Comments on: The Wii Fitness Plan?! Come On People - Really!!! http://www.personaltrainertoronto.net/2007/01/18/the-wii-fitness-plan-come-on-people-really/ Don't Hire A Toronto Personal Trainer Until You...Try Me First For FREE! Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:39:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Rick http://www.personaltrainertoronto.net/2007/01/18/the-wii-fitness-plan-come-on-people-really/#comment-937 Rick Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:14:40 +0000 http://www.personaltrainertoronto.net/?p=13#comment-937 Fun for all, that my conclusion. Looking forward to getting the Wii fit as soon as i can locate one, everyone is sold out. With the winter weather still around and the spring mud bath just around the corner, my wife and i are having a hoot with our new Wii. Changing bad habits......instead of getting home from work making dinner and plunking down for a night of TV we now look forward to a game of tennis or whatever. Hey we even take the dogs for walks now, rather than just letting them out in the backyard. i guess sometimes you just need a little change in routine to motivate. So i wouldnt say the Wii is a fitness program but a motovational tool. Wiiiiiiiiiiii Fun for all, that my conclusion. Looking forward to getting the Wii fit as soon as i can locate one, everyone is sold out. With the winter weather still around and the spring mud bath just around the corner, my wife and i are having a hoot with our new Wii. Changing bad habits……instead of getting home from work making dinner and plunking down for a night of TV we now look forward to a game of tennis or whatever. Hey we even take the dogs for walks now, rather than just letting them out in the backyard. i guess sometimes you just need a little change in routine to motivate. So i wouldnt say the Wii is a fitness program but a motovational tool. Wiiiiiiiiiiii

]]> By: Eric Astrauskas http://www.personaltrainertoronto.net/2007/01/18/the-wii-fitness-plan-come-on-people-really/#comment-879 Eric Astrauskas Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:58:32 +0000 http://www.personaltrainertoronto.net/?p=13#comment-879 I tried the Nintendo Wii for the first time and I do not feel it is a good replacement for "Real" exercise. First of all there is very little resistance with the controller. The movements of the games I tried are restricted to wrist movement only (these are Tennis, Baseball and Bowling). More shoulder joint velocity will not get you a more powerful swing or serve. A short wrist movement will do the trick. There is not much cardio. It is practically impossible to get your heart rate to 70-90% max playing Nintendo. However, I think these games are good to keep the elderly in old age homes busy. I think you should only allow your kids to play these games during inclimate weather. They are quite addictive. Eric Astrauskas, B.A. (Kinesiology),P.T.S. Personal Trainer in Toronto www.ptinto.com I tried the Nintendo Wii for the first time and I do not feel it is a good replacement for “Real” exercise. First of all there is very little resistance with the controller. The movements of the games I tried are restricted to wrist movement only (these are Tennis, Baseball and Bowling). More shoulder joint velocity will not get you a more powerful swing or serve. A short wrist movement will do the trick.
There is not much cardio. It is practically impossible to get your heart rate to 70-90% max playing Nintendo.
However, I think these games are good to keep the elderly in old age homes busy. I think you should only allow your kids to play these games during inclimate weather. They are quite addictive.

Eric Astrauskas, B.A. (Kinesiology),P.T.S.
Personal Trainer in Toronto
http://www.ptinto.com

]]> By: Kendra http://www.personaltrainertoronto.net/2007/01/18/the-wii-fitness-plan-come-on-people-really/#comment-877 Kendra Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:52:30 +0000 http://www.personaltrainertoronto.net/?p=13#comment-877 Wii fitness can be intense. Lost 3 pounds just doing it for a week So don't say it doesn't help ppl Wii fitness can be intense.

Lost 3 pounds just doing it for a week

So don’t say it doesn’t help ppl

]]> By: Lia http://www.personaltrainertoronto.net/2007/01/18/the-wii-fitness-plan-come-on-people-really/#comment-814 Lia Sun, 27 Jan 2008 05:25:10 +0000 http://www.personaltrainertoronto.net/?p=13#comment-814 Yes, people need to get out and exercise, however, my brother is quite a few pounds over-weight. Needless to say he does not wish to be seen at the gym. Wii enables him to get a workout without the embarassment in the privacy of his own home. Yes, people need to get out and exercise, however, my brother is quite a few pounds over-weight. Needless to say he does not wish to be seen at the gym. Wii enables him to get a workout without the embarassment in the privacy of his own home.

]]> By: John http://www.personaltrainertoronto.net/2007/01/18/the-wii-fitness-plan-come-on-people-really/#comment-170 John Tue, 13 Mar 2007 04:37:33 +0000 http://www.personaltrainertoronto.net/?p=13#comment-170 I have to agree. I got a Wii a few days ago. I workout regularly yet the boxing and tennis make me sweat! Its a great item that does indeed replace exercising your thumbs with getting some real exercise. The tennis game of Wii sports reacts to how fast you swing, direction etc. So the more you put into it the better your game - hence the more workout you get. I have to agree. I got a Wii a few days ago. I workout regularly yet the boxing and tennis make me sweat! Its a great item that does indeed replace exercising your thumbs with getting some real exercise.
The tennis game of Wii sports reacts to how fast you swing, direction etc. So the more you put into it the better your game - hence the more workout you get.

