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Wii Fit + Fitness First = Wii First?

Fwd Tech  Tuesday 25 August 2009

Wii Fit + Fitness First = Wii First? Fitness First enters the console world with its new range of fitness peripherals

In what could prove to be the partnership to solve Britain’s obesity crisis, Fitness First and Wii Fit have joined forces!

Okay, technically it’s actually just Fitness First launching its own brand of fitness gear for the Nintendo Wii. In all honesty it’s not surprising given that Wii Fit is one of the Wii’s most successful games and Fitness First is the largest gym network in the world!

Fitness First has signed a deal with Blaze to market fitness peripherals for games like Wii Fit, but with an eye for expansion across all the consoles.

The first crop of peripherals from Fitness First include a silicon skin that’ll give you better grip, a Wii Fit Yoga Mat, a set of wrist and ankle weights and a full “Wii Fit Workout Kit”. What all this means is you’ll be burning calories like Natalie Cassidy. You know, before she put it all back on…

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