As much as we'd love to believe that playing a video game every day can make us healthy, there comes a point where we begin having suspicions. If the Balance Board is so effective, shouldn't there be one in every gym? Scratch that - shouldn't every gym be out of business? And wouldn't it be replacing most home gym systems, like the Nordic Track? Come to think of it, what does Chuck Norris have to say about all of this?
To get the bottom of this, we called Dr. Mark Klion of the Mount Sinai School Department of Medicine and Orthopaedics. (Chuck Norris could not be reached at press time.) As a seasoned marathon runner and triathlete, he knows a thing or two about physical fitness. Dr. Klion believes that nothing can replace a healthy diet and exercise, but he's curious to try out the Wii Fit himself. Since he's well aware that video game related injuries are possible, we asked him about the risks of physical games like Wii Fit as well.
As you might know by now, there are four areas that the Wii Fit covers: strength training, aerobics, yoga, and balance training. The game makes a huge deal out of staying consistently balanced, so we had to wonder: Will regular exercise be rendered ineffective if we're not balanced?
Wii Fit stresses that breathing is important for an effective exercise too, so we asked Dr. Klion if breathing plays a large role in working out. You might be surprised with his answer!
And of course, there's the bottom line: Can the Wii Fit actually help us get fit? Check out our audio interview below to get all these answers and more.
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