Nintendo Wii was set up in the homes of participants, who were prescribed a Wii Fit exercise program lasting 14 weeks, 3 days a week. The study consisted of a repeated-measures design with a baseline control period and involved 30 people with MS who had the ability to walk 25 feet with or without a cane (26 individuals were included in the analyses). Activities based on slalom skiing, snowboarding, and tightrope walking are also available, as well as a Zazen-based game (called 'Lotus Focus') in which the player sits on the Wii Balance Board and remains motionless for a period of time.We examined the potential of Nintendo Wii Fit (Nintendo Co, Ltd, Kyoto, Japan) to increase physical activity (PA) behavior and health among people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Another, 'Table Tilt,' focuses on directing balls into holes by shifting the player's balance to tilt the platform they rest on.

'Soccer Heading,' for example, focuses on leaning left or right to control the player's Mii in order to head incoming soccer balls. The game provides variations of step aerobics and jogging (called 'Free Step' and 'Free Run' respectively) where the user may exercise at his or her own pace and does not require viewing the game screen the player is able to watch television or something similar while performing the exercise.īalance Games consist of nine activities that focus on directly controlling the game using the player's Center of Balance. In jogging, which does not use the Wii Balance Board, the player runs in place while keeping the connected Wii Remote in his or her pocket, which acts as a pseudo-pedometer. Step aerobics (simply referred to as 'Step' in-game) focus on stepping on and off the Wii Balance Board in a rhythmic fashion. In Hula Hoop, the player twirls his or her hips in order to spin a series of hoops, and is scored on the number of spins achieved within a period of time. Aerobics focus on activities that require more vigorous movement, and are divided into three distinct types: hula hooping, step aerobics, and jogging. The other two major categories in the Wii Fit series, aerobics and balance games, consist of 18 mini-game activities that feature Miis as playable characters. Please excuse its informal appearance while it is being worked on. This page or section is under construction.

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