Healthy Living
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Wii Fit is living up to its name: One dude lost 15 pounds in 41 days
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I kind of
love scientific
experiments in closely monitored,
carefully guarded environments, because I'm seriously an armchair psychologist, but I also find that
real life trials are just as important. After all, we're not living in a hermetically sealed bubble (unless you are, and if so, um...hello!).
It so happens that this gentleman did an experiment, using his
Wii Fit like a piece of gym equipment each night and has lost
15 pounds in 41 days.
He promises that he didn't otherwise change his lifestyle whatsoever,
as he wanted to truly monitor how much effect the addition of the Wii
Fit would have on his weight and
overall fitness. As it happens, he also did a similar experiment using
Wii Sports
a few years ago and in the same time period, presumably under the same
conditions, lost 9 pounds. All of which makes me even that much more
interested in getting one of these little doohickeys in our house.
As long as it doesn't
repeatedly call me "fatso," we'll be fine.
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Posted by HeatherP Fri Jun 27, 2008 9:08pm PDT
My husband and I just picked up a Wii Fit today, and we're having a lot of fun with it so far. The only thing I don't like much about it is the fact that you can only set up to a 22 pound weight loss. I'm trying to lose the 30 pounds of pregnancy weight I gained (I had my son 5 weeks ago) and it would have been nice if I could have set that goal. I highly recommend getting a copy... the 90 dollars was well worth it!
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Posted by Erica Fri Jun 27, 2008 9:09pm PDT
I got the Wii Fit 2 weeks ago, and love it. Not to mention I've also lost 5lbs since. The best part is I've learned new excersizes I can do even when I am without my Wii. It's very motivating and fun. Highly recommended!!!
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Posted by chngb Sat Jun 28, 2008 11:00am PDT
Hi this sound good may i know where can i but this ?
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Posted by jonathan h Sat Jun 28, 2008 11:57am PDT
Too sensitive those brits. What's wrong with Fatso? Or fatty? Or lardass?
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Posted by user Sat Jun 28, 2008 6:49pm PDT
I love mine! I have lost 4 lbs and my husband lost 6! Not bad. And it's really fun! Plenty to do. I only needed to lose 10-12 lbs but I really needed to get toned and in shape. One flight of stairs would have me breathless before. I also have a mini-stairclimber and before Wii fit, I barely made it to 5 minutes. I struggled to make it five minutes. Yesterday I did 10 minutes and wasn't even breathless! I was SO happy! GO WII FIT!!!!!
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Posted by darajalal Sun Jun 29, 2008 2:45am PDT
TESE INFORMATION ARE VERY USEFULL FOR EVERY ONE
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Posted by darajalal Sun Jun 29, 2008 2:45am PDT
TESE INFORMATION ARE VERY USEFULL FOR EVERY ONE
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Posted by Terry Sun Jun 29, 2008 8:14am PDT
ISAY YOU GO PEOPLE GET UP AND GET FIT!!!! great job!!!
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Posted by mia Sun Jun 29, 2008 9:41pm PDT
i bought one and my son sweats like crazy. luv it
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Posted by JANET Mon Jun 30, 2008 4:58am PDT
HOW CAN I GET ONE I LIVE IN NIGERIA, ABUJA THE FEDERAL CAPITAL
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