Just buy a wii, people.

Keep in mind that this is part of standard work out with a qaulified trainer. So it's more a tool than a toy. So there not paying to play on the Wii. They are adding it to the standard training.

Hye everybody I have a Wii at my place, 100$ to come and play it, its less then at the gym!!!!!

110 bucks for a workout that's less "effective" than a real one? No thx...
Wii fit is good, but c'mon, for example for that price, you can get 3 month pool pass and have a decent workout during this time and still have some money left.

3 months >>>>>>>>>....(repeat ">" 1000 times).....>>>>>> 1 hour

Seems like a lot of people aren't reading the article. It's just being used along with other parts of the workout.

"Evans combines Wii Sport games, like boxing, tennis, golf and dodge ball, with the real thing.

For instance, in her boxing class, her clients first put on real gloves and learn to throw jabs, crosses and hooks. And in between these real punches and cardio drills, they get to play the game."

To say they're paying 110 dollars for the Wii is like saying someone is paying 110 dollars an hour to stand still between drills.


The fact that trainers see it as a part of a workout program seems to show it has some very real health benefits.

from the article.

"For instance, Wii Boxing burns an average of 7.2 calories per minute, compared to 10.2 calories in actual sparring."

people are stupid confirmed

Its actually not that surprising at all in my opinion ...

My local gym charges $60 for their personal trainers who have only completed a (very) basic personal training course offered by the franchise that the gym belongs to; I know a lot more about fitness and nutrition than many/most of the personal trainers at the gym (and that's not saying much). An experienced personal trainer with a physical education or kinesiology degree can set you back $100 to $200 per hour depending on their reputation.

Now it may sound crazy that people would pay that much to just use the Wii, but with people's heart rates hiting 140 bpm I highly doubt they are "Just" playing Wii Sports ... More likely it is Wii Sports or Wii Fit being used between other excercises. I could be wrong, but I suspect most people who are paying for this service would do so they could learn how to work out much better at home using the Wii (and Wii Fit) that they already own.

Just so that you have something to try if you own Wii Fit and want a better work-out ... Get an aerobics step from your local Walmart (they are not that expensive) and between strength excercises I want you to run in place, do jumping jacks, do step up and down on the stairs (forward or sideways), do burpies, or any other aerobic excercise you can think of for 90 seconds.

Wow... that seems like quite a ripoff =/

Does not matter. It's still a ripoff. Such a job as personal trainer shouldn't be payed more than $10-15 an hour.

Right ...

Being that a personal trainer will have a bigger impact on your physical, mental and emotional health than (pretty much) any doctor why should they be paid less than a general labourer?

The truth is that a good personal trainer, registered dietician or nutritionist are worth every penny they charge. Even the poorly educated hacks that are employed by most gyms bring knowledge about proper form, and provide enough motivation, to be worth well more than your price range.