A lot of people have the best intentions when it comes to a regular exercise regime, but sticking to it is another matter. With America's obesity epidemic, it's more important that ever to think outside of the box and find what works for you when it comes to exercise. Could America find this in the form of a video game console?
When the Nintendo Wii came out at the end of 2006, I thought it was a lot of hype. I quickly got bored of Wii Sports and was pretty sure that the people saying the Wii was a new kind of "active" video gaming experience weren't exactly hard-core athletes. Given this perception and just the difficulty of finding one, I hadn't really considered getting a Wii...until now.
Fast forward to last month when Wii Fit was released in North America. With the introduction of an interactive fitness experience and the Wii Balance Board, the Wii has turned into a virtual personal trainer. With a variety of activities like yoga, strength training, aerobics, and balancing exercises, there's tons of things to keep even the most anti-exercise person entertained.
Wii Fit is just the beginning of using the Wii for fitness. Jillian Michaels from The Biggest Loser is putting her name on a boot-camp style game, Jillian Michaels' Fitness Ultimatum 2009, due out for Christmas. Likely to be more challening than Fit, this game may open up even serious athletes to the idea of using the Wii to keep in shape. Also, Electronic Arts announced that they are developing a more Western-style fitness game as opposed to the Fit's Eastern approach. read more »
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