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Wii Fit Exercise For Nursing Home Residents

Monday, August 4th, 2008

Daily News

Dailynewstranscript.com is reporting on Wii Fit being used for nursing home residents.

Physical therapist Heather Flynn started bringing her Wii Fit game system to work six weeks ago and its proved to be very popular among the elderly residents.

The home uses the system to give the residents a yoga workout along with flexibility and balance exercises. Some can perform the exercises while standing, but others sit depending on their level of function.

Workouts help the residents with their flexibility, balance and endurance “so that they’re safe when they’re walking or when they’re transferring into or out of a bed or getting into a chair.”

Wii Fit has been such a success that they have added two more systems to their budget for next year.

Your Top Wii Fit Games On Shoutlist

Saturday, July 5th, 2008

Top Wii Fit Games

www.shoutlist.com is a new site that lets you create and share top lists. I’ve created a list of my top 5 Wii Fit games which you can check out here. If any of you create your own list of top Wii Fit games be sure to send me a friend request. I can link to them here so that you can share them with other Wii Fit Guide readers.

Share Your Wii Fit Experiences

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

Wii Fit Community

In case you haven’t already, be sure to check out our community message boards. Its a good place to share your experiences so far with Wii Fit or to get your questions answered!

You can visit the message boards here

Wii Fit Reviews

Saturday, April 26th, 2008

Wii Fit Pic 2

The Wii Fit Reviews are finally starting to come in. Here’s a quick overview of just some of them.

IGN ( http://wii.ign.com)

As for the training activities themselves, both balance and aerobic workouts do a great job of masking the science behind them and these are probably Wii Fit’s greatest strength. Whether you’re heading a ball, steering down a river or performing a synchronised dance-off, the beautifully simple action and stylised presentation really does offer a compelling, stimulating reason to come back for more.

Euro Gamer ( http://www.eurogamer.net )

With Wii Fit, Nintendo has made exercising enjoyable. Not as enjoyable as eating a giant burger obviously, but it’s a good effort. It’s produced a superbly made peripheral and a piece of software that offers both entertainment and a sense of achievement. It’s all very slick and lifestyle, with plenty of white everywhere, but there are the bold shapes, bright colours and moments of sheer charm you’d expect from Nintendo.

Wii Fit Launches In Europe

Saturday, April 26th, 2008

Wii Fit Pic

The European launch of Wii Fit is finally upon us and Nintendo seem to be pushing it harder than we had ever anticipated. A walk through the local shopping district yesterday uncovered three seperate store promotions. Rep’s with Wii Fit t-shirts and stores with Wii Fit bags were everywhere.

Have you picked up your copy yet? If so, share your experiences on the Wii Fit Forums

Game’s Wii Fit Fitness Club

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

 

Game Fitness Club

Staff at popular retailer Game have been trying out Wii Fit and documenting it on the company’s website. The team have been trying out everything from Step Aerobics to Ski Jump. They are only one week in but so far things looks positive as they keep a watch on their BMI. You can follow the experiment here

In other news, Game have actually stopped taking pre-orders for Wii Fit due to overwhelming demand.

Wii Fit Forum

Monday, April 21st, 2008

Wii Fit Forum

Interest in Wii Fit seems to be increasing with the European and American launches. As a result we’ve added a Wii Fit Forum so that you can share your experiences with others. Its only new so don’t be shy about signing up!