It's official - Wii use can cause weight loss Options

[dauss]

http://news.com.com/Its+official-Wii+use+c..._3-6151818.html

Video gamers who'd rather battle virtual villains than fight the flab can take heart. Use of the new Nintendo Wii can lead to weight loss.

After six weeks and 21 hours of total game play on Nintendo's new game console, Philadelphia resident Mickey DeLorenzo is nine pounds lighter and making a splash with his new svelte self.

"I'm on my 15 minutes here," he joked, referring to the famous Andy Warhol quote about 15 minutes of fame, in a telephone interview with Reuters on Friday.

DeLorenzo, 25, came up with the idea for his experiment after he and his fiancee ended up breathless and glistening with sweat after virtually pummeling each other in the Wii Sports boxing game.

"On the fly, as I was typing my blog posts, I set up a daily regimen and went at it 100 percent," said DeLorenzo, who tipped the scales at 181 pounds--where he's been for the last couple years--when he started the experiment on December 3.

He ate as usual and didn't deprive himself during the holidays. The only thing that changed was the addition of daily, 30-minute sessions of Wii tennis, bowling, boxing or baseball.

DeLorenzo chronicled his progress on his blog at WiiNintendo.net with weight-loss charts and "before" and "after" pictures--including Wiimotes--as well as shots recalling Rocky Balboa, the City of Brotherly Love's most famous fictional resident.

While he expected to shed a couple pounds, DeLorenzo got more than he bargained for.

"Seeing the 'before' and 'after' pictures, I am going to keep doing it. I am going to add some weights to the next round because I don't want to shrink to nothing," said DeLorenzo, who said he had never before dieted or worked out to lose weight.

More projects are already in the works.

DeLorenzo said a fitness Web site already has asked him to help it create Wii workouts and that he owns the Internet address WiiWorkout.net, which for now, links to his blog.

He's betting that Nintendo will soon have its own workout game. And no, the Japanese game giant hasn't called.

Visits to DeLorenzo's blog have jumped--he's been the subject of numerous blog posts and news stories on major mainstream media outlets--but his fame has not come without a price.

The bill for the extra Web traffic was $80 two days ago and has likely climbed. He's adding ads to his site to offset the cost, but said even if he comes out in the red on this venture, it's all been worth it.

"It's been a wild ride. It's been great."

In other breaking news, physical activity burns calories.

[Spectatrix]

People found that DDR was effective as exercise, so why should Wii use be any different?

[Divergent Realit...]

People found that DDR was effective as exercise, so why should Wii use be any different?

because the wii is new, yellow, different.

[chook]

ddr is bad on the knees

[Testm0nkey]

so is running, walking, squats


if you are noticing weight loss from pure wii use you are probably a huge fatty. i cant imagine its a decent aerobic activity for a healthy person

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[Spectatrix]

ddr is bad on the knees

DDR is hard on my pride. I found that little gem out yesterday.

[RitalinJunkie]

I'm sad that all the ddr machines in town went away =(

That was what kept me from blowing up for a long time.

[Divergent Realit...]

I'm sad that all the ddr machines in town went away =(

That was what kept me from blowing up for a long time.

caboose doesnt have one any more?

[pysex]

caboose doesnt have one any more?

nope

they have a punching bag machine now

[FORSAKENR320]

i punched a 1130 on one of those once. was quite proud

[chook]

I want to get some pads for the xbox.

[TetraGrammaton C...]

the boxing game looked like you could flail away and get some good exercise.
as for bowling/tennis/baseball, i think you would have to get very little exercise to benefit from that.
or i guess you could jump around like a jackass with muppet hands the entire time.

[Divergent Realit...]

or i guess you could jump around like a jackass with muppet hands the entire time.

thats how i imagine these people playing.

[Seussninja]

so is running, walking, squats
if you are noticing weight loss from pure wii use you are probably a huge fatty. i cant imagine its a decent aerobic activity for a healthy person

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They should just not do anything because they are fat lol!

But seriously sometimes it takes something that hits closer to home to get someone interested in fitness (like DDR or playing the Wii) which can lead to more traditional workouts. Lots of nerdy people are scared to hit the gym in fear of ridicule but getting used to excercise and finding out that its not really that bad change opinions.

I played a lot of DDR before i really got into traditional weight lifting and cardio. I've lost probably at least 35 pounds since last fall upon starting my true workout regiment.

[chook]

I bought me some pads yesterday