Wii Fit with Wii Balance Board
Once again, another master stroke from Nintendo. Just when you thought the Wii couldn’t get any better, they come up with Wii Fit.
When the Wii was first announced with the Wii Remote, a lot of people were sceptical about how good the Wii Remote would actually be. The same thoughts applied with the Wii Balance Board.
It’s technological brilliance!
I unboxed my copy and got myself ready for a good workout. When you first start up, you get to find out what your BMI (body mass index) is, and if you’re the ‘ideal’ weight or if you’re overweight. I was just in the ‘ideal’ weight category (he says smugly).
After you’ve found out your BMI, you do a couple of balance tests to find out your Fitness Age. Wii Fit says that the ideal BMI is 22, so should you be over, like myself, (just under 25) it sets you targets from 2 weeks upwards to try to get your BMI to the ‘ideal’ weight.
After doing this, that’s when the fun starts!
There are 4 categories to choose from:
- Muscle Workouts
- Yoga
- Aerobic Exercises
- Balance Games
I found (and still do to some extent) the yoga exercises to be quite tricky, but fun all the same and the muscle workouts really pushed me to being a crumpled mess on the floor.
The aerobic exercises and balance games are more fun games, which include things such as hula-hoops, jogging (you have to put your Nintendo Wii remote in your pocket and jog on the spot for this one), step aerobics, skiing, snowboarding and many more. Each exercise that you do will tell you what area of your body it’s working, or if it will burn fat/calories.
You’re advised to do at least 30 minutes of exercise everyday, and every time you finish an exercise, your ‘fitpiggy’ keeps track of how long you’ve been doing your exercises for. Should you like your fitness and do things such as walking or football, you can add the amount of time you’ve done your exercise for to your fitness graph, which is a neat little feature.
I know that £70 is a lot of money to pay for the Wii Fit with Wii Balance Board, but I’ve found it to be worth every penny, and if you don’t have a Wii, then this game is worth getting yourself involved in the Wiivolution!!!
I’m hoping that Nintendo bring out downloadable content for Wii Fit, as I’m loving every second of standing on my Wii Balance Board, and would welcome more fun games to play to keep me fit.
4 out of 5
(I swear not all my reviews will get this score. I’ve only done 3 so far, but let me know what you think anyway)
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My experiences of computer games and consoles is rather limited, starting with Donkey Kong and Hungry Horace on the ZX Spectrum, progressing to Streets of Rage on the Sega Mega Drive and Doom on the work computer network!!! I’ve never been too bothered with them (too be honest many of them make me feel a little travel sick!!!) but WII is a giggle. Got hooked on the bowling, got knackered on the boxing and then bought WII fit. Its really good and makes a pretty funny spectator sport! Watching my totally uncordinated nephew try to complete a step class (after choosing a female instructor with a front view!!) was hilarious, as was watching my front row rugby playing husband trying to do Yoga! Give it a go! Computer games for the uninitiated!
I remember when I first saw the Wii I thought that it would be awesome for exercise purposes.
Do you see this getting boring after a while?
I guess it’s won’t be too long before they start releasing celeb style games on fitness.
Jade from Big Bro fitness with Wii, etc etc etc.
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It could, in a way, become tedious! They exercises are good fun and Ive been hurting the day after from doing muscle workouts and yoga exercises.
I can see the aerobic and balance games being pushed aside first, but at the minute, I think they’re great! Just hope nintendo bring some downloadable content out on the virtual console for it.
My gf wants one so we’re getting a wii next month to play wii fit!
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I’m rather intrigued by this Wii Fit addition to the Wii - being an analytical person, I kinda appreciate being able to get your stats and track them over time to see how you are doing over time with your exercise regime.
So I just need to figure out whether I can make do with my dying sound system or put off the Wii Fit till the next month!
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My wife works with a girl that just got a Wii Fit. She loved it so much she actually went home early one day to workout with it.
Im surprised you found Wii Fit so hard on your body. I personally found it to be a little too easy and i didnt really see any improvement in my shape/weight after using it for a while. It is quite fun though…
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I’m guessing everyone will find it different based upon what workouts you’ve done in the past, but I think the fact that it’s fun to use and also encourages some amount of exercise has to be a good thing for anyone, particularly those who don’t normally have time to dedicate to working out.
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