Nintendo Wii - Best way to lose weight?

Posted on Wednesday, January 17 2007 @ 17:41 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck

An editor from a Nintendo Wii site decided to check out which effect a Wii has on your health. He started playing Wii Sports six weeks ago for about 30 minutes a day, while keeping all normal activity and eating habits.

The result? He lost 9 pounds (4kg) in six weeks time! Pretty amazing.

For most people this is their most anticipated category. To be honest, I was genuinely surprised by my end results, so I’ll just get right to it. I lost 9lbs! Obviously this doesn’t compare to Jared and the Subway diet, but I started out at a weight that I’ve been at for the past 2 years. My weight has really never fluctuated from 180lbs. in those two years, this makes the weight loss that much more of an accomplishment for me, considering I did not change anything I ate or did. Also, this experiment took place during the holiday season, where I ate holiday dinners like I normally would and drank what I would normally would have drank.

Check it out at Wii Nintendo.

Here's a YouTube video compilation of his experiment:

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Thomas De Maesschalck

Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.

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Re: Nintendo Wii - Best way to lose weight?
by Anonymous on Thursday, January 18 2007 @ 0:04 CET

Mm.. Maybe I should get a Wii too to drop some weight..

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