Wii Fitness

Nintendo Wii Fitness has more than forty exercises and activities. Wii Fit is fun for the whole family and a great way to workout and get into shape together. Activities include aerobics, yoga, strength training, and balance games.

You can track your progress doing workouts daily. Make a personal profile, test your balance, and set goals for yourself. Your (BMI) is your body mass index which can be checked with your Wii Fit age to keep track of your progress.

Wii Fit is a good alternative for those who don't like going to a gym everyday, or too self conscious to join. The Wii exercises are focused ore on muscle tone and balance instead of cardio and weight loss, therefore it is not a total solution for fitness. It is however a good beginning to later doing more strenuous exercises.

Only one Wii Fit age can be recorded daily. This is done by inputting a date of birth and height. Then stand on the balance board for a weigh in. From this a BMI is calculated showing if you are underweight, ideal, or overweight. Then a simple balance test is done which gives the Wii Fit age for the day. This info should not be taken completely seriously, only a doctor can tell you if you are healthy or not. After all two people might be the same weight, one of them muscular and the other mostly fat. The Wii would give them the same score when we all realize that the one with more muscle is probably the healthier.

CATEGORIES

There are four main categories: Aerobics, Strength Training, Yoga, and Balance Games. As you get better in each category, more exercises will become available. There is also a favorites category which is the exercises you do most.

Aerobics: The different aerobic exercises are Basic Step, Basic Run, Hula Hoop, Super Hula Hoop, Advanced Step, 2P Run, Free Step, Free Run, and Rhythm Boxing. Aerobics and Balance Games are probably the more fun of the challenges.

Strength Training: The different Strength Training exercises are Arm and Leg Lift, Single Leg Extension, Sideways Leg Lift, Torso Twist, Single Arm Stand, Lunge, single Leg Twist, Rowing Squat, Push-Up and Side Plank, Plank and Tricep, Extension, Jackknife Challenge, Push-up Challenge. These begin with easy basic lunges and go to more strenuous parallel stretch push-ups.

Yoga: The different Yoga exercises are Half Moon, Cobra, Deep Breathing, Bridge, Shoulder Stand, Tree, Spinal Twist, Warrior, Sun Salutation, Palm Tree, Standing Knee, Triangle, Downward Facing Dog, and Chair. Yoga exercises range from extremely simple like standing still and breathing to the quite difficult shoulder stand.

Balance Games: The different Balance Games are Ski Slalom, Table Tilt, Soccer Heading, Ski Jump, Tightrope Walk, Penguin Slide, Snowboard Slalom, Lotus Focus, and Balance Bubble. Most casual users gravitate towards the balance games. These are some of the more fun Wii Fit challenges.

PRODUCT FEATURES

1. Wii Fit combines fitness and fun and is designed for everyone ole and young.

2. Training is the main part of the Wii Fit. Try all of the 40+ activities.

3. The game comes with a Balance Board and requires a Wii Console to play. (console is sold separately).

4. Check your daily progress, set goals, add exercise time you've done outside of Wii Fit, and check your Wii Fit Age.

5. Wii Fit Age measures the users BMI reading, testing their center of gravity and balance.

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