]]> By: Stefanie http://www.personaltrainertoronto.net/2007/01/18/the-wii-fitness-plan-come-on-people-really/#comment-11 Stefanie Thu, 08 Feb 2007 01:06:19 +0000 http://www.personaltrainertoronto.net/?p=13#comment-11 Hilarious! It's true - but it is tough to exercise outside in the Toronto winters. If there was a way for there to be a WII/Treadmill at the gym - now that would be cool! Hilarious! It’s true - but it is tough to exercise outside in the Toronto winters. If there was a way for there to be a WII/Treadmill at the gym - now that would be cool!

]]> By: Jared http://www.personaltrainertoronto.net/2007/01/18/the-wii-fitness-plan-come-on-people-really/#comment-10 Jared Mon, 05 Feb 2007 13:11:03 +0000 http://www.personaltrainertoronto.net/?p=13#comment-10 I'm guessing you've never played the wii. The fitness mode has left many of people out of breath after doing the first day of it and just as many sore the next day after boxing a few rounds. There is no doubt that if they keep with the whole program they will be in better shape than before. Some people don't find it enjoyable spending $100+ a month, smelling rubber mats for an hour or so, and dealing with "gym rats" while they exercise. This is a fun way to get some exercise while interacting with the family instead of leaving the kids at home with the baby sitter while you go work on your abs. I’m guessing you’ve never played the wii. The fitness mode has left many of people out of breath after doing the first day of it and just as many sore the next day after boxing a few rounds. There is no doubt that if they keep with the whole program they will be in better shape than before. Some people don’t find it enjoyable spending $100+ a month, smelling rubber mats for an hour or so, and dealing with “gym rats” while they exercise. This is a fun way to get some exercise while interacting with the family instead of leaving the kids at home with the baby sitter while you go work on your abs.

]]> By: Are You on The Nintendo Wii Exercise Routine? » First Page Fitness http://www.personaltrainertoronto.net/2007/01/18/the-wii-fitness-plan-come-on-people-really/#comment-7 Are You on The Nintendo Wii Exercise Routine? » First Page Fitness Wed, 24 Jan 2007 20:32:21 +0000 http://www.personaltrainertoronto.net/?p=13#comment-7 [...] She is a personal trainer in Toronto who is not happy about the Wii Diet fad. [...] […] She is a personal trainer in Toronto who is not happy about the Wii Diet fad. […]

]]> By: Sammie Kennedy http://www.personaltrainertoronto.net/2007/01/18/the-wii-fitness-plan-come-on-people-really/#comment-6 Sammie Kennedy Fri, 19 Jan 2007 14:33:49 +0000 http://www.personaltrainertoronto.net/?p=13#comment-6 I absolutely agree with you that Wii is a game Johny and that is not the purpose of my post. I don't think that Wii is "bullshit" and it has some great principles behind it, however I do think that the hype about Wii being a "New Fitness Program" is BS, and that is what I am ranting about. Wii being promoted as a way to get slim and add fitness to your lifestyle is, in my opinion, a skewed perception and not a valuable one to anyone really looking to lose weight. This is my professional opinion and just for the record I don't feel threatened by Wii or see it as competition. Sammie Kennedy I absolutely agree with you that Wii is a game Johny and that is not the purpose of my post.

I don’t think that Wii is “bullshit” and it has some great principles behind it, however I do think that the hype about Wii being a “New Fitness Program” is BS, and that is what I am ranting about.

Wii being promoted as a way to get slim and add fitness to your lifestyle is, in my opinion, a skewed perception and not a valuable one to anyone really looking to lose weight.

This is my professional opinion and just for the record I don’t feel threatened by Wii or see it as competition.

Sammie Kennedy

]]> By: Johny http://www.personaltrainertoronto.net/2007/01/18/the-wii-fitness-plan-come-on-people-really/#comment-5 Johny Fri, 19 Jan 2007 13:28:44 +0000 http://www.personaltrainertoronto.net/?p=13#comment-5 Yeah it's funny with all this "new fitness program with wii", but I think you're missing the point here. People (especially kids) will play video games no mater what fitness trainers and other authorities will say about that. Now there are 2 ways to play games: sit and exercise your thumbs, or do some little exercising with the wii games. Well I think it's better to do some exercising with wii. Another thing you should take into consideration is this: wii wasn't made to replace your fitness activity, it was made to replace your previous gaming habits (where you sit and click on your controller), so Nintendo is not competing with fitness trainers, but it's competing with products like Sonys playstation and Microsofts Xbox360. So when you say wii is bullshit, you must realize that wii was made for playing games, not for exercising yourself. And like it or not, people will play video games, no matter what you say, after all it's their own free time to spend. Yeah it’s funny with all this “new fitness program with wii”, but I think you’re missing the point here.

People (especially kids) will play video games no mater what fitness trainers and other authorities will say about that. Now there are 2 ways to play games: sit and exercise your thumbs, or do some little exercising with the wii games. Well I think it’s better to do some exercising with wii.

Another thing you should take into consideration is this: wii wasn’t made to replace your fitness activity, it was made to replace your previous gaming habits (where you sit and click on your controller), so Nintendo is not competing with fitness trainers, but it’s competing with products like Sonys playstation and Microsofts Xbox360.

So when you say wii is bullshit, you must realize that wii was made for playing games, not for exercising yourself. And like it or not, people will play video games, no matter what you say, after all it’s their own free time to spend.

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