A study by Liverpool John Moores University finds normal Wii use could burn 27lbs worth of calories a year.

They studied gamers in the United Kingdom and found that they spend an average of 12.2 hours weekly playing video games. They also found that kids playing a Nintendo Wii more than doubled their energy expenditure when compared with playing other video games. Wii energy levels rose to 156% above resting level, as opposed to 60% above resting level for normal gaming.

That doesn’t mean a whole lot to me, but translated into calories it does. The Wii players would burn 1,830 calories per week playing for 12.2 hours at that energy level.

Point of reference:
If you weigh 200 pounds, about 5'10" and run 10 minute miles very consistently. Then if you were to run 12.2 hours a week, then you'd burn 11,566 calories. This is ~171lbs per year.

Sooooo… if you’re going to play video games anyway, get a Wii. My wife and I love ours.

Having said that, you still need to brush the Cheeto-fallout off your shirt and get your fat butt out the door on occasion. In fact, you can go from couch to 5k in 6 weeks, starting today, if you want.

While the Wii, over the past year, has become the hardest console to find, we are proud to be offering them to our customers through, Petal Rewards. Start your Christmas shopping early at Beneva Flower Online and earn points today.