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vaio on 08 June 2008

Washington Post: "Wii Fit be damned"


In an article written to encourage readers to continue to jog and run during the summer months despite the heat, The Washington Post's Jim Hage takes a dig at Wii Fit, suggesting that any outdoor exercise is better than a session of Nintendo's exer-gaming software:

"If we run shorter distances during the summer, go more slowly and stop more often for water or even rest, we're doing much more than those who channel surf or play computer games, Wii Fit be damned."

Harsh. And again the argument over the credibility of Wii Fit as an exercise tool arises.

http://www.balanceboardblog.com/2008/06/washington-post-wii-fit-be-damned.html 

 



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twesterm on 08 June 2008
vaio said:

Washington Post: "Wii Fit be damned"


In an article written to encourage readers to continue to jog and run during the summer months despite the heat, The Washington Post's Jim Hage takes a dig at Wii Fit, suggesting that any outdoor exercise is better than a session of Nintendo's exer-gaming software:

"If we run shorter distances during the summer, go more slowly and stop more often for water or even rest, we're doing much more than those who channel surf or play computer games, Wii Fit be damned."

Harsh. And again the argument over the credibility of Wii Fit as an exercise tool arises.

http://www.balanceboardblog.com/2008/06/washington-post-wii-fit-be-damned.html

 


Wouldn't frequent stops and water breaks be bad considering that lowers your heart rate?



 

papflesje on 08 June 2008

Wouldn't frequent stops and water breaks be bad considering that lowers your heart rate?


You could consider it to be interval-training.

If you do it correctly (for example: run 5 minutes, rest one, run 5 minutes, rest one, run 5 minutes), then it's better for your physical endurance.



vaio on 08 June 2008

It didn´t make nay sence to me either thats why I posted it to see what you guys thought.

Anyone interested in wiifit should use this site they have some good articles about various subjects relating to Wiifit.



Vaio - "Bury me at Milanello"      R.I.P AC Milan

In the 60's, people took acid to make the world weird.
Now the world is weird  and people take Prozac  to make it normal.

If laughing is the best medicine and marijuana makes you laugh

Is marijuana the best medicine?

"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."

“If any creator has not played Mario, then they’re probably not a good creator. That’s something I can say with 100 percent confidence. Mario is, for game creators, the development bible.

Kasz216 on 08 June 2008
vaio said:
It didn´t make nay sence to me either thats why I posted it to see what you guys thought.

Anyone interested in wiifit should use this site they have some good articles about various subjects relating to Wiifit.

 That's what he was saying... even if your exercise sucks it's better then wii-fit.  Because in the summer you might run less then you would work out inside due to things like air conditioning.

Ignoring the Wii-Fit running thing anwyay. 



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The_vagabond7 on 08 June 2008

meh, using is believing. I just got off my new wii-fit and I'm exhausted.



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vaio on 08 June 2008
Kasz216 said:
vaio said:
It didn´t make nay sence to me either thats why I posted it to see what you guys thought.

Anyone interested in wiifit should use this site they have some good articles about various subjects relating to Wiifit.

 That's what he was saying... even if your exercise sucks it's better then wii-fit.  Because in the summer you might run less then you would work out inside due to things like air conditioning.

Ignoring the Wii-Fit running thing anwyay. 


That´s assuming you do exercise at all and assuming wiifit doesn´t help at all then maybe just maybe he is right.

If you take in to account people that don´t like excercise outside so others can see them or people that are time constrained then wiifit is ideal.

I also get the impression he didn´t try it enough or at all and bases his comments on the usual games are bad for you myth.



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In the 60's, people took acid to make the world weird.
Now the world is weird  and people take Prozac  to make it normal.

If laughing is the best medicine and marijuana makes you laugh

Is marijuana the best medicine?

"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."

“If any creator has not played Mario, then they’re probably not a good creator. That’s something I can say with 100 percent confidence. Mario is, for game creators, the development bible.

vaio on 08 June 2008
Soriku said:


Meh, the article sounds like a joke to me.

Yes it does but what gets me is that as far as I know Washington post is or should be a respactable news paper. I might be wrong cause I am not American and it could be a joke news paper but as far as I know it is respectable.



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In the 60's, people took acid to make the world weird.
Now the world is weird  and people take Prozac  to make it normal.

If laughing is the best medicine and marijuana makes you laugh

Is marijuana the best medicine?

"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."

“If any creator has not played Mario, then they’re probably not a good creator. That’s something I can say with 100 percent confidence. Mario is, for game creators, the development bible.