What data is collected by the Wii Fit when exercising?
Monday, December 14th, 2009 at
5:52 am
My partner and I are collecting data to determine whether Nitendo’s Wii Fit will actually help people lose weight and get in better shape. We are in 9th grade. We are currently deciding what data will have to be recorded in order for this to work efficiently. In order to do this, we need to know what data the Wii Fit automatically records. Does anybody know?
Wii Fit gathers your age, height, weight & calculates you BMI (Body Mass Indicator). You can also chose to have the system calculate your Wii Fit Age each time before you exercise by doing a few balance tests.
Wii Fit Plus (the latest edition of Wii Fit) will also calculates the number of calories burned per activity that you do on the system. The fitness tests on the Wii Fit Plus include the same balance tests that Wii Fit uses and adds some mind/body tests (for example if a number that appears on the screen is less than 5 shift your balance otherwise stay still).
Fitness is not just about losing weight. People, especially as they age, can lose their ability to balance & Wii Fit focuses very much on that.
Wii Fit gives a person immediate feedback & that is one of the reasons why is is a popular fitness gaming system.
Another reason Wii Fit popularity is the Wii Balance Board that comes with it. There are so many fun & interesting games that use the Wii Balance Board such as skateboarding games, skiing games, fitness, boxing games, etc. To see the complete list of games compatible with the Wii Balance Board check out http://www.musictomyears.com/wiibalancegames.html.
Wii Fit collects your age, height, weight. After it collects this info, it will determine your BMI. After all that, you do the execises and keeps track of your progess.