Wii Gets Fit in Central Park

Long gone are the days of sitting on the floor in front of an Atari developing a hunched back and crippled fingers--right now, Nintendo is promoting the launch of Wii Fit, their exercise-based platform,by getting people moving in Central Park.

The all-day Wii Fit party is doubling as an American Heart Association Fundraiser and a celebration of May as National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. There are celebrity trainers giving tips and many Wii Balance Boards, which feature more than 40 physical activities, including yoga!

Head over to Central Park's Merchants' Gate (at Columbus Circle) any time until 5 p.m. According to the press release, "for every attendee who 'gets on board' for a Wii Fit demo, Nintendo will make a donation of $5 (up to $25,000 total) to the American Heart Association." Would you choose Wii's way of exercise over going to the gym? It probably has less germs.

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By Jen Carlson in Arts and Events on May 19, 2008 11:01 AM

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sonyactivision

Another closet-clogging "perfect gift" to pump up their balance sheet.

Jen Chung

I tried it out and it was fun. Much like the NY Times article about it last week, I don't think it'll replace exercise for serious gym goers, but for someone like me (talks a big game about going to the gym but never goes that often), I think it could be motivating to get me moving a little more.

Now if I could only get a Wii.

Rocknrope

This is good for all those couch pah-tatas out there, but one downside of the Wii Fit is that it uses BMI to measure fitness levels. If BMI were accurate, most professional athletes would be in the "overweight" or "obese" category, since BMI doesn't consider overall muscle mass, just total weight in relation to height and age.

aveB4life

nice butt

Nick S

This is a big time update on the PowerPad and Track and Field game that came with the original Nintendo.

Dirk

I'm not sure how much of an actual workout routine this could be a part of, but it still looks like fun. It's a great idea by Nintendo and they'll probably sell a ton of them.