Tags |
|
|
Links |
|
|
Casual Articles - Wii Exercise Experiment - Day 30 - 16.4 Pounds Lost and Final Results!
The Internet is filled with small home-based business marketing web sites. Many of these web sites have cheesy come-ons and sales gimmicks. It is unfortunate that people do this because it makes the Internet looked cheap and full of worthless information attempting to trap low IQ individuals into investing money or buying marketing plans for their existing businesses.I have an observation. And that is when someone uses EVERY marketing and sales trick in the book, when does it become to salesy? When does it turn into a virtual circus? At what point do the smart and sophisticated best customers turn it off and click out? How much flashin
I could definitely feel a difference in my arms at the end of the 30 days. While I was initially fearing an increased chance of injury by "throwing out" on of my joints I soon found myself compensating and moving my arms in ways that didn't thrust them out and risking a nasty case of "Wii elbow." It's really not much different than swinging a real bat or tennis racket. The weights really add to exhaustion factor of playing the Wii, especially
Are you a beacon of light or a blowtorch?I want you to imagine that I go to your office when you are not there. While I’m at your office, I decide to survey the team that reports to you.The subject of the survey? Well, it’s a survey about you as a leader. I want them to tell me about your leadership skills. If I ask your team to complete this sentence, “my manager is ________________________”, what would they say?Maybe they will say positive things: “ My manager is inspiring.” “ My manager is a great teacher.” “ My manager pushes me to be better at what I do.” “ My manager believes in me and trusts me to get t
Stats and Results
Starting Weight: 269.2 pounds
Ending Weight: 252.8
Total Weight Lost: 16.4 pounds!
Average Daily Wii Time: 33.1 minutes per day
Average Daily Calories: 1986
Average Daily Steps: 4619
Wii Fitness Age Low: 25
Wii Fitness Age High: 52
How I Felt After Each Workout
At the end of each session I was usually a little out of breath, sweaty and moderately tired. I'd felt as though I'd had a good, healthy but not exhausting workout. Some days I struggled through the 30 minutes, but most days I was having enough fun that I barely noticed the time going by. This was the longest stretch of consecutive days I think I have ever exercised and I found myself actually wanting to play more than just the time I had allotted most days.
Differences In Wii Sports Games
Boxing and Tennis definitely require the most activity and definitely seem to burn the most calories. The action in both of them is fairly constant, with only a few real pauses in the action. Tennis volleys can go on for three or four fast-paced minutes and boxing only has a small pause between rounds and when there is a knock down. Bowling, Baseball and Golf seem to have too many small breaks in the action. Some of the Wii Sports training modes are short, but can keep you moving for short bursts of time.
Wrist Weight Observations
The wrist weights definitely made a large difference in my activity level. Four pounds doesn't seem like much until you have to hold that weight up and swing it around for 30 minutes straight. I always tried to at least keep my arms at waist level and never just let them dangle.
I could definitely feel a difference in my arms at the end of the 30 days. While I was initially fearing an increased chance of injury by "throwing out" on of my joints I soon found myself compensating and moving my arms in ways that didn't thrust them out and risking a nasty case of "Wii elbow." It's really not much different than swinging a real bat or tennis racket. The weights really add to exhaustion factor of playing the Wii, especially w
Did you know that most candles are made from the sludge in the bottom of a barrel of oil which is bleached and texturized with a chemical called acrolein?They're called paraffin candles and burning one puts all the same horrible toxins and carcinogens (cancer causing agents) into the air in your home that burning diesel fuel in your home would.The National Candle Association estimates that more than 7 million people in the US alone burn candles every year.But testing by the EPA has confirmed that those candles, and the smoke and soot they give off, contain several dangerous chemicals in significant quantities. These chemic
Average Daily Wii Time: 33.1 minutes per day
Average Daily Calories: 1986
Average Daily Steps: 4619
Wii Fitness Age Low: 25
Wii Fitness Age High: 52
How I Felt After Each Workout
At the end of each session I was usually a little out of breath, sweaty and moderately tired. I'd felt as though I'd had a good, healthy but not exhausting workout. Some days I struggled through the 30 minutes, but most days I was having enough fun that I barely noticed the time going by. This was the longest stretch of consecutive days I think I have ever exercised and I found myself actually wanting to play more than just the time I had allotted most days.
Differences In Wii Sports Games
Boxing and Tennis definitely require the most activity and definitely seem to burn the most calories. The action in both of them is fairly constant, with only a few real pauses in the action. Tennis volleys can go on for three or four fast-paced minutes and boxing only has a small pause between rounds and when there is a knock down. Bowling, Baseball and Golf seem to have too many small breaks in the action. Some of the Wii Sports training modes are short, but can keep you moving for short bursts of time.
Wrist Weight Observations
The wrist weights definitely made a large difference in my activity level. Four pounds doesn't seem like much until you have to hold that weight up and swing it around for 30 minutes straight. I always tried to at least keep my arms at waist level and never just let them dangle.
