Helen Mirren recently appeared in an ad for Wii Fit Plus, seen doing exercises like yoga and jogging. Still, her reluctance to participate originally had nothing to do with the money, rather with the fact that she’s not an exercise guru.

“I’m so lazy about exercise, like most people I guess, and I absolutely resisted (the offer initially) so it was interesting that I would be asked to do exercise on an ad,” said Mirren to Britain’s Daybreak show. “But I did genuinely love it – it was great.”

Mirren is especially proud of the benefits to Parkinson’s Disease sufferers. “The most amazing thing which I’ve only just recently become aware of is (that) this technology is really useful for people with Parkinson’s. It’s made me very interested in the whole issue of Parkinson’s and the way people with Parkinson’s are so frightened to go out because people don’t understand about Parkinson’s. The great thing about this technology which was developed for a game – it’s been of immense help for people with Parkinson’s because it is all about balance and posture.”

“Exercise is good for all of us, no matter who we are, but it’s really, really interesting that something like 83 percent of people with Parkinson’s who have tried this said it was of positive value to them,” said added. “Now they’re doing research to find out exactly how and why this is helping people with Parkinson’s.”

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