Wii games are dangerous and need to be pulled from store shelves.

[famousringo]

FOOD said:

Shanobi said:

FOOD said:
I do agree about the Wii Fit stuff. It simply isn't enough to make you lose weight efficiently. You'd have to go at it for hours on top of hours to burn a few calories. Go out and jog or something. Other than that, what kind of pansy gets injured by a Wii? Seriously? Weak people these days.

That's not true at all. Have you even used it?

I have, and I lost 12 pounds over the course of 8 weeks. It didn't take "hours and hours", but an hour every other day. I have freinds and family who use it regularly too, and they have lost weight, without "hours and hours" of time spent on it.

It's just an exercise supplement. Doing the Super Hula hoop alone will burn a ton of calories, FAST. Maybe you don't exercise, or watch calories, but you can burn calories without "hours and hours" of work.

But like I said, it's still not efficient enough. With the right diet and a good jog 6 days a week I could lose about 25 pounds in 8 weeks. I'd say even more, because I have done more, but that's really a minimum number I would bet. 

 

I'm sure you're correct that there are more effficient ways to go about weight loss. But it isn't really about efficiency, it's about doing something or doing nothing. Few people get motivated at the prospect of jogging 6 days a week (where I live, jogging outside is a pretty crappy experience for about half the year) or shelling out big money for an elliptical trainer.

Wii Fit lowers barriers to doing something about your fitness with a cheap pricetag and an array of features which help keep users motivated, including stat tracking, virtual trainers, performance feedback, and scoreboards.

I think it's great that you don't need any of this stuff to get motivated about your fitness, but I'm also glad that Wii Fit has helped motivate people close to me to be more active. Wii Fit is currently on its way to being the most-played game on my Wii and I think that's fantastic.