Wii Fit Update
I've been doing well on "Wii Fit Plus" so far. I've done some exercises every day for two weeks except one day. My goal has been to aim for thirty minutes a day and some days I do more and some days I do less. It's funny that some of the activities don't seem very ambitious, but once you've been at them for 20-30 minutes you realize you really are getting quite a work-out!
Here's some of my favorite activities so far (some of them I know are only in the updated "Wii Fit Plus"):
Bicycling: Probably my favorite Wii Fit activity. You hold the remote in front of you to control left and right and you have to keep your feet going to keep your bicycle on the screen moving. There's a series of markers you have to find and bike through to win the round- 13 in the beginner round, 20+ in the later rounds. I find in the later rounds I don't tend to win the game, but I have fun just biking around the island and exploring until I get tired enough to stop. This game could have great add-on potential, too. It would be cool to be able to bike through a famous city like London or Paris or bike through the attractions in a National Park. Or bike through Middle-earth!
Rythmic Kung Fu: Way fun. You hold the remote and the Wii nunchuk in your hands and mimic the Kung Fu moves of the other Miis on the screen. The game tells you if your moves are "perfect", "OK" or a "miss" and you rack up points accordingly. My biggest problem with this game right now is that you have to move your arms sharply and decisively to get "perfect" and it's still rather hard on my wrist. John's quite good at this game, though.
Rythmic Marching: You're part of a marching band and you have to march in rhythm as well as moving your hands forward to "catch" objects as they fall down the screen. Again, your hand movements are scored as "perfect", "OK" or a "miss". I find the hardest thing about this game is keeping with the rhythm of the game. I mean, my sense of rhythm is good, but if you don't step -exactly- as the machine wants you to you can't score more than a "OK" on the hand moves, even if your hand move is perfect.
Obstacle Course: I really like this one, too :). It's kind of like a Super Mario game, but you are Mario. Your Mii runs along a course (as you run on the board), outruns wrecking balls, jumps over crevices and logs (while you do knee bends on the balance board), makes her way over moving sidewalks and your progress is measured and timed for points. I've gotten through three obstacle courses so far, but keep getting knocked off the fourth one!
Running: Haven't done much of this yet beyond the beginner level, but I like it. You run in place with the Wii remote in your pocket and your Mii runs on the screen, keeping pace behind another runner or a running dog. As you run you have to keep looking at the course around you, too, because you're given an observation quiz at the end worth extra points. (how many cats did you see? what colour was the lighthouse?)
Hula Hooping: Just what it says. You have to move your hips in a circle while your Mii on screen twirls a hula hoop. The faster and more accurately you move the more spin points you rack up. Occasionally another hula hoop is throw at you and you have to shift your balance to catch it over your Mii's head to spin multiple hula hoops.
Ski Slalom: One of a series of balance activities in the Wii Fit. Your Mii starts at the top of a ski hill and skis through a series of slalom hills as she heads downhill. You shift your balance back and forth on the Wii board to go through the flags, leaning forward for extra speed. You get points with speed and accuracy.
Ski Jumping: Another balance game. You bend your knees and lean forward as your Mii starts down the ski jump and at the right moment you have to straighten your knees and keep your balance as still as possible while leaning forward to get the best distance down the course. Speed and accuracy are everything in getting good jumps. If you misjudge the end of the ski jump your Mii takes a dramatic tumble in "agony of defeat" style :).
Still haven't tried many of the Yoga or Strength activities yet, but I plan to get to the Yoga before too long (the strength activities are still tough on my wrist and I'm doing plenty of strength exercises in physio right now).
QUESTION:
Those of you who have or have tried the Wii Fit (and Wii Fit Plus), which activities are your favorite?
Here's some of my favorite activities so far (some of them I know are only in the updated "Wii Fit Plus"):
Bicycling: Probably my favorite Wii Fit activity. You hold the remote in front of you to control left and right and you have to keep your feet going to keep your bicycle on the screen moving. There's a series of markers you have to find and bike through to win the round- 13 in the beginner round, 20+ in the later rounds. I find in the later rounds I don't tend to win the game, but I have fun just biking around the island and exploring until I get tired enough to stop. This game could have great add-on potential, too. It would be cool to be able to bike through a famous city like London or Paris or bike through the attractions in a National Park. Or bike through Middle-earth!
Rythmic Kung Fu: Way fun. You hold the remote and the Wii nunchuk in your hands and mimic the Kung Fu moves of the other Miis on the screen. The game tells you if your moves are "perfect", "OK" or a "miss" and you rack up points accordingly. My biggest problem with this game right now is that you have to move your arms sharply and decisively to get "perfect" and it's still rather hard on my wrist. John's quite good at this game, though.
Rythmic Marching: You're part of a marching band and you have to march in rhythm as well as moving your hands forward to "catch" objects as they fall down the screen. Again, your hand movements are scored as "perfect", "OK" or a "miss". I find the hardest thing about this game is keeping with the rhythm of the game. I mean, my sense of rhythm is good, but if you don't step -exactly- as the machine wants you to you can't score more than a "OK" on the hand moves, even if your hand move is perfect.
Obstacle Course: I really like this one, too :). It's kind of like a Super Mario game, but you are Mario. Your Mii runs along a course (as you run on the board), outruns wrecking balls, jumps over crevices and logs (while you do knee bends on the balance board), makes her way over moving sidewalks and your progress is measured and timed for points. I've gotten through three obstacle courses so far, but keep getting knocked off the fourth one!
Running: Haven't done much of this yet beyond the beginner level, but I like it. You run in place with the Wii remote in your pocket and your Mii runs on the screen, keeping pace behind another runner or a running dog. As you run you have to keep looking at the course around you, too, because you're given an observation quiz at the end worth extra points. (how many cats did you see? what colour was the lighthouse?)
Hula Hooping: Just what it says. You have to move your hips in a circle while your Mii on screen twirls a hula hoop. The faster and more accurately you move the more spin points you rack up. Occasionally another hula hoop is throw at you and you have to shift your balance to catch it over your Mii's head to spin multiple hula hoops.
Ski Slalom: One of a series of balance activities in the Wii Fit. Your Mii starts at the top of a ski hill and skis through a series of slalom hills as she heads downhill. You shift your balance back and forth on the Wii board to go through the flags, leaning forward for extra speed. You get points with speed and accuracy.
Ski Jumping: Another balance game. You bend your knees and lean forward as your Mii starts down the ski jump and at the right moment you have to straighten your knees and keep your balance as still as possible while leaning forward to get the best distance down the course. Speed and accuracy are everything in getting good jumps. If you misjudge the end of the ski jump your Mii takes a dramatic tumble in "agony of defeat" style :).
Still haven't tried many of the Yoga or Strength activities yet, but I plan to get to the Yoga before too long (the strength activities are still tough on my wrist and I'm doing plenty of strength exercises in physio right now).
QUESTION:
Those of you who have or have tried the Wii Fit (and Wii Fit Plus), which activities are your favorite?