Yoga (Wii)

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IGN Wii: Best Use of the Balance Board 2008". IGN.com. December 18, 2008. Archived from the original on December 22, 2008 . Retrieved December 19, 2008.

A new exercising game for the Nintendo Switch, Ring Fit Adventure, was released on October 18, 2019. It attaches the right Switch Controller on a wheel peripheral included in the game (called the Ring-Con) and attaches the left Switch Controller to their left thigh by a Leg Strap. This is intended to perform more complex maneuvers for stretching, poses, and jogging in place: compared to the Wii Fit Board. This game introduces a new protagonist (Ring Fit Trainee) who performs these exercises to go on a role-playing adventure. The Trainee has their own Ring-Con ingame that can be used to defeat mobs in combat. Cycling Weekly reported that Mark Cavendish, a double Madison World Champion and Commonwealth Games gold medalist bike racer, had to stop his training regime when he injured his left calf's gastrocnemius after falling off the balance board while playing Wii Fit. [52]For probably comparable money, you could also buy a yoga novice a gift certificate to a local yoga studio. There a real live teacher would access their physical abilities, introduce the principles of yoga asana, offer suggestions, tips and modifications when necessary, and maybe even impart some jewels of wisdom in the process. I know it’s not the same as playing a video game in the comfort of your own living room, which may be all that is needed for an intended physical goal. But for those who step on the path of yoga for deeper, though maybe not totally understood, reasons, I will venture a guess that even in “story” mode, the Yoga for Wii may not provide the insights that an actual yoga class might.

Matt Martin (January 9, 2008). "Wii Fit sells 1m in Japan". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on February 28, 2008 . Retrieved May 29, 2008. Yoga 101: The Basics Yoga is a vast collection of spiritual techniques and practices aimed at integrating mind, body and spirit to achieve a state of enlightenment or oneness with the universe. What is normally thought of as “yoga” in the West is really Hatha Yoga, one of the many paths of yoga. The different paths of yoga emphasize different approaches and techniques, but ultimately lead to the same goal of unification and enlightenment. Though yoga’s ultimate aim is lofty, its essence is practical and scientific as it emphasizes direct experience and observable results. It is not a religion, but a practice of personal inquiry and exploration. As the cultural and religious diversity of practitioners attest, yogic philosophy speaks to universal truths that can be incorporated within any belief system. A study published by Tokyo's National Institute of Health and Nutrition concluded that only 33% of the exercises (22 of a total of 68) qualified as medium-intensity, with the rest as low-intensity. No exercises qualified as high-intensity. The researchers concluded that only one-third of the exercises qualify towards the exercise guidelines provided by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the American Heart Association (AHA), and that the exercises offered less benefits "than authentic sports or exercises because playing these active video games involved little horizontal locomotion." [47] However, to reach 30 minutes of moderate activity (5 times a week) as suggested by the ACSM, significantly more time is required, due to the repeated manual navigations of the menus required between each exercise and the inability to program customized exercise routines, repetitions, or time limits (or even personalized intensities—the "trainer" will never modify the speed based on the user's fitness level). [32]

Nintendo released the Wii Fit game on Wednesday (see my original July 25, 2007 post). Players use a wireless balance board, which is reminiscent of a bathroom scale, to practice yoga, strength training, and aerobics, in addition to balance...

a b "Nintendo introduces new social entertainment experiences at E3 Expo" (Press release). Nintendo of Europe. June 2, 2009 . Retrieved June 3, 2009. During the 12th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences nominated Wii Fit for " Family Game of the Year" and "Outstanding Innovation in Gaming". [54] According to a study published in the Journal of Physical Activity and Health, the aerobics portion of Wii Fit was not sufficient to maintain a heart rate of the recommended intensity (known in sports physiology as a target heart rate) for maintaining cardiorespiratory fitness. [46]