Kotaku: workout

Personal Trainer Offers Wii Workout

fdemarco — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 11:00:00 MDT

We've all heard the stories about people using Wii Sports as a workout tool, but personal trainer Zander Urquhart of Glasgow, Scotland is taking Wii fitness to new a new level. He has started offering classes that utilize the Wii as a workout machine. He started off by offering the classes fro kids, but then saw the popularity quickly spread to adults as well. Up to four people can participate in each class and according to "University Studies", players could burn up to 125 calories in a fifteen minute session. Mr. Urquhart is purportedly the first person to use the Wii in this manner, but I doubt he will be the last.

Nintendo should really consider marketing a "Wii Fitness" series. Wii Pilates, Wii Aerobics, Wii Weight Lifiting. It's a potential goldmine just waiting to be tapped into. What I'm waiting for though is Wii: Sweating To The Oldies featuring a Richard Simmons Mii that barks out orders at you while wearing Dolphin shorts that are two sizes too small. Flynn De Marco

A WII WORKOUT [Daily Record - Thanks, Craig]

Wii Weights: Fake and Fashionable

fdemarco — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 18:00:00 MST

If going those 20 rounds of Wii boxing just aren't getting the pounds off as quickly as you would like, check out these babies. This photo is fan created "prototype", but it could mean that very soon you could enjoy all the benefits that weights can offer your Wii workout routine in a convenient branded package. And not only can they help work up a sweat, but they'll match your Wii as well, assuring that anyone who witnesses you doing your routine will not only know that you are a complete geek, but they'll also be impressed by your coordinated peripherals. Flynn De Marco

Wii Weights Make Gaming a Workout [Gizmodo]

Wii Diet

egauger — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 18:40:27 MDT

Nintendo recently took a good hard look at its American constituency and was overcome by gibbering revulsion for our prodigious, cornfed bulk.

Bloomberg has reported that a new game is in the works for the Wii, something along the lines of a diet game. Apparently Nintendo is developing this unique type of software to work much in the way that Brain Age works with the mind. Nintendo also hopes that this new game type will bring in even more non-gamers.

Pfft. Whatever, Nintendo. Real gamers have curves. Thanks to decliously curvaceous Scott for sending this in. Eliza "Why so sad, fatty?" Gauger

the Wii Diet Game [Go Nintendo]