| finalsquall said: Wii fit will be good as it can start to motivate people to consider their health and begin to do things. You Wii fit fans should actually record and show us other gamers if it does work. My main interest is not if it works or not - but how many people will still be using Wii fit. I'm going to make a thread in a few months to see if people who brought it still use it and if they have lost weight and are fitter and healthier. The best way to keep fit/lose weight is a well balanced diet and regular exercise. Well that being said I gtta have a healthy brekky and go for my morning walk - in the real world. :P I don't want everything I do in life to be around technology and gaming now do I :P See you in the real world people :P |
The question will not be whether a significant number will give up and stuck it in a closet because I can assure you that they will. The question will be whether the rate is any higher than it is for gym attendance, sticking to a diet, using your Bowflex, or staying with Jenny Craig. All fitness and weight loss programs have a high failure rate. They just provide a tool but you always have to provide the will.
And yes Captain Obviously Fit, I have heard rumors that a well balanced diet and regular exercise is the best way. I am glad that you are able to do so without any extra tools or encouragement. Regrettably, not everyone is so blessed with your resolve. Most people don't try to become overweight, or aspire to being unfit; they just aren't successful at preventing it or reversing it. Some people have such a hard time finding a way that they resort to the drastic and very expensive option of surgery.
So if some people want to invest the comparatively small sum or $90 on Wii Fit because they feel it may help motivate them and entertain them enough to keep coming back, let them try. Don't be quite so quick to judge their methods but applaud that they are making the effort at all.
