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Radioactive IT Lose weight and become fitter by Wii-ing a lot.
Radioactive IT Lose weight and become fitter by Wii-ing a lot. | Lose weight and become fitter by Wii-ing a lot. |
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| by Mike Bantick | |
| Thursday, 18 January 2007 | |
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Page 2 of 2 His conclusions are not surprising to me, as I said, if you really get into the whole physical Wii experience, some sweat can be raised. Especially in Wii Sports boxing, just the nature of the sport can leave you gasping for air. After six weeks and 21 hours of vigorous Wii Sportage he reported the following results in summary. A weight loss of around 9 lbs A Body Mass Index reduction from 25.2 to 24.0, more importantly his waist size was reduced from 34.5 inches to 31 inches. The biggest calorie burner was Boxing (told you). Churning through 125 calories in a 15 minute period. Body fat percentage reduced from 19% to 17.2% Heart rate (resting) down from 82 to 68 One dead “girl friends laptop” that was too close to the back swing during Wii Sports bowling, and some general soreness in the first few days. For myself this is a fascinating experiment on one way to use the Nintendo Wii console as a force for good in our society. For years now, video gaming has been blamed for a lot of society ills, such as obesity. It is stories like this that can turn the tide of opinion. I would like to see this process extend to other platforms. Why can’t we see in the future something along this type of game design? A first person shooter that can be played online against others around the world with one twist, on screen player performance is dependent on data loaded in from something like an exercise heart rate monitor. The players on screen avatar could have a physical build likeness to the actual player, plus performance data as supplied byt the HRM or other medical devices. This would directly translate in game to sprint speed, jumping ability, stamina etcetera. Of course it could be abused, but that is not the point. For honest, dedicated, interested players, it could provide an outlet in gaming directly linked to their real life that would encourage a healthy approach to living. The full report can be found here. {moscomment}
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