Losing Weight with Nintendo Wii?
Opening the Wii Fit package you’ll find the actual game and a wireless Balance Board. When layed on the floor in front of your TV, this board is used to interact with the game using it’s pressure sensitive technology. It picks upp all directional shifts in balance which is used for different game variations.
Since Nintendo Wii announced Wii Fit, there have been many discussions regarding whether this game really can get you fit. Studies have been made on previous games like Wii Sports and showed that uses is able to lose up to 12kg a year by a daily exercise given from Wii. Now With Wii Fit you could really get the physical side of Wii to the next level.
Wii Fit is divided into 4 categories of exercises: Aerobic exercise, Muscle Conditioning, Yoga Poses and Balance Games. In total there are around 40 different activities included. Examples of the training are:
Step Aerobic Exercise: a game in which the player must step on and off the Wii Balance Board in rhythm to the background music.
Muscle Conditioning: Controlled motions using arms legs and other body parts.
Yoga exercise: Classic poses in Wii Fit focus on balance and stretching.
Ski jumping: Whereby the player squats as low as possible, while maintaining his or her balance, and then quickly stands as fast as possible in order to gain a good jump
Balance games: Several cool activites, such as soccer ball heading and hula hooping that challenges the Wii player’s overall balance
Wii Fit isn’t the only game planned to be relased for the Balance board. Nintendo has announced that at least ten games are in development for the board. Not just fitness games but different kind of fighting and sports games that can take advantage of the unique balance-based interface as well.
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): A weight evaluation based on a ratio of weight to height. Wii Fit Age: The Wii Fit Age is measured by factoring the user’s BMI reading, testing the Wii Fit user’s center of gravity and conducting quick 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!
