The American Counsel on Exercise, collaborating with University of Wisconsin La Crosse, found what it deemed “underwhelming” results in testing the most pressing activities on Nintendo’s Wii Fit. For all the hype, the study found you burn more calories playing the flagship Wii Sports. The group analysed the 6 most challenging aerobic exercises included with the electronic game mat – Free Run, Island Run, Free Step, Advance Step, Super Hula Hoop and Rhythm boxing. The study found these activities “underwhelming” and their exercise intensity “milder than expected.”
In the games tested, ACE determined the similar real life activities had significantly higher rates of caloric expenditure. Especially pointed out when it came to the step workouts; players are stepping onto a 1 ½ inch board instead of the usual 3 or 4 inches associated with the typical step aerobic workout.
The peripheral’s Free Run and Island Run exercises burned the most calories, an average of 165 calories per half hour. This does not meet the requirements for minimum intensity, rather exercise that actually benefits you. Rhythm Boxing burned a mere third of the calories per minute as traditional boxing.
“While we found that playing the Wii Fit burns twice as many calories as a sedentary video game [sic], the outcome of the study suggests that Wii Sports…is a better option and more capable of helping consumers meet minimum intensity guidelines for exercise,” said Cedric X. Bryant, Ph.D., ACE’s chief science officer.
Could do like what my friend does. Sets it about 4inch off ground using something. Once got use to rutines added wrist/ankle weights. Of course diet helps to as well. As with any exercise the key is to actualy do it lol.
Still no exercise is better than none.
And a lot of people only use this do there exercise.
Possibly not. I can't think of the term used but there is a psychological effect from doing a relatively small 'good' act that relieves guilt. For example some one orders the diet drink in a fast food restaurant without considering the number of calories in the rest of it. Or they justify having a desert with a meal because they've been to the gym that day. Or they drive a hybrid
My point is to some people, playing Wii Fit will justify not pursuing genuine exercise and possibly not make them think twice the next time they consider eating something they probably shouldn't.
Boy plays videogames to increase your eye-to-hand coordination, still can't catch a tennis ball. News at 11.
This article doesn't seem to mean anything at all though, outside of Wii Sports being the better choice for aerobics. Still, if you burn half the calories, just go at it twice as long. Simple.
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My point is to some people, playing Wii Fit will justify not pursuing genuine exercise and possibly not make them think twice the next time they consider eating something they probably shouldn't.
If not Wii Fit, it will be something else. All an excuse needs is a name :P
Boy plays videogames to increase your eye-to-hand coordination, still can't catch a tennis ball. News at 11.
This article doesn't seem to mean anything at all though, outside of Wii Sports being the better choice for aerobics. Still, if you burn half the calories, just go at it twice as long. Simple.
If not Wii Fit, it will be something else. All an excuse needs is a name :P
and when people buy Hand Eye-co-ordination trainer for that specific purpose and it has no effect they'd be entitled to complain.
Your defense holds no water either. Everything burns calories, can all videogames be labled as fitness devices? You burn calories playing any game, you just need to do it 200 times longer! woo
Buy a Wii Fit, still be fat
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