French video game maker Ubisoft has signed a deal US fitness giant Gold's Gym.

The deal has resulted in a "Gold's Gym: Cardio Workout" exercise video game designed exclusively for Wii consoles made by Nintendo. Gold was made famous by celebrity bodybuilders such as Arnold Schwarzenegger and featured in a 1977 "Pumping Iron" film.

The video game takes advantage of Wii Balance Board controllers it features heart-rate boosting versions of boxing, sit-ups, running and other exercises and tracks amounts of calories burned along with changes in body weight.

As yet it does not have a section that requires you to pump your body with steroids which is one of the reasons why Schwarzenegger suffered from heart problems.

It will be having a Wii near you in March 31 of this year.

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