***The Wii......Do You Think This Is Possible?

I don't have the Wii (wish I did though, lol) but our neighbor across the street has it. We have played the sports ones and I think its possible to lose a little weight. The excercise program my mother does is less moving than that and she has lost 15 pounds this month with that and eating better! I think its possible. =) And the best part is it's super fun!

I wouldn't say it would help you lose weight at a very efficient way, but it does do its job. Of course however, since you do say that you're starting out easy, it is much easier to transition into doing a more extensive exercise. Try boxing! it may not seem hard, though when done seriously, it made me sweat a lot!

Take it from someone who has one, get one!! I've had mine for a few years now, and while I don't always use it, it has helped me to lose weight. I have the Wii Sports Resort, and that gives you options on exercises to do, but you'd need to buy a balance board as well for this one. I don't have my system hooked up right now, but when I had it on my old tv, I used it a lot during last winter and I did shed some weight. As long as you use it, it does help. There are many games that you can buy that are for low impact and easy for anyone to do, so go out to the store and find them.

My wife and I use the bowling, tennis and some of the other games when we feel good. We sometimes play them to make us feel better. The thing is you don't even have to be able to get up and move around to get some benefit from the games it has. I sometimes even sit in my chair and play the bowling and the dart game.

hi Kashmeresmycat as you may remember I live in a retirement center and our residents president took the money from the little shop we have and bought a Wii bowling system on the say so that we all would be down and use it and like so many great programs we have had here at first people came then quickly it just starting gathering dust. People here are apathetic about anything that might actually help them mentally. physically or emotionally and just stick to the two big boob tubes. now I like some programs but not the crap they watch like old old reruns.and too a lot have their own tvs in their rooms so there are just five of us computer nerds but we all do love our computers and we stick to them.I have heard that you can lose weight to some of the programs. We had a wonderful program called exercise your mind and the funding for it dried up when the garden grove school system was cu t back several million dollars by t he then Governor.It was for all of us bu t specially for those who have had strokes to get back their brain function; the teacher told me I was such an A student that I did not really need it but she loved having me there and I did manage to get some residents to join who might otherwise not have done it but my roomie refused.

myLot ate my response, grr! Wii is fun! I have the sports games and it is possible to get a work out at least. Being animated playing tennis (if not with someone next to you!) will get you some good exercise and it isn't too hard to do. What I do is play boxing. I'm up near pro level and it gets hard. You need to punch fast and move a lot, i get work out even if I look silly.

We have owned a Wii ourselves now for a couple of yrs. I Love mine, but would never consider it a way to loose weight unless you were to make sure and eat a little more healthier and less sweets, carbs, etc. while doing so, and maybe more water because of the work out it gives. I actually enjoy the bowling and sports games and these are quite rigorous.

My daughter has the Wii Fit game. I've tried it & it does give you a heck of a workout. Especially the yoga parts. It has so much that will give one a cardio workout like a gym would. It has various levels & you can go at your own pace at anytime actually. It is fun. If I didn't have my eldery dad living with us we'd use it. But our living room is so small he'd have a hard time making it around the house when we used it. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB!!~

I do think you would at least get some very good exercise! I know they are using them in nursing homes around here and some of the residents who haven't been able to do any exercise are now finally using this and getting more flexible. My sister's friend works at a nursing home and one guy that was way overweight and in a wheel chair loves the boxing one....and it has done him a world of good...besides....its fun!

I see various replies here from it won't help to it will help. I bought a Wii for my son a couple years ago and started out with the sports and played the bowling/baseball ones. I didn't play long enough, because I just couldn't get the feel for it, probably because I also didn't have time to practice with school and my book. I think you could on the sports game, but I KNOW you can on the Just Dance games...I know you said nothing fast paced, but there are slow songs on these games and when you work yourself up, there is what is called the "Just Sweat" and trust me, it works you out and also has the stretching which is good, because knowing my son, he wouldn't stretch on his own..lol Anyways, I like it the Just Dance ones, unfortunately I got sick about 2-3 weeks after I bought the first game and so I haven't had a chance to play. So I totally need to get my schoolwork done today, maybe I will play and finally work myself up for that "Dance Challenge" my son proposed..

If it's weight that you are trying to lose then I'm not sure Wii would be right for you, not unless you want to get their workout program. Bowling is just making motions w/ you arm as if you were really bowling. I would suggest you save your money & get yourself a tread climber/treadmill. That's what I did. You set the pace your able to do & that's it. In the warmer seasons I love to walk just about everywhere, but like you I don't like the cold weather so I don't walk as much. So I asked my husband if we could get a tread climber & he agreed. Now in the colder months I spend maybe 20 to 30 minutes every other day just walking on my tread climber while I either read, listen to music or watch TV. You start out small & work yourself up from there, trying to work out on the tread climber/treadmill for longer periods of time.

I used to have a wii. I don't think it would really do much for loosing weight. Just those regular games is only working out your arm. I now have x box kinnect. I do the dance games and I am soaked in sweat after ten minutes. That one is a way better work out.