Wii Check-Up Channel 38
Cemu writes with news that Nintendo is teaming up with Panasonic, NEC, and Hitachi to work on the Wii Fit Body Check Channel, which will use data from the Wii Fit to provide users with health advice. Quoting:
"Since last December, NEC and NEC mobile began a cell phone version of the 'Wii Fit Body Check Channel.' Starting this April, the NEC Group (NEC and NEC Mobile) will launch a hosted Wii Fit Channel aimed at employees and their families. The company hopes to offer this service outside NEC in the future. ... Also this April, Wii Fit and the Wii Fit Body Check Channel will be introduced by Panasonic Medical Solutions to health care workers with its Plissimo Sigusa health care plan. What's more, Panasonic Medical Solutions is offering the program to the country's health insurance union."
Re:Not a bad idea, but treat with caution. (Score:3, Informative)
My experience is that running in place without footwear is possible, but you have to learn how to do it properly.
I once had an exercise regime which included a relatively long time running in place, and at the beginning I was doing it just as if I was really running: banging my heel on the ground, and then pulling up with the foot.
That hurts. A lot. And it keeps on hurting later.
Basically, pain taught me to absorb the impact with the front of the foot when hitting the ground. It's not a very natural movement because you can't do it when moving forward, but for standing in place it works perfectly.
Another benefit is that this movement works your calves much harder, which contributes to the calorie burning and those nice legs that make the ladies go wild :-)
Re:BMI (Score:3, Informative)
I believe BMI is the work of a few very irresponsible people who lack morals. It has thus far spawned some very ridiculous beliefs when it comes to health.
Seriously, there was this one woman who would drink five litres of water per day and made damn sure she only ate salt that was already in what little meat she consumed. This fear of salt and fat will someday kill a good number of people prematurely.
This whole angst about food is making people sick. As a little anecdote: I am overweight. I'd say I could easily do with 40 pounds less. Interestingly enough, I don't even eat all that much. And it gets better:
My three week vacation in Canada last year, where my aunt demanded I do not stop eating her food unless I am in danger of exploding, had me actually lose weight. What did I do? I ate three very rich (meaning fatty) meals a day and would spend the day leisurely walking through Toronto.
Last Christmas I actually lost weight, too, even though I was eating like crazy once more. The day I had to get back to work I lost my appetite and since then I have trouble even finishing a normal serving of food. A small salad makes me half full, lately. Logically, if all those nutritionist quacks actually knew what they were yapping about, I would have to have lost even more weight. After all, I was not lazying about all week anymore stuffing my face with food, right?
Wrong. I immediately gained back all the weight I had previously lost.
I can't speak for anyone else out there, but hard FACTS show that my body stores much more energy, even from little food, when I'm under stress than it does from heaps of food when I'm relaxed.
What is making me fat is my fucking job and nothing else and everyone who ignores this is simply not interested in my health, only in the expensive diets that will help move my money into their pockets.