Wii Sports Experiment December 5, 2006
NOTICE: The experiment is OVER and you can see ALL the results, here: http://wiinintendo.net/2007/01/15/wii-sports-experiment-results/
Update 1: Wii Sports Experiment featured in New York Times, read
Update 2: It has finally arrived, this Monday (today) I’ll be finishing my 6 week experiment, stay tuned for the extensive analysis including images, videos, and detailed stats this Tuesday 1/16/07! There will be a link from this page or you can just check out WiiNintendo.net on 1/16/07.
OK, so I was thinking one day after I played a good 1/2 hour of Wii Sports that I was getting a pretty heavy duty cardio workout. I decided to try out an experiment, where I would do everything I normally did, eat everything I normally ate and see if anything changes after playing 30 minutes of Wii Sports everyday for 6 weeks. If I miss a day, I’ll make a note of it and that weeks report.
No shit. Right? Of course doing anything involving movement an extra 30 minutes a day everyday will result in some sort of weight loss, well that may be so, but I want to chart, graph, measure, document, and record the process. I’m average weight right now, so I don’t think I will be dropping 60lbs. or anything like that, so the results will most likely (if they happen at all) be a loss in total body fat and/or lower heart rate at rest. We’ll see…
Here’s the plan:
I started playing 30 minutes a day this Sunday (December 3rd, 2006), I will do this for 6 straight weeks until January 15th, 2007.
Here is a thumbnail of my “Before” picture: (Don’t want to give away too much)
I will be doing a Fitness Age test daily and playing a variety of the games.
I will be keeping track of the following:
- Weight
- BMI
- Heart Rate (at rest)
- Calories burned per session/per game (via BioTrainer, thanks Nancy!)
- Body fat % (via a Digital Body Fat Caliper and a body fat scale)
- Pain/Soreness
- Additional Notes/Findings
- Wii Fitness Age
I plan on taking all of the measurements three times a day to get an extremely accurate number, that way if I weigh myself before a meal or in the morning, it should counter balance my weight before bed or after a meal.
I will also be taking a picture of myself from the front and side once a week to see if there is any visual difference. I’m going to set up my video camera and capture the 1,260 minutes then time lapse the footage to around 2 minutes, so that should be interesting.
I won’t be posting any mid-term updates, I’m going to wait until all the data and photos have been collected and write up a complete synopsis.
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October 17th, 2007 at 9:16 pm
very awesome work. i intend to use your ideas when i get a wii. and if you are able to do a book i will certainly buy.
October 22nd, 2007 at 6:52 am
Great plan. You have my support on this. By the way, what made you decide on this? Is it like all of a sudden you noticed how your health is continuously downgrading?
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November 23rd, 2007 at 3:20 pm
Glad to see that someone else is (has been) losing weight while working out with the Wii. For anyone who wants to lose weight with the Wii (and track their progress), head on over to MoveYourWii.com .
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November 24th, 2007 at 12:19 pm
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January 24th, 2008 at 9:40 am
I really enjoyed reading all of your posts. Its make me smile:-)Bye Bye
April 4th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
Great experiment…by the way,….its time for me to change my own BMI , maybe i am sleeping to often in front of my television …:-) ok, first i want to know more about the results of this WII Experiment.
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August 6th, 2008 at 3:08 pm
thats a great idea.
here’s some more info on the wii fit for you:
http://buzz.prevention.com/move-it-and-shake-it-with-wii-fit/
August 31st, 2008 at 4:10 am
Really Nice work, I’m eagerly interested to see the result.
November 28th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
NIce job, I too lost a lot of weight i ate at subway about 5 times a week and gave up drinking pop and i also did a body test on wii fit every day. I have lost 57 pounds and dropped from 250 to 193 in a little less then 4 months and that was about a month and a half ago and i am still at about 193
February 14th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
I do not usually comment to someone’s blog however I liked your post so I felt forced to do so. Going away from the topic somewhat, what is your opinion concerning walking? It is currently being put forward as the best exercise to burn fat.
February 14th, 2009 at 12:28 pm
I do not usually comment to a blog but I am interested in your post so I felt forced to do so. Straying off the topic somewhat, what do you think regarding walking? It is generally being showcased as the best exercise to burn fat.
March 18th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
Very nice information. Thanks for this.
March 23rd, 2009 at 5:41 pm
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October 22nd, 2009 at 3:10 am
I certainly think its essential to keep one self upto date
November 19th, 2009 at 9:35 pm
I think every sportsman should read and follow this article. Great work.