Exergaming Trailblazers

Following on from my previous article, Exergaming, Easy Effective Weight Loss, I thought I’d compile a short list of the best exergaming authors, bloggers and a few exercisers using their Nintendo Wii and Dance, Dance Revolution to lose weight.

Here they are, with a quick review of each:

www.wiihealthy.com - a news blog dedicated to keeping readers abreast of all things Wii & healthy. Regularly updated.

www.wiiweightlossplan.com - The author, J.R. started this website to help himself lose weight, and found the best thing was that it was fun. Well written & interesting, the author is losing a lot of weight.

wiinintendo.net- The well known Wii Fitness Experiment, featuring the popular rocky montage YouTube video. Funny stuff. Also coming soon from the same crazy kid, the “Dance Dance Revolution, Hottest Party Experiment.” Stay tuned!

www.abqtrib.com- On Aug 9th, Willie Jefferson Jr has vowed to lose almost 100 pounds. Stay tuned.

www.wiiwii.tv- Another good exercise with Wii website, dedicated to a wide variety of news on using games to exercise… and other things!

www.wiifitchallenge.com - Another blogger using the Wii to exercise & lose weight, they’re currently waiting for the Wii Fit’s release to begin a new plan.

www.ryanmercer.com- Billing himself as the Jared of Nintendo, Ryan has some progress shots up, and forums for people to speak Wii.

www.workoutwithwii.com- Slowing down with the updates a bit now, but some good info there on how much the author worked out with the Wii, and how much weight loss he experienced.

www.wiiplayable.com- Has a great list of flash games you can download & play on your Wii (not sure yet how good they are for exercise), and a “news blender” which shows news from other sources.

www.videogameworkout.net- A female blogger for a change trying to lose weight with a combination of Wii, DDR, and other games, and not only that, she’s now pregnant! Read about how she’s going and check out the forums for other people’s weight loss stories.

www.wiiweightloss.com- A site with a bunch of reviews on Wii sports games, and how effective they are to work out with. Interesting tips here, too.

www.traineo.com- A weight loss tracking and motivation site, traineo has a Wii weight loss group that you might want to join. Very cool!

www.sporle.de- A German Wii site! Daily news on exergaming products and trends.

Got any of your own favorite links or websites you tune into? Let me know!