I recently purchased a Wii Fit after much persuasion from my hubby. I had my doubts at first, thinking it was like any other computer game console. Before Jeremy, Paul was addicted to PS2 but since the introduction of the Wii, he’d been trying to persuade me that it’s a must. I finally agreed after seeing the Wii Fit advertised on TV.
We’ve had it for a couple of weeks now, and it was suprisingly easy to use for a woman does not like playing games of any type using these consoles. I don’t exercise formally and for me, exercise includes occasionally walking Jeremy to the park, cleaning the house and doing the shopping. Fun stuff, but far from going to the gym, aerobics or laps at the pool.
The Wii Fit assesses your real age based on your weight, height and fitness level. This age should not be taken too seriously as it can be judgemental. For example, I was given a depressing ‘real age’ of 42 because during the fitness test, I got distracted and bummed out. Oh well, I’ll just have to re-assess my Wii Fit age.
It has activities such as yoga, jogging and some balance exercises such as skiing and keeping the soccer ball out of the net. You choose your fitness level, I’m still on beginner and go from there. It’s easy to navigate around even for people like me.
My personal view on the Wii Fit would be that it’s fun but the real stuff is better. For example, it’s better to go to a yoga class and experience the real thing or going skiing. But if you can’t, then Wii Fit would be the next best thing to do in the comforts of your own home, because it’s fun and can be challenging.
For those who are lazy to exercise like me, it’s the perfect way to get fit in my pjs, except that unless you spend hours on it, you wouldn’t get any fitter. With that time, you could go to the gym or pool.
We now treat it as what it really is, a game that we spend time on for entertainment, and if we get fit during the process, it’s a bonus.
