Vitual Exercise with Wii
I just read an article about the exercise kids get while playing on the Wii. From an exercise standpoint, it’s a nice substitute to other gaming consoles but is still not a substitue for going outside and running around. Unlike what the marketing would have you believe, this isn’t going to turn your couch potato into a bodybuilder. I’m sure it won’t hurt them at all but it isn’t the same as spending an hour in the gym.
Now I’m not opposed to my 4 (almost 5) year old playing video games (an hour or so a week) or watching TV (a 1/2 hour a day if he wakes up before everyone else does), but I certainly don’t encourage it. A number of his friends have gotten the Wii along with a number of different games (which Tom says is just their Dads using them as an excuse to buy the system). I started to wonder if we should buy it too. Now that our financial situation is starting to improve, I can no longer say, “We can’t afford it.” I have to have better reasons for not wanting to buy a new video game console. And honestly, neither Tom nor Punkalicious have asked about buying it, so it’s not a question I have to answer (which should tell you something since Tom is so in to games). After reading the article, we’ll just go ahead and stick with what we do.
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The Wii blows. It’s the next pet rock. Everyone wants one now but in a year or two it’s be collecting dust in the closet.