I could definitely feel a difference in my arms at the end of the 30 days. While I was initially fearing an increased chance of injury by "throwing out" on of my joints I soon found myself compensating and moving my arms in ways that didn't thrust them out and risking a nasty case of "Wii elbow." It's really not much different than swinging a real bat or tennis racket. The weights really add to exhaustion factor of playing the Wii, especially
”I want to know how God created this world. I am not interested in this or that phenomenon, in the spectrum of this or that element. I want to know His thoughts; the rest are details”. – Albert Einstein“…I would ask, ‘Why was the universe created?’ Because then I would know the meaning of my own life.” -- Albert EinsteinG-d is infinite and ungraspable. By definition, the more we understand, the more there is to understand.But to know how G-d created this world, His intent and purpose, not only is possible, but part of our mission on this earth.Kabbalah is the key.Some traditions describe our world as a sch
Differences In Wii Sports Games
Boxing and Tennis definitely require the most activity and definitely seem to burn the most calories. The action in both of them is fairly constant, with only a few real pauses in the action. Tennis volleys can go on for three or four fast-paced minutes and boxing only has a small pause between rounds and when there is a knock down. Bowling, Baseball and Golf seem to have too many small breaks in the action. Some of the Wii Sports training modes are short, but can keep you moving for short bursts of time.
Wrist Weight Observations
The wrist weights definitely made a large difference in my activity level. Four pounds doesn't seem like much until you have to hold that weight up and swing it around for 30 minutes straight. I always tried to at least keep my arms at waist level and never just let them dangle.
I could definitely feel a difference in my arms at the end of the 30 days. While I was initially fearing an increased chance of injury by "throwing out" on of my joints I soon found myself compensating and moving my arms in ways that didn't thrust them out and risking a nasty case of "Wii elbow." It's really not much different than swinging a real bat or tennis racket. The weights really add to exhaustion factor of playing the Wii, especially
There are a number of loans that are available for different needs. Lending institutions offer financing options for home, car and business purchases. These loans often involve substantial amounts of money and are often paid over long periods of time. However, there are also other loans that only involve smaller amounts of money, one of which is cash advance check cashing.How it WorksIf you are interested in securing a loan from cash advance check cashing, the lending institutions that provide these kinds of loans require you to fill out a loan application form that details your employment information because the loan you are app
Wrist Weight Observations
The wrist weights definitely made a large difference in my activity level. Four pounds doesn't seem like much until you have to hold that weight up and swing it around for 30 minutes straight. I always tried to at least keep my arms at waist level and never just let them dangle.
I could definitely feel a difference in my arms at the end of the 30 days. While I was initially fearing an increased chance of injury by "throwing out" on of my joints I soon found myself compensating and moving my arms in ways that didn't thrust them out and risking a nasty case of "Wii elbow." It's really not much different than swinging a real bat or tennis racket. The weights really add to exhaustion factor of playing the Wii, especially
When it comes to buying a stock or mutual fund most people act pretty quickly. There are some who will take the time to get a report from Morningstar (it is worthless) or get reports from their broker (also worthless) or even do a search on the Internet (if you know what you are doing). When your broker says “buy” you buy and when a friend gives you a “tip” you buy.Any fool can buy. It is the wise man who knows how to sell. One of the old masters of the market Bernard Baruch used to say, “I sell too soon”, but he died a multimillionaire.There is a reason folks are slow to sell. They fall in love with their position and know all t
I could definitely feel a difference in my arms at the end of the 30 days. While I was initially fearing an increased chance of injury by "throwing out" on of my joints I soon found myself compensating and moving my arms in ways that didn't thrust them out and risking a nasty case of "Wii elbow." It's really not much different than swinging a real bat or tennis racket. The weights really add to exhaustion factor of playing the Wii, especially with games like Wii Boxing and a few of the Rayman Raving Rabids games that require lots of very fast motion.
I played a few tennis matches without the weights and found that I barely worked up a sweat at all. More weight would definitely mean a more taxing workout. I'm sure I could get a pretty good workout without the weights, but I would have to play a lot more than 30 minutes each day. Towards the end I found myself wanting to add even more resistance.
Importance of Diet
While the Wii does provide a good means for exercise and it is a lot of fun, I'm not sure how many calories it really burns. The wrist weights definitely helped me burn calories, but my lower calorie diet also helped with the weight loss. If I wanted to lose weight without modifying diet I really feel as though I would have to play for longer than 30 minutes each day or significantly increase the weight resistance. Playing Wii Tennis for 30 minutes while eating a Big Mac every day for lunch will probably not lead to much weight loss.
Overall Conclusions
Playing the Nintendo Wii, and especially Wii Sports, is a great way to get kids and adults alike to be more active and to burn a few extra calories. You get out of it what you put into it. If you jump around the room and wave your arms wildly and play for extended periods of time and even add resistance with weights then you'll undoubtedly burn a lot more calories.
Right now Wii Sports seems to be the runaway winner for getting people up off the couch and sweating to the Wii. People just naturally move their entire body when playing these familiar sports games. Most of the other Wii games I've played and read about require short bursts of activity with a lot of pauses between the action or very little real arm movement required.
The fact that the Nintendo Wii can keep my interest through a tiring workout and keep me coming back for more each morning is a true testament Nintendo's revolutionary and long-overdue view of the potential in video ga
HTTP = HTML link (for blogs, profiles,phorums):
<a href="http://www.casualarticles.com/article/270885/casualarticles-Wii-Exercise-Experiment--Day-30--164-Pounds-Lost-and-Final-Results.html">Wii Exercise Experiment - Day 30 - 16.4 Pounds Lost and Final Results!</a>
BB link (for phorums):
[url=http://www.casualarticles.com/article/270885/casualarticles-Wii-Exercise-Experiment--Day-30--164-Pounds-Lost-and-Final-Results.html]Wii Exercise Experiment - Day 30 - 16.4 Pounds Lost and Final Results![/url]
Related Articles:
Largest Commercial Apartment REIT - How Expectations Influence Hot Sale Of Apartment Property REITs
A Bad Credit History Needn't Be A Barrier To Obtaining A Mortgage
How to Present Your Research Paper Ideas
Bookmark it:
|