Console as a replacement for cardio excercise

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In these wintery months I find myself pondering whether it would be worth it to get a Kinect or Wii fit to do some (warm) living room cardio. Does anyone else do this? Is it effective? I know it will never be as good as going for a run, but at the moment I'm not doing anything, so a Kinect might be okay.

Here is what I am talking about, for those who don't know what I mean:

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/sports/yourshapefi...

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beanbag said:

Don't kid yourself. I you want a console to play games, buy a console. If you want to keep fit, do this:

http://www.bukisa.com/articles/218613_top-ten-indo...

Already have a 360 and play it often, and already kinda do stuff like that. But none of that is really cardio and I can't see myself running on the spot for no reason.

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okgo said:

Amazing people still look for the magic easy way to get in shape.

Nintendo are clever people.

Just go running and eat less ffs you don't need a games console to get fit, its one of the biggest oxymoron's of all time!

haha, I'm not looking for magic, I'm looking for a replacing for braking my ankle when I slip on the ice outside. I was just wondering if anyone had done it and how good it was on a scale of being asleep to going for a run. If it's nearer the being asleep end of the scale then I'll not bother.