Wii Fit: The First Hour

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My pre-ordered Wii Fit arrived last night. For those who are new to this site, I’m a big believer in the Nintendo Wii for exercise and I find that I can play Wii Tennis for quite some time.

I only had a couple of minutes to play with the Wii Fit last night and a few more minutes today. Here are my findings thus far:

• The Educational Set-up is Very Good - I often downplay the importance of balance and focus more on building muscle and aerobic activities. However, after the explanation, I can see how improving my balance could help me quite bit.
• Wii Fit keeps the exercises fresh - Most of the activities you can do seem to be locked originally. However after just my first hour of play, I’ve unlocked more advanced options of the basic exercises and a couple new ones. Along the way, I’ve added quite a few minutes to my virtual Wii Fit bank. The bank is interesting in itself. I can see how I could be motivated to start saving up minutes.
• I Need to Lose 11.5 pounds - While my BMI of around 23.5 is normal, it said I should aim for 22. I thought that would be easy, but then it calculated that I needed to lose 11.5 pounds. Hmm, that’s a lot more than I thought.
• I Have No Balance - I thought I’d really like the soccer ball, but I can’t seem to lean to ball fast enough. By the time I get to where the soccer ball is going to be it’s by me. I then react to the next one a little late to watch it go by me as well. I’m better at the skiing. I improved my downhill time on the easy level from 1:27 to 50 seconds and it’s still not good enough. My Mii is very depressed at the end of any balance exercise.
• I Look Ridiculous Trying to Hula Hoop - I had to shut all my shades, so no one can see. As ridiculous as I look, I could feel the effect of just a couple of minutes in my legs. I don’t know if I’m just really out of shape, or if working new muscles… probably a little bit of both.

I haven’t gotten time to really use this in detail, but I think it’s going to be a revolutionary product. I don’t know if it will succeed on it’s own (I suspect it will), but if nothing else it will be a gateway to another great product. Perhaps that product is similar and works like a skateboard, surfboard, snowboard, skis etc. It won’t replace the real thing, but if the software behind it is good, it will allow people to practice in the comfort of their home, before hitting the slopes or waves. It could also spark virtual competitions nationwide (a little like John Madden tournaments) where people are actually active. This is extremely close to happening - I’d expect to see it within the next year.

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Posted by Lazy Man on May 28, 2008 in Exercise.

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