One of my family’s Christmas presents this year was a Wii. Our family has enjoyed it, and it is the first game that ALL members of the family can learn and have fun playing. A few days ago, we got the Wii Fit Plus.
(Tip: if you are looking for one, you won’t be able to find it in a store. They were recalled at one point, and very few are sent to stores at the same time. Better to order online)
I need to stay toned and I do enjoy exercising. What I don’t like is exercising around others at a fitness center or club, and the willpower and dread that comes with working out. The Wii Fit is a great and inexpensive way to get a workout, and not have to pay hundreds for a treadmill and weight equipment. Wii Fit makes exercising fun, by immersing you in an interactive game-like environment so you are getting a workout without even realizing it. I have so much fun concentrating on trying to move my hips in hula hooping, or running through an obstacle course, that I don’t even feel like I’m exercising. I also like the fact that for yoga poses and stretching, a virtual fitness coach shows you the pose and you just mirror the movements. The combination of fun games, interactivity and the eery way it knows your weight and how you are progressing make it amazing. I think it is the exercise concept of the future. Love it!
