Elderly people can benefit greatly from donning their gym clothing and using fitness video games, an exercise expert has claimed.

Christine Flood, founder of website stayyoungexercisesafely.co.uk, said that this group of people should first consider their ability in terms of movement before embarking on a new fitness regime.

Her comments follow the publication of research by MyVoucherCodes.co.uk, which found that Wii Fit was the most popular video game among 1,104 gamers aged over 60.

Some 63 per cent of respondents said that the fitness simulator was their preferred game.

Thirty-two per cent of those quizzed said they played games in order to stay physically active.

Ms Flood said that people should be careful not to rely on video games as the sole way of keeping fit as they can isolate a person.

"If it's something [done] on its own then it can make people antisocial. If done with friends it's great," she explained.

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