THIS IS SUCH BULLSH!T and I don't care about getting low ranked... PENN AND TELLER NEED TO PRESENT WII FIT FOR THE BULL IT IS.
If you STOPPED EATING FATTENING FOODS and decreased your daily caloric intake to 1600 calories, you could lose twice as much weight SAFELY without needing that plastic piece of garbage.
If you WALKED 2 miles daily at the end of your day, you'd lose twice as much weight without that PLASTIC PIECE OF CRAP. and you've save over $100.
Wii Fit is a crutch for stupid people who think their nintendo is gonna change their lives. I bet that guy will gain back all that weight and then some after he puts that balance board in his closet due to lack of good software for it. He'll probably gain another10 pounds extra.
I think you expect too much out of people, from his first picture, all that guy would have to do to lose that kind of weight is leave his office chair and drive to the park and sit around and cut his soda pop intake by half. Maybe go for a bike ride a couple times a week???
I know from my own personal workout regimen, I would actually lose performance and gain some fat if I lowered myself to the wii workout...
Also, I think is is still kinda fat to weigh 176 lbs with those chicken legs and biceptless arms. If he is gonna go with that scrawny weakling sort of body structure he still needs to lose another 20lbs an go for a long distance runner look.
And oh look, he discovered that your muscles bulge when you work out and it feels good;) Maybe he isn't hopeless after all?
Yeah, because walking 2 miles is the epitome of fun. Last time I went walking, I nearly crapped my pants with glee. God forbid people try to have fun and work out at the same time. Also, walking and exercise alone will not work your core stabilizers the way yoga and a balance board can. These muscles are important for naturally pulling in the abdomen and for athletic performance.
The fun workout is the one that people will keep doing. But, by all means keep crying about it.
"I bet that guy will gain back all that weight and then some after he puts that balance board in his closet due to lack of good software for it."
Very likely true. And I don't think that anyone is either implying, or is under the delusion, that WiiFit has some magical weight loss powers...the dude hisself ADMITTED ANY EXERCISE ROUTINE would probably accomplish the same thing.
I think the bigger point is that over the 45 days of the test he DIDN'T put that balance board back in the closet. You know all those AB workout devices you see in infomercials ? Guess what, virtually all of them work (accept that on that looks like a crossbow...that's just stupid)...IF you actually use them regularly and eat a healthy diet. Trouble is, most people don't stick with them, because they're really any more enjoyable than doing regular old isometric crunches (which truth to be told are just as effective as any gimmick). But if the WiiFit adds a fun factor that keeps people on track...they'll see results they might not have otherwise.
Call it a cruch, call it a gimmick, but if it helps people shed a little weight and spend less time rotting their minds with daytime TV, where I ask you is the harm ?
Actually Flashpoint, the point isn't that Wii Fit will make you lose weight any more quickly or efficiently than walking or biking or jogging. The point is that it's actually fun to use because it's a "game". If you can get some lazy ass gamer off his couch to play, and as a side effect, he sheds a few lbs and his heart gets just a little bit healthier, that's a good thing. There's something to be said about standing up playing Wii Fit vs. sitting on your ass playing Halo. While the former may not be a miracle weight loss program, it's certainly better than the latter. And any form of exercise (especially with the stat tracking) does make you think more about your health and lifestyle. Perhaps Wii Fit will encourage those lazy ass gamers to get into more intensive exercise.
I think it was pretty clear in the article and to everyone reading it that Wii Fitt isn't magical or anything. Any caloric deficit is going to cause weight loss, sure. Some people just might have a bit more fun doing it in their living rooms with friendly animated characters encouraging them on and pretty charts and graphs.
I think the problem here is that people are diluted into the idea that one size fits all for people on a diet.
Man, increased activity in the legs and upper extremities may increase blood flow in some people, allowing their metabolisms to use the body fat stored in them more efficiently.
Works for some people. Personally, i tried lean cuisine, lost 40 pounds. Then, i added in a little movement, (wii fit, skating, swimming) and lost another 10 and gained a little muscle.
Like everything else in life, different smokes for different folks.
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THIS IS SUCH BULLSH!T and I don't care about getting low ranked... PENN AND TELLER NEED TO PRESENT WII FIT FOR THE BULL IT IS.
