Is the Wii Fit dangerous for you?
This intriguing article eludes to Wii Fit being dangerous – but really, the only thing dangerous is people who don’t know how to use home exercise equipment. Especially if you are running too fast on treadmills, getting caught up in weighted cables and so on.
Make sure you read the directions first!
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Wii Fit leaves “£20 million toll of destruction” in
British houses
Video game sparks wave of dented top hats, broken monocles, spilled tea
By Mike Smith
If you’re one of the millions already shedding pounds with the latest Nintendo hit, Wii Fit, you might want to make sure your treasured trinkets, photos of your sadly-missed granny, and priceless Ming vases are out of reach.
British newspaper The Telegraph reports this week that a new study commissioned by an insurance company indicates 20% of women admitted “having accidents” while using living room exercise equipment. Presumably, they’re talking accidents of the “breakages and minor injuries” type rather than the naughty-puppy variety. Nationwide, the damage amounts to the equivalent of nearly $40 million.
As if more proof were needed that Wii Fit is becoming an international obsession, a staggering 86% of the women polled in the survey either already owned the game or were planning to buy it.
The Telegraph story also shamelessly plugs the latest YouTube sensation, a cameraphone video of Florida advertising executive Lauren Bernat playing Wii Fit in her drawers. Naturally we’d be failing in our duty if we did not point out that you can find it somewhere amid these.

Be safe!
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