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I’ve been having fun with wii sport for a week. First I built a mii. I like her. She is small, a bit tubby, wears glasses and has grey hair and has a jolly yellow t-shirt. Mii…
Over the week I’ve brought my age down from 80, via a dip to 40 (when I didn’t have any baseball or bowling), to settle at around 53, which is shy enough of my true age to make me feel slightly smug. The tennis has improved hugely and I can now, occasionally, hit the ball in baseball. I even managed a fair result in bowling. It’s fun. I’m enjoying it.
But now I’ve moved on the serious business of stepping up onto the wii fit that arrived this weekend.
Day 1
It had me put in my year of birth and height and then it weighed me, measured my bmi (ouch) and then put me through some assessments, showing me where my centre of balance was – not bad actually. At least when I stand still. When I moved things went totally to pot. (Do I trip over things? it asked me. Er, yes…) We -- and his is very much an interactive system and the guy inside the television is really sweet and encouraging -- settled on a plan for me to lose 5lbs in a month. Then we started on the serious stuff..
Oh, dear. The old eye/feet co-ordination is not what it should be. It doesn’t help that I have trouble distinguishing between left and right when doing yoga stuff, or stepping.
The wii is comforting, though. It helpfully suggested I follow the feet of the guys on the screen when stepping. It also noticed that my left leg wobbled when I stood on it without the support of the right and told me that it will help me build my strength so that I can support my upper body weight. It did not say that it would help if my upper body weight was reduced substantially. I appreciated that.
I'll keep you posted...
WEDDED IN A WHIRLWIND, November 2008
An "All About Romance" Desert Isle Keeper
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Now I'm curious
I will have to see if my great nephew has Wii fit. Although I would have to know how to get rid of any data I entered so maybe I won't go there. I don't like to sweat in public so this sounds interesting. I'm glad you're trying it out and letting us know how it works. Do you think this will keep you motivated to keep excersizing?
When I get a little money I buy books, and then if any is left I buy food and clothes..-- Erasmus
Good luck, it sounds like
Good luck, it sounds like an awesome program. I just started exercising again after about 8 months. I am three weeks in and holding on. Would like to do four times a week, but am compromising on three. I will be looking forward to seeing your updates.
Cady
TBR--The Born Readers
My daughter
has the Wii and loves to play the games. It looks so silly but it's great fun. I like the Track and Field myself. My daughter has been looking for Wii Fit and hasn't been able to find it yet. Hope you keep enjoying it and get lots of use from it. Keep us posted and good luck on increasing your fitness and health.
The D2K Paranormal Junkies ~ 2008 Book Challenge Blog
wii fit
This is a terrific system for anyone who loathes public exposure when all the bits are jiggling and the face is puce!
It's early days yet, but I'm enjoying it enormously -- lots of variety.
I'll keep you all updated. In fact there's more just about to appear!
WEDDED IN A WHIRLWIND, November 2008
An "All About Romance" Desert Isle Keeper
http://www.lizfielding.com
http://lizfielding.blogspot.com