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Wii Fit– Or Just a Wee Bit? Wii Fit– Or Just A Wee Bit? By Alexa Carroll, M.S., ast Christmas, Chris Lee and his wife Julie bought a Nintendo Wii John Porcari, Ph.D., video game system as a gift for their three kids, ages 4 to 9. It was and Carl Foster, Ph.D., an immediate hit with the family, and soon after, they also pur- with Mark Anders Lchased Wii Fit, an exer-game for the Wii that focuses on strength training, aerobics, yoga and balance games performed using a small white balance board that looks similar to a household body-weight scale. “It sounded like a fun way to get the kids to of all time. These stats are encouraging, given the exercise and become aware of fitness without well-publicized epidemic of childhood obesity in being draconian or burdensome,” recalls Chris. our country and the fact that obesity and its com- “My oldest daughter took to it right away. My plications cause as many as 300,000 premature wife and I came around a bit more slowly after deaths each year, second only to cigarette smoking watching and helping the kids.” as a cause of death. For the past nine months, the Lees have used Now, assuming folks are using the Wii Fit exer- Wii Fit at least a few times a week, doing yoga, game as a substitute for their normally sedentary weighing in, charting their fitness progress, and screen-time, these numbers are good news. But having family challenges in ski jumping and on just how good? To give the public perspective on the rope course balance games. what sort of workout they can really expect from “I love that we are competing in a fun way using Wii Fit, the American Council on Exercise while getting in shape,” he says. “I’d say the enlisted the help of the research experts at the board has kept me motivated, and for my kids, University of Wisconsin La Crosse Exercise and they’re getting exercise without even knowing it.” Health Program. Judging by sales data of Nintendo’s Wii Fit, families like the Lees are not alone. Since its launch The Study in late 2007, Wii Fit has sold well over 21 million A team of researchers led by John Porcari, units and is now the third best-selling video game Ph.D., and Alexa Carroll, M.S., recruited 16 volun- 6 November/december 2009 • ACe fitnessmatters Exclusive ACE research Wii Fit– tests the efficacy of Nintendo’s Wii Fit Or Just A exer-game teers, male and female, ages 20 to 24 years to statistically similar energy expenditures, yet help test the efficacy of Wii Fit. all fell below ACSM’s recommended fitness Wee Bit? Prior to beginning the actual study, each guidelines. volunteer was given a maximal exercise With regards to caloric expenditure, Free test on a treadmill while oxygen consump- Step burned 3.3 kcal/min, Advanced Step tion and heart rate were constantly moni- burned 3.6 kcal/min, Super Hula Hoop came tored. Next, they surveyed each subject and in at 3.7 kcal/min, and Rhythm Boxing obtained their ratings of perceived exertion rounded it out with 3.8 kcal/min. When (RPE) for the treadmill test. played for 30 minutes, performing the Free Once a fit- Step is estimated ness baseline was to burn an aver- established, each age of 99 calories, participant was the Advanced given a demon- Step would burn A Wii Bit stration on how to an average of 108 properly use Wii calories, the Super Fit. For the pur- Hula Hoop would Fitter? pose of the study, burn an average of researchers chose 111 calories, the Nintendo Wii system, $200; www. to focus on the six Rhythm Boxing wii.com; Wii Fit Plus with Balance most aerobically would burn an Board, $99; www.wiifit.com challenging activi- average of 114 ties featured in calories, the Free In October, Nintendo the game: Free Run, Island Run, Free Step, Run and Island Run would burn an average launched Wii Fit Plus, a Advanced Step, Super Hula Hoop, and Rhythm of 165 calories (see Table 1 for a full report on replacement/upgrade of the Boxing. Participants were given the opportu- the physiologic responses of each activity). original Wii Fit. The new Wii nity to practice these activities until they could In all cases, including Island Run and Fit features 15 new balance demonstrate proficiency in each. Free Run which both yielded 5.5 kcal/min, board games, including jug- Then, on a separate day, each subject per- researchers found that performing the actual gling and skateboarding, plus formed six-minute bouts of each of the six activity (vs. the