American Council on Exercise: "The Wii Fit is a very, very mild workout." |
Ó
If you know anyone who's thinking that the Wii Fit
is the fun-and-easy ticket to a better shape, tell them that they're
gonna have to get used to that fat gut sticking out. The American
Council on Exercise has released their findings on the effectiveness of
the so-called fitness game, and what they found is that, "The Wii Fit is a very, very mild workout."There have been many doubts as to the exercise value of Wii Fit and other fitness games for a long time, but to say very, very mild makes it sound like the equivalent of the effort you make looking for the remote around the couch. The study found that Free Run and Island Run are the most effective, averaging 165 calories burned with every 30-minute session - though that's not quite the workout that Nintendo promised.
“I guess anything is better than nothing, but we were a little bit underwhelmed with the exercise intensity of some of the exercises,” says Dr. John Porcari. “The Wii Fit is a very, very mild workout.”
Will Beyonce do better?
Via ACE
Contact Us:
The QJ.net Network |
 |
| Site | Feed |
| QJ.NET | RSS |
| Nintendo DS | RSS |
| PlayStation 3 | RSS |
| PSP Updates | RSS |
| Wii | RSS |
| Xbox 360 | RSS |
| MMORPG | RSS |
| Personal Computer Games | RSS |
| iPhone - iPod Touch | RSS |
| QJ.NET Forums | RSS |
Add QJ.NET
User Favorites - December
User Favorites - December
Categories
Archives
December 2009
November 2009
October 2009
September 2009
August 2009
July 2009
June 2009
May 2009
April 2009
March 2009
February 2009
January 2009
December 2008
November 2008
October 2008
September 2008
August 2008
July 2008
June 2008
May 2008
April 2008
March 2008
February 2008
January 2008
December 2007
November 2007
October 2007
September 2007
August 2007
July 2007
June 2007
May 2007
April 2007
March 2007
February 2007
January 2007
December 2006
November 2006
October 2006
September 2006
August 2006
July 2006
June 2006
May 2006
April 2006
March 2006
February 2006
January 2006
Comments
I've found the cure for obesity...its called a gym....go to the gym after work/college 4 times a week for a few months and your sorted....amazing the amount of people who sit on there ass eating ***** who do there 30 minute 'workout' on the wii fit and are surprised that they havent lost weight...lazy asses always looking for the easy way....hmmmm....After reading my post it seems very grumpy...I guess this is a subconcious hate of mine
..and while in tip-top shape, found it to be a nice complement to other types of workouts. I'm not sure why the AC of E would discourage folks from doing something. I did tend to scored well in the exercises, but much of the skills were for parts I didn't generally focus. For shame, council. This balance board can help folks.
Ever heard of going outside or a GYM?
Did we expected something else? I mean, seriously....
and for people too lazy (like me) there is another obesity cure: diet. Yeah, it won't enable you to show off your muscles, but at least you'll be slim.
Nintendo should make some game that encourages people to do sit-ups, I'd really buy that (cause doing them is really boring, but with a videogame would be much funnier). Or a wii game that includes 22 pounds weights (which would really replace a gym), but that's not really possible xD
Add New Comment