Wii Fit

After putting in approximately an hour in on the wii fit this morning I can honestly say I am impressed. I really thought it was going to be mostly funny stuff but even the games definitely a work out, not to mention that I am too competitive for my own good and if I noticed Scott had a higher score than I did on something I did it over and over until I beat his (Lol).

It really brings notice to posture, not surprising though. You get a little screen (sometimes) to focus on where you should be balanced, also balancing where you should be gives bonuses in some of the games of speed and what not.

What I thought was the most interesting so far from what I have done our our Wii Fit is the second hula hoop game[you should be able to unlock it fairly quick] is rather difficult. We get used to doing things one way all the time with our body. If I was going to grab a hula hoop I would rotate left. The first objective for your 3 minute work out is to roatate right (while catching hoops as well). When you catch a hoop you kind of have to keep it going while leaning to catch it. I had a hard time doing it on the right side. My left side score was about 100 rotations higher.

Anyway, after you have finished the two minute and half hula hoop sessions. It tallys up your total and it shows all the rotations your hips made (keep in mind you are basically standing on a giant sensor that can also tell your weight :X lol). My left rotations were neat and little. My right rotations were odd shapes and often varying.

Cardio is interesting. Basically you run in place with the wii mote in your pocket/hand (you do not stand on the fit board for this). I think it mostly gauges your arm swing to measure a trot/speed for you. You have to pace it though. I was not actually sure what I was doing, but I beat Scotts score.

The next thing I did was Tight rope walking. Oh man, my first time I fell off the rope. Thank goodness it was fake Haha. So, anyway, it was definitely about balance -- so for someone like me who sometimes just randomly falls over for no good reason it was pretty difficult. As I said, my first time I lost balance and fell. My second time, my score actually counted and I beat Scotts score (see a trend? lol).

I can definitely feel my abdomen burn right now. I would say if you have a wii and you want to do work outs that are fun and competive (challenge your SO or self). It is definitely worth the 89$ if you can find it.

I would suggest checking your local gamestop, that is where we found ours. Every Walmart, Target and Best Buy we have gone to is always sold out.

Set yourself some realistic goals. I set mine for 3lbs in 2 weeks...I am not sure how realisitc that actually is considering water can make your weight fluxuate that much in a day. But I am going for it anyway.

-cheers and goodluck