We've already heard about how Wii Fit is benefiting the elderly in the United States, but now the UK government has latched onto the exer-game's potential to aid its senior citizens.
Gloucestershire county council and the National Health Service (NHS), reports The Telegraph, will be demonstrating how Wii Fit works for a Falls Awareness Day event, on June 24.
A spokesman from Gloucestershire County Council said: "Until now Nintendo Wii Fit has been seen as a virtual way of taking exercise, a fun way to keep fit.
But it might also be able to help with balance and mobility. There are also exercises to improve balance and the Eastern art of Tai Chi."
Carers and health professionals are being invited along to the event to sample Wii Fit and pick up healthy tips. And given that falls are one of the most common accidents amongst the elderly, Wii Fit’s help is invaluable to an NHS struggling on a budget to provide free treatment to every UK resident.
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