Wii Fit Works!
Ouchies! For anyone who is doubting this device, it WORKS! I have noticed such a huge improvement in the past 3 days alone. The game even asked me if I noticed a difference in my abs. I guess it is tracking which exercises I do ;) The wonderful thing is you get to choose your trainer and the viewing angle (front or back). It’s not wonderful for that reason! I know what you were thinking! It is a great tool to see proper form from both sides though. I use the back view because it is the same direction I am facing and I won’t get confused with my left from my right. I hate thinking, “OH! He meant my military right!” It’s an american phrase I think. “Civilian Right” would be your left.
Anyway, I can feel and see a difference. If Lana signs it, it even asks her what she thinks of my posture or how she thinks my body looks. Reverse when I sign in. It’s neat!.
I wanted to focus on 3 major things, in the following order:
- Abs/Sides
- Arms/Chest
- Back/Legs
It tells you what each exercise will work out, and also gives you suggestions of what to use in conjunction with each other for better results. Example: The “warrior” yoga pose and lunges to focus on your hips/thighs/legs. That is what Lana is after.
These were my choices:
Abs/Sides:
- Jackknife
- Torso Twists
- Single-Leg Twists
- Half-Moon (Yoga)
Arms/Chest:
- Push-up and Side Plank (difficult because it’s more of a diamond/military style pushup!)
Legs/Back:
- Warrior (Yoga)
- Sun Saturation (Yoga)
- Lunge
- Rowing Squat
I try to mix them up but cover them all over 2 days. Some I do multiple reps of, others I do not. The key is to work out to exhaustion, but not to failure. What I mean is work out until you can feel it in your muscles, but not to the point where you are supposed to do 10, and you “fail” at 6 or 7.
I have a total of 38 minutes invested in the workout portions of the game. I am going to start ramping up the time in a couple of days. It’s around an average of 12.3 minutes a day of this stuff and man is it working! Have to work up to a longer and harder workout though. This reminds me more of isometrics, which is using your body weight and stabilizer muscles to keep your balance.
The only weird thing is since I have been working out heavier, over the past few weeks, my weight has actually increased from 195lbs to 200.5lbs, but my body looks a lot better. I guess we will see where it goes from here.
My final word: “Work out like the trainers on the screen instruct you and you will see a difference in a very short time!”
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WiiFit seems an ideal game (if you want to call it a game) that comfortably ushers none-gamers to the world of videgames, and maybe, just maybe, one day, those none-gamers will turn out to be hardcore gamers just like us.
I’ll probably purchase it when I return to the US later in July. Although, I’m not going to solely relay on it on my daily exercises but I’ll try to incorporate it to my routine.
Oh, and a final note: WiiFit might mistake you as an overweight person if you were packing muscles (because it calculates your BMI), so don’t be depressed if you got that message
Hehe. I know what ya mean. My BMI is high, but I do know I am overweight. I am 197lbs now and 5′10″
It is only a game in the sense that you have to do X amount of credits to unlock other games, higher reps, etc. I think it is more of a workout tool and it really can improve the way you feel and look using your bodyweight alone.
I’m going to work on my arms at the gym a couple days a week though. The push-up/side plank is really cool and it has toned my arms some, but I want actual weights
I love it though. The only thing I am wondering now is if I get the Wii Fit “condom” as it is called, will it throw off my balance or change the way the board fells/reacts. I would get the workout mat/cover combo but I have the Wii Fit on a kick butt carpet and the mat would probably be uncomfortable.
Next step, when it is released… Star Wars: The Force Unleashed!
Hi…is it out in Kuwait yet?
Short answer is I don’t know, but I will check if I hit Virgin this weekend.
Longer answer: I guess it depends if the Wii’s they are selling in Kuwait are the US or Euro versions, and if the US and Euro Wii Fit are interchangeable. I know the games I have bought here can play in my Wii, which is US spec, but I’m not sure on the peripherals. Will make a post this weekend if I see it though.