Wii Systems In Gyms

A gym in Canada included a Wii system in their building. The gym is called “Studeo 55″ and celebrities such as Alias’ Jennifer Garner and comedian Nick Cannon often visit.

They have a special room for those who want to play the Wii. It is a 400 square-foot theater room according to an article at Yahoo! Tech’s website.

“It’s important that people know that if they have 50 or 60 pounds to lose, the solution isn’t to go buy a Wii,” said Nathan Mellalieu who is the club owner. He also mentioned that one session of playing Wii Sports, the game that was included in every console that was sold in North America, can burn between 75-125 calories.

The members of the gym are encouraged to use the Wii theatre room to warm-up or cool down.

It is located in Vancouver, British Columbia and the membership costs between $300 and $400.

I have not seen any news like this. It will definitely help Nintendo in promoting the Wii system to the public.

If there are other gyms that have an empty space, they may do something like this in order to sway members from the competition.