So have had a Wii since Christmas

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Bboid said:

famousringo said:

Bboid said:

Contrary to popular belief, you can wake up an hour earlier every morning and exercise for 30 minutes to lose weight without WiiFit.

 

There are also ways amuse yourself without playing video games. For some reason, people still buy video games, though. I'm sure there's no rational explanation why.

Of course Wii Fit isn't needed for exercise. Nothing is needed for excercise except working muscles, and nothing is going to do the exercise for you. Wii Fit isn't selling exercise, it's selling motivation. Virtual trainers, stat tracking and high scores help motivation a lot more than just making a new year's resolution and rolling back your alarm clock.

 

 

high scores = motivation = gratification?  If you need a virtual game to motivate you to have a healthier lifestyle there is a problem.  If you are using the program in conjunction with a workout routine, that is perfectly fine but in no way is Wiifit a healthy standalone workout routine.  People should exercise and practice Yoga for REAL reasons, not for high scores and instant gratification.  Same goes for the gaming music industry.

 

Why do you think that "real" reasons (by which I assume you mean health, fitness, and attractiveness, since these are the usual reasons why people want to work out) and amusement reasons are mutually exclusive? How does getting a high score invalidate the fact that I burned a hundred calories?

What's wrong with being amused while getting fit?