My Horse & Me (Wii review)

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Originally Posted by Typhoid

I was being sarcastic.
Notice how I threw in an NES game - which I own - and which is completely fucking awesome for making you look like a tool for hopping on coloured buttons to run faster. Revolutionary.

That second part about Track and Field II wasn't sarcasm. I actually love that game.

I was being sarcastic.

Oh you couldn't tell?

Originally Posted by KillerGremlin

While I disagree with Typhoid, someone needs to draw a line when people talk about how you can lose weight by playing your wii. Your wii is not a substitute for real exercise.

There is no difference between "real" exercise and playing a Wii, it only depends on how hard you're playing a game. If you play a Wii game to exercise, then you just have to make sure you are really making your heart work.

A cardiovascular workout is a cardiovascular workout, and you can lose weight no matter how you go about doing that workout. If you have fun playing a Wii game and you really truly make it into a workout, then who are you or I to judge that? Instead of denouncing their choice -- perhaps someone's only motivation to actually get up and exercise -- I say encourage them and tell them to make sure they actually make it into a workout.

Electronic stationary bikes and treadmills are essentially video games as well, and no one denies the ability to get a tough cardiovascular workout from that. But you can also play around on them and get no workout at all from them. It just depends on the effort you put in.