Do-It-Yourself: Wii Balance Board
Published by Jeremy on October 25th, 2007Can’t wait for the release of the Wii Fitness Board? Well a Japanese magazine, Game Labo magazine, may have the answer for you. They’ve published a how-to on building your very own Wii balance board.
This may be a godsend for the Wii users that are pushing 300+ in weight, which is the max weight for the Wii Fitness Board. This way they can be reinforced as needed. Ironic how a “Fitness” board would have a weight limit… don’t you think?
Even though the article is published in Japanese, the building instructions look pretty simple to follow. According to gamersweb00it.blog.dada.net, a classic controller is needed when building your own board.
Follow this link to see some photos of the magazine.
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300lbs is a pretty high number. If you’re really weighing that much it might be time to rethink your weight loss strategy, as video games may well have been what got you to this point.
Though I’d love to see what doctors and fitness folk are saying about the Wii vs. traditional gaming.
Is there any way that can be translated into english?
It’s actually too bad about the weight limit. I’m supersized (though I’ve lost lots of weight already) and know many people who are. Not one of them got that way by sitting around eating bonbons and playing videogames, contrary to popular belief; nobody gets to that size without significant screwed-up biochemistry issues (magazine claims aside). (Not that it isn’t wonderful how the entire planet has made fat it’s last allowed open prejudice/-ism and people who’ve never had the problem opine like experts.)
Wii fit is ideal for supersized people who literally sometimes canNOT just go out and walk–adiposity (fat) misaligns spine and hips for example, and a lot of the smaller muscles and tendons for balance are not up to the weight — not to mention it may not be safe, or un-iced, etc. — Wii actually allows seniors and the severely obese to get some great moving around in to begin a long process of getting-in-shape-to-get-in-shape.
Something where you merely ‘lean and shift weight’ could not be MORE ideal for the supersized because nearly every exercise possible is hugely at risk of injury at high weights–even the knees are afraid. (Literally. It feels like that. Like the fear comes from the knees. Sort of a psychological anomaly!) Wii is awesome for supersized –many people talk about this in forums online. So it would be more than cool if there was a balance board option that had a really high weight limit on it.
In fact, heck, if I could figure out how to build these I bet I could make literally a killing on eBay. Hmmmn! Willing to bet I could pay for my entire extensive Wii system with that.
Nothing seems to be easier than seeing someone whom you can help but not helping.
I suggest we start giving it a try. Give love to the ones that need it.
God will appreciate it.
Wow! what an idea ! What a concept ! Beautiful .. Amazing …