Wii, Wii, Wii
July 21st, 2008 at 06:24pm Mike DeDoncker
I’ll have some interesting reading in the next couple of days because my July/August issue of ACE Fitness Matters arrived today with a cover article on a study of the effectiveness of working out with a Nintendo Wii.
This happens on a day when the delivery editor for HealthyRockford.com, Collin Quick, and I went to Janesville to begin reporting on a series about workouts with the Wii.
Our first subject is Sarrina Phoenix, who works in Rockford, and her enthusiasm about the workout was just to infectious to miss. And, from what we heard today, a woman who has never been able to stick to a workout in her life is on the way to some serious weight loss and — if she isn’t careful — a much healthier lifestyle than she has ever had.
We’re hyped about the story and we have at least two more pieces of it to put together, so look for it some time in the next week or so.
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2 Comments Add your own
1. Tom | August 12th, 2008 at 7:02 am
Neither the article in the paper or the Wii website help explain HOW this thing works. What does it do? Has anyone used it?
2. Mike DeDoncker | August 12th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
Tom: I’m sorry that we didn’t do a better job of explaining the Wii Fit to you. I’ll give it another try.
1. It requires a Wii console, which hooks up to your television not unlike a VCR. The console has sensors inside which will react with a hand-held controller (think about the size of a remote control) or a board (looks something like a bathroom scale) on the floor.
2. Using either the controller or the board, depending on which activity you are doing, you interact with what is happening on the TV screen.
3. The Wii Fit console senses what you do and tells you how you are doing by using an on-screen figure (looks something like a cartoon person) that speaks to you.
4. All of the above requires you to set the game up properly but, without trying to get overly technical, that’s about it.
Yes, we saw several people use these successfully as an exercise tool and they are becoming very popular across the country.
I hope this helps.
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