Lose 27 lbs With Your Nintendo Wii
A study by Liverpool John Moores University finds normal Wii use could burn 27lbs (12.25kg) worth of calories a year.
They studied gamers in the United Kingdom and found that they spend an average of 12.2 hours weekly playing video games. They also found that kids playing a Nintendo Wii more than doubled their energy expenditure when compared with playing other video games. Wii energy levels rose to 156% above resting level, as opposed to 60% above resting level for normal gaming.
That doesn’t mean a whole lot to me, but translated into calories it does. The Wii players would burn 1,830 calories per week playing for 12.2 hours at that energy level.
Point of reference:
I weigh 200 pounds, I am 5′10″ and I run 10 minute miles very consistently. If I were to run 12.2 hours a week, then I’d burn 11,566 calories. This is ~171lbs (78kg) per year.
Sooooo… if you’re going to play video games anyway, get a Wii. My wife and I love ours.
Having said that, you still need to brush the Cheeto-fallout off your shirt and get your fat butt out the door on occasion. In fact, you can go from couch to 5k in 6 weeks, starting today, if you want.
(I’m not endorsed or supported by Nintendo in any way. I do hate Sony. Yes, I’m bitter. No, I won’t let it go.)
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