Weight Watchers studies health benefits of the Wii
There is an article published on Weight Watchers’ website that discusses the physical benefits of playing sports and fitnesss related games on the Nintendo Wii. The article cites research done at the Liverpool John Moores University in England that reported a 156% increase in energy expenditure in players of the Wii over their resting values (i.e. values when sitting and playing other gaming system).
The author, Steve Genge, ran his own unofficial study where he first played the Wii for forty-five minutes a day, five days a week. He focused on full games in the sports genre, training games and then topped it off with a fitness challenge.
Genge reports that he was pleasantly surprised by the amount of weight he lost in following this routine and sticking to the Weight Watchers Core Plan. So much in fact that he posed the challenge to his fellow office mates, which lead to a mini “Wii-lypics” in the office conference room. (What a job!)
Mr. Genge’s admittedly unscientific evaluation supported the conclusion of the academic study.
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I read that article too on Weight Watchers. Excellent blog entry, thanks.
on March 18, 2008 at 07:31 PM - LINKWell the benefits of the Wii surely just come down to the calories you burn mcuh like any other physical activity. It does help that it’s a whole lot more fun though i must agree
on March 19, 2008 at 05:01 PM - LINK