Nintendo Wii Fit?

[Fredwina]

I've been thinking about gettin one of these and wanted to know what everyone thought
I bought this last night , and found it really fun. Am I right to assume that Wii Fit would be more of the same?

[lauraelmore1033]

I love my wii fit! I'm not familiar with the game you just bought, but I suspect that some of the wii fit activities will be similar to the game, but there are also more "formal" strength training and stretching parts. Last winter the weather was horrible and I used the wii fit and other wii games instead of cycling and was surprised to find that I hadn't lost any ground (cycling wise) when training groups rolled out in the spring.

[OakLeaf]

The game in your picture looks more similar to the dancing games. The Wii balance board is maybe 1' x 2'. Some of the games involve stepping on and off the board, but most of them are done with the feet planted. The pressure sensors are very sensitive, so they either tell you where your center of gravity is located (in the tests and exercises), or have you shift your center of gravity to manipulate on-screen objects (in the balance games, including many of the Training Plus games).

I think it's a terrific way to work on proprioception and balance. As for cardio, it might be good for someone coming off the couch, but not for anyone with even minimal cardiovascular fitness.

Some of the balance games are really fun, and there are a few third-party games that take advantage of the balance board (Kororinpa, Raving Rabbids TV Party, and a couple of snowboarding and boxing games). Many of the exercises in the "strength" category involve balance as well. I do a few of the Yoga poses now and then, but I'm not really a fan of Wii-style Yoga.

I'd buy one again just for the Table Tilt games.

[NoNo]

I'm looking into the Fit, but I just got EA Sports Active yesterday and really liked it! It's a little less cutesy than the Fit, I think. It has a 30 day challenge, and the new disk has a 90 day challenge. I selected a high intensity workout, and it had me doing a circuit routine, switching between running, boxing, curls, sqats, lunges, tri extensions, and jumping. It comes with a resistance band and a band you wear around your thigh that you place the nunchuck in when doing some activities like running and squats. There's a trainer in the corner telling you when to do your reps, correcting you when you mess up, and encouraging you when you're doing well. There were some times when I was definitely out of breath, and a few times when the legs were burning. It also incorporates the balance board, but I don't have one, so I don't know what those activities are. Overall I was pretty impressed and think it's a fantastic way to mix up my home training.

[Fredwina]

I'm aware that what I have is more like Dance Dance Revolution than what Wii Fit does.
Nono, thanks for the EA tip . it does narrow my choice for a game platform. At least i'm assuimng there isn't simalar games for Ps and Xbox?

[redrhodie]

Oh, I just posted about this on thread drift. My best friend just got one and it told her she's obese (she's got a Wonder Woman-type body, with very little fat). I hate it for that reason. I'm obviously biased against it, because it upset my friend. She also said it was annoying how it kept interrupting to grade her. It gets a big thumbs down so far, but maybe she'll learn to like it.