This Week, 4pack from 4pack (WordPress) says (in "Ideal Fitness": "Wii Fit" Just Doesn't Deliver "Real Exercise" And It And Other Exercise Products Will Continue To Confuse The Overweight With "Weight-Loss Benefits") “Step aerobics is a very good workout, but you typically step up onto a 6-inch high bench,” says Porcari. “In Wii Fit, you step up onto the 1- or 1.5-inch balance pad so you’re burning far fewer calories than you would in an actual step aerobics class.”

Last Week, Richard Mitchell from Joystiq says (in Fitness group 'underwhelmed' by Wii Fit exercises) The ACE noted that performing the real-life activity -- real boxing, step aerobics, running, etc. -- burns significantly more calories than their Wii Fit counterparts. As an example, the study notes that traditional boxing burns three times as many calories as Rhythm Boxing. That said, t...

And facternet.com says (in Fitness group ‘underwhelmed’ by Wii Fit exercises) The American Council on Exercise recently conducted a study on the effectiveness of Nintendo’s Wii Fit, and was “underwhelmed” by the results (PDF link). The study examined what the ACE dubbed to be the “most aerobically challenging activities,” including the Free Run, Island Run, Sup...

And Joystiq says (in Fitness group 'underwhelmed' by Wii Fit exercises) The American Council on Exercise recently conducted a study on the effectiveness of Nintendo's Wii Fit, and was "underwhelmed" by the results (PDF link). The study examined what the ACE dubbed to be the "most aerobically challenging activities," including the Free Run, Island Run, Sup...