Okay, no surprise on the Wii. I’ve jumped around like a maniac playing my brother’s Wii boxing game. But PS3 and Xbox? Here’s the blurb from Wired magazine.
“Game Gut Begone – Put down those weights! With gyroscopes, force feedback, and active add-ons, videogames are now all you need to become a lean, mean, button-mashing machine.” – Patrick Di Justo (Wired, May 2007, page 57)
The following stats are from the same article:
Gross visions of body builders here…
Instead of… 1.5 hours of weightlifting (842 calories)
Play… 1.0 hour of Dance Dance Revolution (900 calories)
*I* can vouch for this one personally! 😉
Instead of… 30 minutes of aerobics (242 calories)
Play… 30 minutes of Wii Boxing (250 calories)
BIG SURPRISE TO ME ON THIS ONE!
Instead of… 20 minutes of jogging (198 calories)
Play… 1 hour of PS3/Xbox on the couch (204 calories)
Not tonight, honey, I’ve got tennis elbow!
Instead of… 15 minutes of sex (33 calories)
Play… 7 minutes of Wii Tennis (46 calories)