Playing Wii is Not Exercise, Say Scientists

I've lost 28 pounds in about 16 weeks doing 15-30 minutes of wiifit daily, I don't do any other exercise

Com Has High Completion Rates When Consumers Select the. Have fun eating up whatever crap MS hands you. Maybe I just get really into it. but the wii is still no substatute for good old exersize. That will get those kids thinned down. they waste money on finding out if a wii helps excercise r not instead of finding a cure to breast cancer or somethng. But at least doing it via the Wii is more fun than sitting on a stationary bike. I was so sore this morning I could barely pick up a gallon of milk.Greetings I am so glad I found your site, I really found you by accident, while I was browsing on Bing for something else, Regardless I am here now and would just like to say thanks for a fantastic post and a all round enjoyable blog (I also love the theme/design), I don’t have time to browse it all at the moment but I have bookmarked it and also added in your RSS feeds, so when I have time I will be back to read more, Please do keep up the superb work.

the the dumb wii is not exercise x-box 360 brings you more in too the games so wii 0 ponts x-box 360 100000000000000000000 ponts

I disagree. I played the boxing game on the Wii for about an hour one day at a friends house and let me tell you, it sure felt like exercise to me. Now if you siimply sit and do the hand motions than no, it's not exercise, but if you get up and get into the game, than it definitley gives your heart rate a boost.

I don't think the Wii was made as an alternative to exercise!!! The Wii is an entertaining way to get everyone in the family together and play some decent fun games.

Everybody knows that a wii isn't an actual exercise. It's just a game like every other one. Big whoop.

Damn! I dropped my membership to Lifetime Fitness for nothing!

Ever try wii boxing? I go to the gym and work out numerous times a week and I guarantee that wii boxing is a cardio workout!

It gets you off your backside doesn't it?
Beats the hell outta getting carpal tunal from some stupid handheld PS3 controller.

We need scientists to figure this out. These must be the same geniuses as the ones connected to the fake global cooling/warming hoax.

Yea, its better than nothing as the saying goes. And yea brandon your an Xbox fanboy, so what. Have fun eating up whatever crap MS hands you. You're a tard for posting that fanboy BS.

Oh yea, it's "into" and you should look up the different uses for to, too and two...tard.

I can't believe that entirely. Surely the Wii isn't actual exercise, but just 12 more calories per hour than sitting on your butt? If you get into the tennis game and move around a bit, it's a decent amount of activity. Maybe I just get really into it. And I'm a fairly active person (run 3 miles a few times a week).

I would imagine it probably depends on how you play it...

Rock on jer! Your right about brandon and he is a fanboy. but the wii is still no substatute for good old exersize.

i dont play wii for excercise anyway, i play for fun factor. and brandon,is that why the wii has outsold the xbox 3 to 1 ???

Masturbation can burn up to 200 calories. Maybe Wii should design a game that combines their measly 60 calories with a little self love. That will get those kids thinned down. LOL

I've had more fun playing the Wii for 24 hours (got it for Christmas) then I have playing most other consoles for years. Xbox360 with its derivative gameplay and red ring of death and PS3 with its overpriced 2 good games are both underwhelming more of the same. Kudos to Nintendo for thinking "outside the box"!

Obviously they have never seen me and my cousin play Wii Tennis.

man scientists r idiots. they waste money on finding out if a wii helps excercise r not instead of finding a cure to breast cancer or somethng. duh it doesn't help excercise. scientsts need lives, not acess to abunch of money to waste it on this crap. they're morons

Actually, I dropped 20 lbs doing 30 minutes of Wii per night (try the boxing and tennis) and one hour of DDR each weekend. And, using a heart monitor, I found that I was burning 250 calories in that half hour of Wii playing. If you just stand there and shake the Wii-mote, no you're not burning many calories. But if you actually move around--then you burn calories. :) It's just like anything else exercise-related--you have to move. But at least doing it via the Wii is more fun than sitting on a stationary bike.

Peace.

I agree Girl. WII gets you moving. Not just your fingers.