http://www.shrinkgeek.com/2009/11/20/nintendo-wii-coming-to-sports-authority/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:55:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.shrinkgeek.com/2009/11/20/nintendo-wii-coming-to-sports-authority/comment-page-1/#comment-694 Adrienne Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:47:33 +0000 http://www.shrinkgeek.com/?p=2159#comment-694 eeeh, not sure you have much to worry about. Most people in the "fitness world" (or jock world, if you must...) have the view that the Wii fit and sports games are either for previously sedentary people (fit), or just for goofing around with friends (sports). The most recent issue of American Council on Exercise's publication "Fitness Matters" had an article outlining some testing they did with the Wii Fit that showed how most of the exercises on there were simply too mild for most people looking to improve their fitness level - unless they are coming from a purely sedentary lifestyle, an injury, or elderly. Something though, is always better than nothing. Link to PDF document of said study: www.acefitness.org/getfit/studies/WiiFit102009.pdf eeeh, not sure you have much to worry about. Most people in the “fitness world” (or jock world, if you must…) have the view that the Wii fit and sports games are either for previously sedentary people (fit), or just for goofing around with friends (sports). The most recent issue of American Council on Exercise’s publication “Fitness Matters” had an article outlining some testing they did with the Wii Fit that showed how most of the exercises on there were simply too mild for most people looking to improve their fitness level – unless they are coming from a purely sedentary lifestyle, an injury, or elderly. Something though, is always better than nothing.
Link to PDF document of said study:
http://www.acefitness.org/getfit/studies/WiiFit102009.pdf

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