The Wii Fit and Virtual Gyms

Due to the huge succes that the Nintendo Wii had with children of all ages, not just those of a younger age, Nintendo have produced that Wii Fit. This is known as an 'Online Gym'. They are flooding the fitness market and the console is the first of its kind. the games played are called 'exergames' (basically exercise games). Unlike convetional games consoles they are designed, like the Wii, to negotiate the player out of the comfort of their armchair. This is done by incorporating two of the most popular markets today, gaming and exercise.

The new Wii console works with a 'balance board' which, via a wireless remote, co-ordinates your statistics with the Wii. It can work out such things as your Body Mass Index and whats known as your 'Wii age'. It supports four tpes of exercise, Yoga, aerobics, balance and muscle c- conditioning which in turn include such exercises as hulahoops snowboarding and skiing, to name but a few.

The new Wii Fit was well recieved by those that tried it out. They said that the exercises were good and reasonably challenging however many felt that a gym workout would still be thier choice of fitness training. "the skiing was hilarious but a half-hour brisk walk would probably be better exercise." they also commented that the lack of a proper instructor assessing you in person meant that the Wii may have mislead you.