For Those Who Say They are Buying Wii Fit.................

it appears to casualsamourkiss588

Does that mean only casuals can see it? :P

[QUOTE="PBSnipes"][QUOTE="Overthrow"]What? No. BMI measures how healthy the weight is for someone of a certain height and weight. If you just measure their weight without looking at them, you could still imagine them being fat rather than muscular. I don't see your point.Firelore29

Again it doesn't really matter what the number is it's how it changes. If you get a 50 bmi the first time and then over the next 6 weeks you take it down to a 30 then you have done some real improvement. Similarly if you get a 30 and you take it down to a 20 then you have probably done just as good. The actual BMI number you get isn't as important as tracking the change.

To MikeE21286: Although a body fat measurement would be better, the sensors still aren't accurate because theway they measure body fat (by sending an electrical pulse through your body and measuring the time it takes to travel from one point to another)doesn't take into account factors like a persons salinity (how much saltsin your body for those who don't know) which throws off the measurement. The only 100% accurate measure is to bust out the calipers and getpinching.

I hope Jeff reviews WiiFit... :lol:jetthrovegas

Below the belt.

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[QUOTE="CyanX73"]America is in a health craze. This is a game that capitalizes off of that. I wonder what's next for Wii: maybe a cooking game? Oh wai...nvmtidus222

Maybe a recycling game? Everyone's obsessed with saving the environment all of a sudden.

@tidus: BMI is used in any kind of fitness training. There's a big difference between 6'0 200lbs and 5'0 200lbs.

by the BMI scale bodybuilders like arnold swarchenegger, ronnie coleman, and jay cutler are all considered obese

as well as many people with more muscle than a typical guy their height

BMI = failure just like nintendo = FAILURE

What? No. BMI measures how healthy the weight is for someone of a certain height and weight. If you just measure their weight without looking at them, you could still imagine them being fat rather than muscular. I don't see your point.

have you ever heard of body fat percentage???

a 5'9 180 pound guy at 10% bodyfat is alot more healthy than 1 5'9 180 pound guy with 18% BF

BMI would group them the same and that is why it fails

Exaclty, bodyfat percentege is the only important factor. Muscles weight more than fat, much more. Look at a wrestler, weight more htan an elephant, but I doubt it's just some random obese dude..

Apparently there is a skiing game as part of Wii Fit - with the balance board I think that will be good fun. The bits of video I've seen of Wii Fit have me interested in trying it.

I'm hopeful some other games will also support the balance board in the long run.