is wii a good workout?

[angieband 7]

im thinking of buying a new wii system because i gave my old one away. (hardly used it) I am seeing there are great work out games such as wii fit and zumba and just dance. I am wondering if this would be a good workout. I would do them for a half hour to an hour everyday, 5 to 6 days a week. Please let me know if getting the wii again is a good choice!

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Actually yes, we have a Wii and the Just Dance is a good work out when you're on the faster/harder songs. We don't have Zumba but I imagine it would be a lot better than the Just Dance.

I will say this: We also have an Xbox 360 with Kinect. I actually MUCH prefer it for dancing games, and pretty much everything, over Wii. With the Xbox Kinect you don't need any controller. It reads your body movement, so there's a ton more freedom and variety. With the Wii, you have to hold the remote and/or nunchuck.

Best wishes

[angieband 7]

thank you!

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thank you!

you're very welcome

[hely88 883]

I have a kick boxing game on wii that I love. Also if you are currently not exercising every bit helps!

Good Luck.

[4sweeties 63]

I love WII just dance and cheer (lol more than my daughter loves it). I get tired from it and it feels like a work out. Thanks for your post, it's a reminder, on days I don't go to the gym or outside for exercise, wii is there. I think it's a good starting point for exercising.

[bar2373 138]

Does anyone have any suggestions on the best wii workout. I have the wii fit but I never really felt like it was much of a workout. It has been a while though too since I was on it. Are there any new games and/or work outs, out there?

[Renee2817 76]

My son bought me the wii fitness for christmas, i had to have gallbladder surgery soon after, so haven't really had the chance to use it, I will be using everyday after my post-op on the 25th. I am so looking forward to it.

[CHEZNOEL 4,061]

Any exercise you were not doing before is good! Especially if it make you sweat!

[Shanna H 30]

I have researched the different exercise games and I prefer Zumba or Just Dance 4. There is also "Walk it out" that I am going to invest in. I played tennis today and felt like I got a good workout in for starters. I have severe bad knees and until I can lose the weight, I need to take it slow.