VIDEOGAME WORKOUT BUMPS PITCHERS PERFORMANCE

Posted on September 15, 2009 by Jeffrey Newman

Major league pitcher Heath Bell of the San Diego Padres has lost 25 pounds and increased his on field performance significantly as a direct result of using the Nintendo Wii Fit video game. He is now among the top two leaders in the National League and in July played in his first All-Star game. He originally tried the game to play with his daughter Jasmyne and when he got onto the console, it revealed that his body mass was obese and his avatar was quite fat. He started to play more to try to shrink his avatar but found himself sweating and dropping weight. He plays the Wii hula hoop, soccer, skiing and yoga.