April 12, 2007 5:00 AM PDT

Personal trainer turns to the Wii

(Credit: Newlaunches)

It was bound to happen, wasn't it? Zander Urquhart, a personal trainer from Glasgow, has reportedly come up with an official exercise regimen based on playing the Wii.

It's not as silly as it may sound. Research has suggested that digital games can help people lose weight, and at least one blogger says he lost several pounds playing Wii Sports 30 minutes a day. According to Newlaunches, a study by Liverpool John Moores University reports that 12.2 hours of Wii playing each week can burn 1,830 calories.

We have no personal knowledge of how well it works, but it certainly sounds less painful than some exercise equipment we've seen that resembles medieval torture devices. Just be careful with that Wiimote, please.

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by myth90045 April 13, 2007 10:18 AM PDT
If the Wii can get my dad to play and me off the couch and swing at a ball then im all for it. Sign me up. I wouldnt mind playing the Wii as I work out. Sounds like a good plan to me!
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I'm working on it...
by JjSeVdT April 18, 2007 12:10 PM PDT
I was kinda bored this weekend so I tried it out. I started with a casual game of tennis, but then started jogging/jumping inplace. It was comparable to a light run for me. I worked up a pretty good sweat and plan to keep it up.
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Personal Training Brisbane is Wii free so far ...
by personaltrainingbrisban May 24, 2007 11:51 PM PDT
I don't know if it is going to be replacing godd outdoor activities and other forms of personal training just yet. Personal training Brisbane is definately more old school, compared to Wii-ing it up.
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by ankara133 July 9, 2008 11:32 AM PDT
I was kinda bored this weekend so I tried it out. I started with a casual game of tennis, but then started jogging/jumping inplace. It was comparable to a light run for me. I worked up a pretty good sweat and plan to keep it up.
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