Baseball players have never been known as being the most physically conditioned of professional athletes. Most of their time is just sitting around waiting to bat. When it come to playing the field most of that time is spent standing around waiting to make a catch. A relief pitcher, however, spends most of their time just sitting around the bullpen waiting to get called for a few innings worth of work. So it is not a surprise to learn that a baseball player would report having some great results with Nintendo's Wii Fit.
San Diego Padres pitcher Heath Bell, who is a closer, never plays more than a couple of innings per game if at any, decided to spend his off season playing the video games with his kids. Apparently he completely embraced the gamer lifestyle of sedentary gaming and munching on potato chips, because he suddenly found he'd ballooned to 270 pounds.
His wake up call, however, didn't come until he stepped on the Balance Board. If you are obese, your Mii will appear as being obese. Bell stated that he was disappointed that he let himself get that big.
Bell trimmed off 25 pounds of body fat. He showed up to spring training as a lean mean pitching machine. Bell credits his reduction in body fat to his Wii Fit workouts and cleaning up his diet. This is a great testimonial for Wii Fit and healthy living.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Wii Fit Is Great, But In Moderation
In a recent New York Times article about the Nintendo Wii, there have been many reported shoulder injuries linked to the Gaming platform. They refer to these as "Nintendinitis". This is linked to the swinging movements in the Wii Sports games and workouts.
Nintendo created Wii to break away from sedentary video-game systems. In doing so, it lures users off the couch with a handheld, wireless remote and a selection of familiar, free-swinging games like tennis, boxing and bowling.
According to Dr. Brian Halpern, a sports medicine physician at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan, “It’s great in the concept that it gets people active and involved". However, “It’s not great in that you get lost in that and are overloading areas that you haven’t worked out in a long time, if ever.”
Dr. Halpern said he had treated two types of injuries tied to Wii: traumatic injuries like twisted knees and sprained ankles from playing the games in confined spaces, and repetitive stress problems from playing too long. A common problem is the realization by players that a full swing is not required; a flick of the wrist is often enough to return a serve or bowl a strike. As several doctors pointed out, that is the exact motion — concentrating the force of a swing in the muscles of the forearm — that can cause tennis elbow.
The Wii system displays warnings about prolonged use. It also interrupts players regularly to urge them to take a break. Like any type of exercise or physical activity, doing it in moderation is best. Also, please check with you physician if you are healthy enough to perform this type of physical activity.
The benefits of the physical activity that is done when using Wii far outweighs the negatives. Wii has helped many people lose weight, gain muscle tone, improve flexibility, balance and improve their physical health while having fun doing it.
Nintendo created Wii to break away from sedentary video-game systems. In doing so, it lures users off the couch with a handheld, wireless remote and a selection of familiar, free-swinging games like tennis, boxing and bowling.
According to Dr. Brian Halpern, a sports medicine physician at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan, “It’s great in the concept that it gets people active and involved". However, “It’s not great in that you get lost in that and are overloading areas that you haven’t worked out in a long time, if ever.”
Dr. Halpern said he had treated two types of injuries tied to Wii: traumatic injuries like twisted knees and sprained ankles from playing the games in confined spaces, and repetitive stress problems from playing too long. A common problem is the realization by players that a full swing is not required; a flick of the wrist is often enough to return a serve or bowl a strike. As several doctors pointed out, that is the exact motion — concentrating the force of a swing in the muscles of the forearm — that can cause tennis elbow.
The Wii system displays warnings about prolonged use. It also interrupts players regularly to urge them to take a break. Like any type of exercise or physical activity, doing it in moderation is best. Also, please check with you physician if you are healthy enough to perform this type of physical activity.
The benefits of the physical activity that is done when using Wii far outweighs the negatives. Wii has helped many people lose weight, gain muscle tone, improve flexibility, balance and improve their physical health while having fun doing it.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Wii Fit Yoga Workout
This post will provide a routine that is easy to follow and changes up the exercises provided by the Wii Fit.
The goal is to simulate a real yoga studio step-by-step workout with a warm-up, cool down, and even meditation time included. This routine should also provide new options for a well-rounded, full-body practice.
Due to the Wii Fit determining how long you hold each pose, this workout will last about one hour. Because of a pause between poses, those poses are not counted by the system. You will only earn about 35 min on you fit bank.
To warm up:
Balance Game: Lotus Focus - try to focus your gaze on the floor in front of you not the screen and listen to the sound of your breath
Yoga: Deep Breathing
Yoga: Half Moon
Yoga: Sun Salutation
Build up Heat:
Yoga: Downward Facing Dog - the first time you do this, try to make the trainer say that you are putting too much weight on your feet. Really feel the stretch in your hamstrings
Retry Yoga: Downward Facing Dog, perform instead in Plank Pose. That is the upright push-up position where the hips are low and the heels pressing toward the back of the room. Your trainer will tell you that you are putting too much weight on your hands. The goal here is to have a steady horizontal line above the blue line in the final score.
Yoga: Cobra
Build up Heat & Balance:
Yoga: Warrior - Perform instead Warrior 1 with hips and torso face forward, arms reach overhead with palms facing one another. Be sure your hips are square to the front of the balance board.
Retry Yoga: Warrior - Follow instructions and perform Warrior 2 as it is described by the trainer
Retry Yoga: Warrior - this time perform Peaceful Warrior. Following the trainer's instructions into Warrior 2, flip the palm of the front hand to face the ceiling and then windmill the arms gently vertical, keeping your gaze on the front / top palm. This "raises" your spear and gives a nice side stretch along the thigh and torso.
