Nintendo Wii Can Affect Arms and Heart

A short but intense test that had people play the Nintendo Wii for a period of time has shown that it can be a good cardiovascular workout, increasing blood flow to the arms and improving over all heart-health. The peak heart rate associated to playing sports, on the game console, was increased by 18% when playing golf, and 39.8% when playing tennis. This can be very beneficial to post-stroke patients as one of the associated issues is loss of motor abilities, so the Nintendo Wii can act as a form of fun physical therapy.