Wii Fit is For the Biggest Loser in All of Us
By Beth in Entertainment, Tech, pop culture, Web 2.0, Nintendo Wii on April 19 2008
Set to be released in May, Wii Fit is already making headlines with its slew of aerobic exercises designed to get even the most inactive/dormant of couch potatoes off the proverbial couch. The system can support up to 660 lbs of weight (although it stops measuring activity after 330 lbs) and features the following activities:
Strength-training exercises, including a push-up/yoga combo (which sounds devilishly difficult), single-leg extensions, arm/leg lifts, a variety of squats and lunges, and side planks (ouch). There’s also plenty of aerobic action, including steps, runs, and rhythm boxing. Then there’s the yoga, complete with your standard deep breathing, half moons, a potpourri of poses, you name it.
For soccer fans waiting for some sort of fix, the new Wii Fit boasts a soccer ball head-butting game. Head trauma aside, rave reviews and a price tag of ? (yet to be publicized), Nintendo’s new game package has already sold 1.4 million systems in Japan alone.
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