The government regularly claims that playing computer games encourages a sedentary lifestyle, and that the video game industry has a role in the increasing cases of obesity seen in children and teenagers.

So Nintendo must be feeling pretty chuffed to receive backing from our very own NHS. A spokesman for the Department for Health said it was not endorsing a video game, but rather an exercise.

Yes people, the NHS are saying that the Wii Fit is an effective form of exercise! Therefore it ‘works’ (like any kind of exercise does).

If you live in the UK, you may have seen a little ‘Change4Life’ logo displayed on their Wii Fit Plus television adverts. From next year, it is possible that the logo will be used on the product itself, an unprecedented partnership between a video game and the Government.

The Change4Life programme is a campaign by the NHS to persuade people, especially children, to take more exercise and eat healthily.

The Wii Fit Plus is out this Friday in the UK.

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Zavvi are selling the Wii Fit Plus game for only £15.95 (RRP £29.99)!! That’s a 50% saving!

Wii Fit Plus – Game Only – £15.95

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What a beauty eh?

Its Release Date is 6th October for the US, and 6th November for the UK. We have a list of UK Stockists taking Wii Fit Plus Preorders here.

If this is all new to you and you are wondering What Is The Wii Fit Plus?, click the link to find out all about it.

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‘Isn’t the Wii Fit Plus, just Wii Fit Number 2?’ Yes and No. For more information as to what to expect from this new release read our feature The Wii Fit Plus: What’s The Deal?.

As the title says, you will know exactly what the deal is! There are also Wii Fit Plus Screenshots and a Wii Fit Plus Video on the page.

For those of you with the Wii Balance Board already you will want the Wii Fit Plus Game, otherwise for those new to Wii fitness you need the Wii Fit Plus and Balance Board, otherwise you can’t play the game.

If you need any help with anything, feel free to contact us.

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Have you heard there is a new Wii Fit game out? It’s called the Wii Fit Plus and is currently the No1 selling Nintendo game in the country!

This game isn’t a sequel, it’s a replacement. For those who own the original Wii Fit it is an impressive improvement, and will give you and your Balance Board a whole new lease of life!

This improved and updated version of the original game, features fifteen new balance board mini-games and six new training exercises. Some of these require you to use the Balance Board in completely new ways.

It also promises to give you a better workout by allowing you to set your own customized workouts – you can mix and match which strength and yoga activities you prefer on a given day. The benefit of this is that your exercise routine will flow seamlessly, and you won’t cool down or get lazy because you have to stop and start deciding which exercises to do next.

If you don’t know what exercises you want to do, or need a little help in choosing the right ones for your ‘problem areas’, Wii Fit Plus does it for you. You have the choice of choosing a pre-set routine according to how much time you have available to exercise, or one of several designed to target specific areas of the body such as firming the stomach and toning the arms.

Here, check out this video for a preview of what is coming:

Another feature, which is just for fun, is the ability to weigh your cat or dog. This is achieved by standing on the Balance Board with ‘Rover’, and after some complicated calculations (the game subtracts the extra weight from your body weight) you will know how much he weighs. Could be useful.. after all, have you ever tried to get a dog or cat to stand on scales?

From November the Wii Fit Plus will be replacing the current Wii Fit game that is packaged with the Balance Board. It will also be released as a stand-alone game. There is no difference in the Wii Balance Board. Everything is exactly the same, only the game is different.

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