What comes to mind when you think of somebody standing on Nintendo Wii’s balance board challenging themselves in an interactive video game? I imagine the first thing you thought of wasn’t an individual in their 70s or 80s; but the Wii’s popularity continues to grow among the senior community.
Wii Is a Great Solution for Senior Fitness Programs (maybe for you Eli?)
The Nintendo Wii provides senior wellness programs and retirement fitness centers a low-cost, commercially available interactive gaming system that gives immediate visual feedback in balance training and provides a fun and engaging way to increase physical activity for seniors.
Nintendo Wii’s balance board for the Wii Fit game enables a user to test his or her center of balance with a visual display onscreen that shows what percentage of their body weight they carry over each foot. Those with an uneven center of balance will unnaturally compensate for their imbalance, which can cause their posture to become misaligned, increasing the level of stress on their bodies.
The game allows users to learn about their balance and provides them with tips for improving an uneven center of balance with several different training modes, including yoga, strength training, balance games, and aerobics.
via Wii Fit and Wii Sports: Why They’re Good for Senior Fitness.
