Study: Fitness games don't provide enough exercise

7:55 AM, Dec 22, 2011   |    comments
  • Share
  • Email
  • Print
  • - A A A +
Ubisoft's "Fit in Six" for PS3.

Couch potatos and fitness freaks alike tend to look at the various fitness video games as a convenient way to shed a few pounds and get healthier.  A new study out of Michigan State University shows that those games might not be enough.

Initially, research showed exercise from playing this genre of video game might be a good replacement for traditional exercise.  Now, it doesn't seem to be the case.

While it's a good fitness alternative for senior citizens and does motivate couch potatoes to burn a few calories, new studies show playing Wii, Kinect, and PlayStation Move fitness games do not get the blood pumping hard enough for already healthy people to reap the benefits.

News10/KXTV