I also am entertained that these sock puppets would all address me, instead of Dr. Stern herself.

Fun is fun, but commenting on this article is now closed.

Wii Fit adds new exercises, and repetitions each day, and believe me, I’m working up a sweat as I am getting used to working out again. It provides a structured workout plan, targeting muscle groups, and it offers encouragement & incentives to keep going. I find it’s easier to maintain a regiment, rather than just random activities. Getting immediate feedback on form and results is also a real motivator for me. (And I’m wondering if my Wii Fit trainer always had a ponytail, or did he start growing it since I began using the system?)

I have a confession, I can’t Hula Hoop. I never could. I always got frustrated, and gave up. I however have a blast with the Hula Hoop game on Wii Fit. Trying to catch just one more hoop each time I play keeps me coming back.

When I want to do bounce real soccer balls off my head, will you come over and throw them for me? I wouldn’t bother most people with such a request, but since you seem to think it’s so important that I do it with real soccer balls, what kind of schedule can we work out?

Oh, and the step aerobics class, well I guess those never work either? I wonder why so many gyms offer them?

When I get up in the morning, and run around Wii Fit Island at 0-dark-thirty in the real world? (Wii Fit Island is a interesting virtual world, that keeps me engaged while I exercise. You never know what is coming next.) I live in Baltimore. While I live in a good area, the city has a very high crime & murder rate, and I don’t like running down the city streets when it is dark. Maybe I should consider quitting my job and moving to the country? Completely uprooting my life is a better solution than using Wii Fit?

When it’s raining/snowing/icing, or 100 degrees out, are you recommending that I run and exercise outside anyway, or should I just sit on the couch.

Although it’s working so far, should I quit using the Wii Fit? Is that your recommendation?

http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/mans-wii-fit-experiment-comes-to-an-end-15-pounds-shed/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMVJMQxY_hc&feature=related

http://www.newsweek.com/id/138076/page/1

http://blog.wired.com/games/2008/03/me-and-wii-fit.html

http://www.teach42.com/2008/06/03/lose-weight-with-the-wii-fit-the-numbers-dont-lie/

K, I’m done.

Yeah, just ask Christian Scientists.

“If so, there would be no such thing as malpractice insurance.”

I’d love to know how mistakes in surgery have anything to do with scientific fact.

You guys should work for cigarette companies. They’ve used the same bad logic, too.

Anyone who uses it can attest that it does increase your heart rate, gets your body moving and sweating. Any doctor who can’t see the benefit to that doesn’t know what they’re talking about.

Contrary to what your expert says, in wii fit BMI is calculated based on height and weight, just like at the doctor’s office. Age is also taken into account, not that it affects your BMI.

There is also a disclaimer that BMI calculations are NOT intended for children, and that BMI calculations for anyone under a certain age aren’t accurate.

The wii fit will certainly get your heart pumping faster and get you sweating, particularly games in the aerobics category. There are also yoga, strength and balance games. This is a well-rounded fitness game, and while it may work best in conjunction with other forms of exercise, it can definitely help lower BMI.

Any doctor who says exercise (of any kind) can’t or won’t lower BMI, is mistaken.

I think your article was misleading and inaccurate. Your expert was misinformed and seemingly biased. The video was pretty funny though.

Also, I love the competition my friend and I have with the Balance Games. Always trying to beat each others scores.

The only thing I don’t like is that it doesn’t take muscle mass into consideration. It says that my friend is overweight, but he is a professional trainer and has very little body fat.

And to argue against Dr. Stern, I have seen changes in my BMI AND Body Fat Percentage using Wii Fit. Like I said, it helped me get over the platuea I was on.

At first when I got the game it seemed almost too easy, but as the advanced modes and challenges started opening up it’s really got me sweating. And with the BodyBugg (calorie expenditure device) that I have, it records all that calories I burn using the game. It is a significant amount.

Plain and simple, you’re having fun and burning calories even when it’s dark outside or the gym’s are closed.