If you STOPPED EATING FATTENING FOODS and decreased your daily caloric intake to 1600 calories, you could lose twice as much weight SAFELY without needing that plastic piece of garbage.
If you WALKED 2 miles daily at the end of your day, you'd lose twice as much weight without that PLASTIC PIECE OF CRAP. and you've save over $100.
Wii Fit is a crutch for stupid people who think their nintendo is gonna change their lives. I bet that guy will gain back all that weight and then some after he puts that balance board in his closet due to lack of good software for it. He'll probably gain another10 pounds extra.
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Flashpoint,
I think you expect too much out of people, from his first picture, all that guy would have to do to lose that kind of weight is leave his office chair and drive to the park and sit around and cut his soda pop intake by half. Maybe go for a bike ride a couple times a week???
I know from my own personal workout regimen, I would actually lose performance and gain some fat if I lowered myself to the wii workout...
Also, I think is is still kinda fat to weigh 176 lbs with those chicken legs and biceptless arms. If he is gonna go with that scrawny weakling sort of body structure he still needs to lose another 20lbs an go for a long distance runner look.
And oh look, he discovered that your muscles bulge when you work out and it feels good;) Maybe he isn't hopeless after all?
Flashpoint....
You just never learn do you?
You're not getting low ranked because of what you said. You're getting low ranked because of how you said it.
You're not wrong. You're just a douche.
@Flashpoint
Yeah, because walking 2 miles is the epitome of fun. Last time I went walking, I nearly crapped my pants with glee. God forbid people try to have fun and work out at the same time. Also, walking and exercise alone will not work your core stabilizers the way yoga and a balance board can. These muscles are important for naturally pulling in the abdomen and for athletic performance.
The fun workout is the one that people will keep doing. But, by all means keep crying about it.
@Flashpoint
"I bet that guy will gain back all that weight and then some after he puts that balance board in his closet due to lack of good software for it."
Very likely true. And I don't think that anyone is either implying, or is under the delusion, that WiiFit has some magical weight loss powers...the dude hisself ADMITTED ANY EXERCISE ROUTINE would probably accomplish the same thing.
I think the bigger point is that over the 45 days of the test he DIDN'T put that balance board back in the closet. You know all those AB workout devices you see in infomercials ? Guess what, virtually all of them work (accept that on that looks like a crossbow...that's just stupid)...IF you actually use them regularly and eat a healthy diet. Trouble is, most people don't stick with them, because they're really any more enjoyable than doing regular old isometric crunches (which truth to be told are just as effective as any gimmick). But if the WiiFit adds a fun factor that keeps people on track...they'll see results they might not have otherwise.
Call it a cruch, call it a gimmick, but if it helps people shed a little weight and spend less time rotting their minds with daytime TV, where I ask you is the harm ?
Actually Flashpoint, the point isn't that Wii Fit will make you lose weight any more quickly or efficiently than walking or biking or jogging. The point is that it's actually fun to use because it's a "game". If you can get some lazy ass gamer off his couch to play, and as a side effect, he sheds a few lbs and his heart gets just a little bit healthier, that's a good thing. There's something to be said about standing up playing Wii Fit vs. sitting on your ass playing Halo. While the former may not be a miracle weight loss program, it's certainly better than the latter. And any form of exercise (especially with the stat tracking) does make you think more about your health and lifestyle. Perhaps Wii Fit will encourage those lazy ass gamers to get into more intensive exercise.
@Flashpoint
I think it was pretty clear in the article and to everyone reading it that Wii Fitt isn't magical or anything. Any caloric deficit is going to cause weight loss, sure. Some people just might have a bit more fun doing it in their living rooms with friendly animated characters encouraging them on and pretty charts and graphs.
I think the problem here is that people are diluted into the idea that one size fits all for people on a diet.
Man, increased activity in the legs and upper extremities may increase blood flow in some people, allowing their metabolisms to use the body fat stored in them more efficiently.
Works for some people. Personally, i tried lean cuisine, lost 40 pounds. Then, i added in a little movement, (wii fit, skating, swimming) and lost another 10 and gained a little muscle.
Like everything else in life, different smokes for different folks.