virtual one on Wii Fit) has a three new yoga poses and activities, chosen in random order. Meanwhile significantly higher caloric expenditure. One three additional strength-train- researchers continuously monitored the sub- specific example of this is with conventional • ing exercises. Most important- jects’ oxygen uptake (V O2max), heart rate step aerobics versus Free Step and Advanced (HRmax), and RPE. Step. The normal activity burns 11.8 kcal/min ly, the new software allows for while Wii Fit’s step programs burn much less. greater workout customiza- The Results “Step aerobics is a very good workout,” says tion, so users can “drag and Of the six Wii Fit activities tested, Island John Porcari, Ph.D., “but you typically step drop” their favorite moves to Run and Free Run yielded the highest energy up onto a 6-inch high bench. In Wii Fit you create one workout or pick • expenditures at 60% HRmax, 38% V O2max, step up onto the 1- or 1.5-inch balance pad a pre-programmed workout and 5.5 kcal per minute. However, neither so you’re burning far fewer calories than you based on their current mode was sufficient enough to maintain or improve would in an actual step aerobics class.” or energy level. cardiorespiratory endurance as defined by the Similarly, Rhythm Boxing burns just one- American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). third of the kcal/min of traditional boxing. As for Free Step, Advanced Step, Super This is due in part to mandatory instruction Hula Hoop and Rhythm Boxing, all showed Continued on page 8 ACe fitnessmatters • November/december 2009 7 Continued from page 7 given by the computer prior to each boxing move, which has the user standing in place for up to 15 seconds at a time and effec- tively killing the overall calorie burn. The same follows for Super Hula Hoop and Free Run and Island TAbLE 1 Run—there’s nothing like the real thing when it comes to energy Physiologic Responses to expenditure. each of the Wii Fit Activities (N=16) The Bottom Line “I guess anything is better than nothing, but we were a little MEAN ± SD RANGE bit underwhelmed with the exercise intensity of some of the exer- Free Step HR (bpm) 93 ± 16.1 58–136 cises,” says Porcari. “The Wii Fit is a very, very mild workout.” % HRmax 50 ± 8.6 34–73 Okay, first let’s put this into perspective. As Porcari suggests, • V O2 (ml/kg/min) 11.5 ± 1.0 9.3–12.9 choosing Wii Fit over typically sedentary video games is a good • % V O max 23 ± 4.7 15–34 decision. According to this study one would burn double the calo- 2 ries by playing Wii Fit. But users need to keep in mind that Wii Fit Kcal/min 3.3 ± 0.3 2.7–3.7 itself is no panacea. RPE 8.1 ± 1.2 7–10 “Since using the Wii Fit alone may not produce results that Advanced Step HR (bpm) 96 ± 17.7 56–142 meet recommended physical activity, guidelines” notes study % HRmax 49 ± 15.7 33–77 author Alexa Carroll, M.S., “it is important that individuals partici- • V O2 (ml/kg/min) 12.2 ± 1.8 8.5–16.4 pate in additional exercises to effectively reach these guidelines.” • % V O max 25 ± 5.9 14–38 In other words, Wii Fit shouldn’t be your only workout. And 2 in fact, if you’re going to spend time in front of a game system, Kcal/min 3.6 ± 0.5 2.5–4.8 Porcari’s past research (published in the July/August 2008 issue of RPE 9.1 ± 1.5a 7–12 ACE FitnessMatters, and available online at http://www.acefitness. Super Hula Hoop HR (bpm) 102 ± 21.0a 60–157 org/getfit/studies/WiiStudy.pdf) suggests that Wii Sports, the Wii’s % HRmax 55 ± 11.1 35–85 suite of exer-games that includes tennis, boxing, golf and bowling, • V O2 (ml/kg/min) 12.8 ± 3.2 8.2–19.3 would be a better option and more capable of helping you meet • % V O max 26 ± 8.6 13–40 minimum intensity guidelines for exercise. 2 Kcal/min 3.7 ± 0.9 2.4–5.6 “You’re better off doing Wii Sports than Wii Fit,” he says. “In RPE 9.6 ± 1.7a 7–13 Wii Sports there’s more jumping around, and you’re not con- strained by having to stand on the balance pad. I just think there’s Rhythm boxing HR (bpm) 103 ± 20.6a 62–159 much more freedom of movement and you get a better workout.” % HRmax 54 ± 10.9 36–86 Now, keep in mind, the researchers did not study the potential • V O2 (ml/kg/min) 12.9 ± 2.5 9.4–18.0 benefits of Wii Fit’s balance exercises, but Porcari concedes users • % V O max 26 ± 5.9 15–35 can indeed expect improved balance from regularly playing those 2 Kcal/min 3.8 ± 0.7 2.7–5.2 games.
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