in one day. It surely has positioned it self as the fastest selling Wii game to this date.

Wii Fit comes with a pressure sensitive Balance board that you put in front of your TV. The board detects any directional changes in balance and is used to interact with the game in various activites. Ofcourse the board uses wireless technology to save you from hurting yourself stumbling over cables on the floor.

The big question people have been asking "can this really get you fit?" In fact several studies have claimed that Wii games can help you with fitness and even promote weight loss because they're so physical. John Moores University in Liverpool found that users could lose up to 12kg a year from exercising daily using Wii Sports sessions

Whe game has about 40 different activities and exercises divided into four categories including Aerobic exercise, Muscle Conditioning, Yoga Poses, and Balance Games. Some of the training activities include:

Step Aerobic Exercise: In this game you need to step on and off the Balance Board to music being played in the background.

Muscle Conditioning: Wii Fit features controlled motions using arms, legs and other body parts.

Yoga exercise: Make classic poses in this exercise to focus on balance and stretching.

Ski jumping: Squat as low as possible while maintaining balance and hen quickly stand up as fast as possible in order to do a good jump.

Balance Games: These fun activities include heading soccer balls and hula hooping. Challanges for the players overall body balance.

The Wii Balance board doesn't end with Wii Fit. Nintendo has already planned at least 10 more games that will support it's unique balance-based interface. All kind of games from fighting to sports games that suit this kind of controller.

A Wii Fit feature is the daily Wii Fit tests where results will be tracked and viewed by everyone via progress charts:

Body Mass Index (BMI): Weight based on a ratio of weight to height. Wii Fit Age: Measured by facturing the user's BMI reading, testing the Wii fit user's center of gravity & conducting balance tests.

The Wii balance board has a weight limit of 136kg so if you want to use it and your already over that weight you'll have to start loosing weight now!! Once your down to the weight limit and you start using the wii fit board im sure the weight will drop off you and you'll be as fit as a butchers dog!

About the Author

Patrik Gisselsson has been specializing himself in video game consoles and is the author of The Ultimate Wii Guide. He also runs the e-bay store: BuyBestGameConsole.com. You can get the FREE Wii Tips and Trick report at the site TheUltimateWiiGuide.com.

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