Case: Wii Burns Calories

In relation to the sports training tool idea, I have found an article on the BBC news website describing how the Wii can help burn up calories as a result of its use.


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A study at John Moores University in Liverpool have indicated that regular usage of the Wii gaming console can help a person to loose 27lb a year. The purpose of the study was to indicate if computer gaming on the Wii console could be included as a factor in daily activity recommendations for a child. The study indicated that the Wii’s style of gaming required more activity than standard gaming on other consoles.

This article reinforces our idea in the creation of a training tool for children. Not only would such a device help give one-to-one tuition giving feedback from a child’s activity on the machine. It could also aid in the child’s fitness by raising activity levels.

For more information the article can be found here

Elliot also found information on the same subject here