Players swapping gym membership for Wii Fit

That_Whore - 606 days 5 hours ago

ROFL!!!

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Kholinar - 606 days 6 hours ago

In the end, the best exercise tool/type is one you use. If they don't go to the gym frequently anyway and WF will promote regular exercise then it's good. If they don't do either then buying wiifit is a way cheaper waste of money than a gym membership.

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mccomber - 606 days 4 hours ago

Their comment would have likely read "I never use my membership anyway, so..." or something like that. The WiiFit will be great for people who get ZERO exercise now, but it's not a replacement for going to the gym, or likely even going for a brisk walk.

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Gondee - 606 days ago

Yeah, good thinking. Most people never use it. I saw a test of the wii fit and they said that it didnt help them lose weight. For that they would have to use it several hours a day and work very hard.

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ItsDubC - 606 days 5 hours ago

Maybe so, but there's not really any funfactor involved in trying to maintain balance on a bus or subway. Aside from simple exercises, WiiFit also has games to help strengthen a person's core and improve balance. As w/ any game tho, the funfactor of these games is subjective.

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Kholinar - 606 days 5 hours ago

It has exercises outside that realm. Read this http://www.n4g.com/wii/News... for info.

Feel free to disagree, I think that people are getting hung up on their perception of the balance board.

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Dark_Vendetta - 606 days 4 hours ago

That excectly what I wanted to see. How can you even think about it??

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Kholinar - 606 days 5 hours ago

And how many consumers need that sort of workout? Way overboard. And sit-ups? Really? Only one third of the movement is effective for your abs. Again, way overboard.

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LevDog - 606 days 5 hours ago

YA situps.. Doesnt matter that its 1 3rd.. situps burn more calories for the simple fact it keeps your heart rate up more than crunches, Cause I think crunches are where you were going with that..

And yes in todays world and all the crap everyone eats a 2 mile run 200 situps and wieght training is really the only way to say in shape..

balancing on a boogey board wont do much for you sorry

Your prolly gonna say next.. People dont have time for that rite..

well if they have time to play Wii fit you have time for everything I said.. cause you can get all that done in an hour.. prolly less time than you would play Wii fit

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Kholinar - 606 days 5 hours ago

Yep. Great way to keep fit. Keep eating what you're eating, then (because of that) do a strenuous and unproductive workout to maintain heart health while preparing yourself for hip replacements and back-surgery. In addition, doing a workout like that while continuing to eat actually puts you at more risk because more heart muscle + a heart attack = massive heart tissue damage.

Come on. For most people 20 minutes of raising their heart rate is all they need plus a better diet. The whole uber-fitness trend is overblown.

Saying wiifit is uneffective because people eat crap is like saying cars are unsafe because people drive drunk.

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LevDog - 606 days 5 hours ago

Ok easy I know that a better diet helps alot.. What im saying is... THE WAY PEOPLE EAT NOWADAYS YOU NEED TO DO MORE THAN WIIFIT..

DO you honestly see people eating better and playing Wiifit.. prolly not.. Im saying you need that uber-fitness to burn the calories 90% of people consume in todays everythings fast fried and greasy food.. Am I wrong?

So these people cancel their gym membership (this is for the regulars that go) and get Wii fit.. Still eating like crap and soda blah blah.. You think they are actually gonna get in shape OR "FIT"???

or are you saying that they will change their diet just because they got wii fit?? haha come on

I dont know you.. You can be any size and just saying 20 mins is good for you.. cause your happy where you at.. but if you want to be actually fit and in shape.. you have to do way more than 20 min.. WAY MORE

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Kholinar - 606 days 5 hours ago

"Ok easy I know that a better diet helps alot.. What im saying is... THE WAY PEOPLE EAT NOWADAYS YOU NEED TO DO MORE THAN WIIFIT..

DO you honestly see people eating better and playing Wiifit.. prolly not.. Im saying you need that uber-fitness to burn the calories 90% of people consume in todays everythings fast fried and greasy food.. Am I wrong? "

If all you want to do is burn calories, sure. But you won't be healthy.

"So these people cancel their gym membership (this is for the regulars that go) and get Wii fit.. Still eating like crap and soda blah blah.. You think they are actually gonna get in shape OR "FIT"??? "

No, but neither will they be healthy with a uber workout. They'll just be setting themselves up for a massive heart attack.

"or are you saying that they will change their diet just because they got wii fit?? haha come on"

Nope. I'm saying they cannot be fit regardless of workout without a dietary change. And that, with a dietary change, I believe that cardio and aerobics are enough for a lot of people.

"I dont know you.. You can be any size and just saying 20 mins is good for you.. cause your happy where you at.. but if you want to be actually fit and in shape.. you have to do way more than 20 min.. WAY MORE"

Depends on your goals. For example, if I ran 2 miles every time I went to the gym I'd gain 0 muscle. 10 minutes or so is all I need at a reasonable heart rate to warm up. More than that would be counterproductive. (Plus, again, running is uber bad for joints) I do have a couple of longer periods of cardio a couple times per week... Anyway, my workout takes much longer because I have to wait long periods between sets as my body type is naturally at about 6'2", 160 lbs. To maintain the extra weight I've put on requires different approach from a runner, for example. Who would not want to stop for very long between sets. But muscle gain is very different from health, even in my case. I'm honestly thinking of changing back to my original body type and emphasizing cardio. That'll mean more long runs like you talked about in the short term so my added weight doesn't turn to fat, but later it'll massively decrease the length of my workout.

For most, they're worried about heart health and a basic energy that will vitalize their day to day life, not in their measurements. For them 20 minutes is generally fine, though everyone's different.

The point is to be healthy though, not to counteract bad habits. Working out because of terrible lifestyle choices is like taking barbiturates and stimulants alternately. It may keep you going for a while but it'll kill you dead sooner in most cases than just doing one or the other.

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LevDog - 606 days 4 hours ago

Ok we are saying like the same thing.. but arguing about it... haha.. Cause I agree with the whole diet thing for sure.. you have to do one and the other..

what am saying is.. 90% of the US doesnt eat right.. even the gym most gym rats.. thats why Im saying a uber workout as you put it would be used.. I mean working out and not eating good is better than not working and eating bad

Again these people who canceled their membership, are most likly taking the easy way out thinking they will get the same results.. even though they wont.. so they will be doing less and prolly eating the same crap.. Thats all Ive been trying to say

At no point did I say eating bad and working out is good.. Its better than nothing yes.. but I was saying thats how most people work.. Eat bad and work out and think its ok..

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Kholinar - 606 days 3 hours ago

It's cool.

I just think we get too hyped up about exercise when we could really just lead more active lives and eat right. Working out is the product of living inactive lives and then trying to compensate by squeezing it in at the gym. Companies profit off of this behavior, so you don't hear a lot of negative about it, but it's actually very damaging on joints and counterproductive in other ways. So to me wiifit and uber workouts fall into the same category, even if one does more than the other, they both compensate for us just living in a mal-behaved culture that values squeezing more and more stress and work into less and less time with no time to exist.

And don't even get me started on food. I just really believe with a healthy diet and movement beyond the office, we'd be healthy, fit and in shape without some sort of self-torture at the gym every night.

Wiifit, I think, could be good if people would get the rest of their lives straight. I don't want to do uber workouts all my life. That's making the cure worse than the disease.

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