Yoga: Downward Facing Dog
Cool down:
Yoga: Bridge Pose
Yoga: Spinal Twist
This routine will give you more variety than offered by the Wii Trainers.
Yoga: Half Moon
Yoga: Sun Salutation
Build up Heat:
Yoga: Downward Facing Dog - the first time you do this, try to make the trainer say that you are putting too much weight on your feet. Really feel the stretch in your hamstrings
Retry Yoga: Downward Facing Dog, perform instead in Plank Pose. That is the upright push-up position where the hips are low and the heels pressing toward the back of the room. Your trainer will tell you that you are putting too much weight on your hands. The goal here is to have a steady horizontal line above the blue line in the final score.
Yoga: Cobra
Build up Heat & Balance:
Yoga: Warrior - Perform instead Warrior 1 with hips and torso face forward, arms reach overhead with palms facing one another. Be sure your hips are square to the front of the balance board.
Retry Yoga: Warrior - Follow instructions and perform Warrior 2 as it is described by the trainer
Retry Yoga: Warrior - this time perform Peaceful Warrior. Following the trainer's instructions into Warrior 2, flip the palm of the front hand to face the ceiling and then windmill the arms gently vertical, keeping your gaze on the front / top palm. This "raises" your spear and gives a nice side stretch along the thigh and torso.
Yoga: Downward Facing Dog
Cool down:
Yoga: Bridge Pose
Yoga: Spinal Twist
This routine will give you more variety than offered by the Wii Trainers.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Welcome To Wii Fit Workout Life
Do you not enjoy exercise? Do you want to get in shape and improve your health, but are never able to stick with an exercise plan? Then, the Wii fit is for you. This gaming exercise transforms the boring task of exercising into a fun and enjoyable activity.
Wii fit is basically a video game for the Nintendo Wii console that provides exercise instruction. The concept of this game is based solely upon the exercises activities using the WII Balance Board.
The balance board first measures the user's centre of gravety as well as their weight. The software calculates the BMI "body mass index" depending upon the users height. Wii fit consists of about 40 exercises andl activities such as push ups and yoga as well as others that can be enjoyed by the person. The best part of the game is that players can monitor their fitness progress through the channel that gives all the related details on the wii menu.
Wii fit is broken down to four differet types of exercise:
- Aerobics: The Wii video game system offers calorie burning aerobic exercise. It's so exciting and can make anyone stand up on their feet and want to workout. These gaming exercises are especially beneficial for people who want to reduce their body fat percentages as these games will assist them to enhance their stamina. The best thing is that you enjoy the exercising along with your mii.
- Yoga: These exercises can do wonders for the fitness level of the user. The fact of the matter is that these exercises can greatly improve their balance based on traditional yoga breathing, the palm tress, and sun salutation. The arms movement in the multiple planes will also help them to test their balance at different postures.
- Strength: Through these physical work outs, one can hope to build strong muscles. This all can be done in the fun filled environment. These physical movements that are done through exercises substantially increases the core stability of a person.
- Balance: The amazing Wii fit will make exercise an important part of your lifestyle where the peripheral board of balance is the main attraction. With the board playing the role of a scale, force plate and BMI reader, one can also get the idea of even small variations in terms of stability and can be alerted instantly of any changes taking place in their fitness levels.
The Wii fit keeps a record of all your exercise plans including yoga and Pilate's program by displaying them in technical clips along with the onscreen cues. It also helps to keep you aware of your entire exercise regime and put focus on those areas of the body that need maximum attention. In short, Wii fit acts like a professional trainer who can help you reach your fitness goals while having fun along the way.
Wii fit is basically a video game for the Nintendo Wii console that provides exercise instruction. The concept of this game is based solely upon the exercises activities using the WII Balance Board.
The balance board first measures the user's centre of gravety as well as their weight. The software calculates the BMI "body mass index" depending upon the users height. Wii fit consists of about 40 exercises andl activities such as push ups and yoga as well as others that can be enjoyed by the person. The best part of the game is that players can monitor their fitness progress through the channel that gives all the related details on the wii menu.
Wii fit is broken down to four differet types of exercise:
- Aerobics: The Wii video game system offers calorie burning aerobic exercise. It's so exciting and can make anyone stand up on their feet and want to workout. These gaming exercises are especially beneficial for people who want to reduce their body fat percentages as these games will assist them to enhance their stamina. The best thing is that you enjoy the exercising along with your mii.
- Yoga: These exercises can do wonders for the fitness level of the user. The fact of the matter is that these exercises can greatly improve their balance based on traditional yoga breathing, the palm tress, and sun salutation. The arms movement in the multiple planes will also help them to test their balance at different postures.
- Strength: Through these physical work outs, one can hope to build strong muscles. This all can be done in the fun filled environment. These physical movements that are done through exercises substantially increases the core stability of a person.
- Balance: The amazing Wii fit will make exercise an important part of your lifestyle where the peripheral board of balance is the main attraction. With the board playing the role of a scale, force plate and BMI reader, one can also get the idea of even small variations in terms of stability and can be alerted instantly of any changes taking place in their fitness levels.
The Wii fit keeps a record of all your exercise plans including yoga and Pilate's program by displaying them in technical clips along with the onscreen cues. It also helps to keep you aware of your entire exercise regime and put focus on those areas of the body that need maximum attention. In short, Wii fit acts like a professional trainer who can help you reach your fitness goals while having fun along the way.
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