I hate working out. Why? The biggest reason is that simply, it’s boring. Running with a partner proves to be useless, as I hate speaking while I’m gasping for air. Watching TV while running on the treadmill? No thanks. The screen bouncing up and down makes me nauseous.

My solution of abstaining from exercise really doesn’t keep those muscles toned, either.

Lucky for me, and anyone who would rather play video games then run around in circles sweating profusely, Nintendo has just introduced the world to the Wii Fit. The Wii Fit comes complete with a Wii balance board to stand on top of, which has the ability to measure your BMI as well as a number of other body related statistics.

The game lays out on screen instructions and the “player” exercises along with their virtual Mii, all the way to a fit body outside of the virtual world. The game keeps track of the progress of “players” showing the variance in BMI over the course of a number of workouts.

A blow to lame workout videos and The Fitness Channel? Probably. A more entertaining way to stay fit? For sure.

The Wii Fit is so new that Nintendo has yet to post information on the program on their website. Hopefully the release of this game won’t mirror that of the Wii console itself. If this turns out to be the case, people may have more luck sweating their weight off than waiting around to man the Wii balance board.