Wii Fit (Wii) - Nintendo

Loving it!

My Wii Fit arrived today exactly on the date Amazon.de gave me.
It arrived 4 weeks earlier than the predicted date.

I loving it! My own Personal Trainer. Aerobics, Yoga,Balance, Muscle training.
Everything is monitored and recorded. Aims to lose weight. Aims to improve fitness!
BMI/predicted age and lots more measured on the scale.
The games are good and competitive.
No boring celebrity DVD and no huge gym equipment.

Worth ordering from Germany. Don't get fleeced by the sky high prices by private sellers.

Body changes

We have had the Wii Fit in our house for a couple of months now. It is used regularly; every day by myself, and almost every day by my wife and teenage daughter. We were not completely unfit before, however there is no question that we have all changed shape on this machine! Tighter torsos are noticable all round, which can't be a bad thing.

I already have several methods for working out and would not want to drop these completely; however we have all found the wii fit definitely keeps you motivated. Nothing in my past history has ever managed to get me running on the spot for 30 minutes without a break, for example!

After 8 weeks of non-stop usage the novelty definitely does wear off a little. Motivation has to come from within, once you have reached your peak at each exercise - high scores are harder to come by. At the same time, some of the exercises I found really tough to begin with are now much easier. 90 seconds of holding my 14 stone torso in a horizontal position is now "hard work" rather than "a killer". Yes, BMI is not a perfect measurement of health, but it's all relative. I already knew I needed to lose a couple of stone and the Wii Fit is helping me to do that.

The balance games are fun but, like Wii Sports, could have been even better. I am not the only one hoping that Nintendo brings out some decent software upgrades before too long.

Overall, very glad to have the wii fit and would recommend it to anyone.

WII FIT FANTASTIC!!!

Wii Fit (Wii)

I've had the Wi Fit for two days and am already addicted. The BMI seems really accurate and the body test is easy to use. I love the different sections for Yoga, Muscle, Aerobic and Games. Having never done Yoga before I really enjoyed how it was explained and the idea that you are eased into the poses! I do think the Wii Fit is best aimed at older children and adults purely to understand the moves. Although the games are great for all. Great purchase and highly recommended!

Thank you Nintendo for creating the Wii Fit

For over 3 years my boy-friend tried very hard to get me motivated enough to start exercising - with no luck whatsoever. I always had an excuse: weather either too hot or too cold, rain, too tired after work, too sleepy early in the morning, not now I have just eaten dinner - well, you get the idea!

Then one week ago I got the Wii Fit as a present and after my initial resistance (Oh no, I really have to do exercise now, after getting this expensive present...)I actually started training. After starting up and doing my first body test I was told that I was slightly overweight - no surprise there. I started with the balance exercises and surprised myself that I had lots of fun doing them. From the start I aimed to get at least 30 minutes done, and the time really just flew by. In fact I was sad when the Wii Fit told me after 30 minutes that it was time for a break. Anyway, I have now done 30 minutes (and sometimes more) every day since I got the Wii Fit and each morning I am looking forward to the time of day when I am able to train again. If anyone had told me one week ago that I would enjoy doing exercises I would have never believed it.

Some time ago I fancied the idea of buying either a Tai Chi or Yoga DVD and start training at home, but then didn't do it, because I was worried I would do the exercises wrong and do more harm than good. With the Wii Fit, however, I enjoyed doing the Yoga poses from day one. What helps me a lot is the fact that you can choose the tutorial first to get the pose explained and when you try the pose yourself your virtual trainer tells you to keep your centre of gravity within the yellow circle/the blue bar. This way you automatically balance your weight equally between left and right leg (on some poses) or between hands and feet (on other poses). This concept is similar with the muscle workouts. The exercises are explained and if I start swaying a bit or if I do something slightly wrong, the virtual trainer tells me about it.
Yesterday I had some trouble with a new and more complicated muscle workout exercise and was immediately told to try learning the exercise properly first. This gives me the confidence to try out the new exercises without too much fear of doing it wrong. What I also like is the fact that after doing a certain muscle workout or yoga pose, you get suggestions of other exercises to combine with the one you have just done.

I can wholeheartedly recommend the Wii Fit; I certainly don't want to be without it anymore. My big thank you goes to Nintendo for creating the Wii Fit and an even bigger thank you to my boy-friend for giving me this great present! My hope is that Nintendo will bring out more software for the Wii Fit with more exercises and maybe even real training plans.

Not really a game, but great for keeping fit.

I just recieved my Wii Fit today. Your best bet for getting hold of one is to visit a stock alert website whcih will let you know as soon as there are any in stock. Don't get sucked in to paying more than £69.99, you will find one for the right price eventually.

I think the initial excitment and novelty of Wii Fit does die down quite quickly. It's not really a game and around half of the excerises aren't actually fun - but then they're not supposed to be! However Nintendo have put a lot of effort in to making sure there is a depth to this game and that you feel you are being guided through each exercise. You are consistently told whether you are doing well or not and whether you are doing the exercises properly.

There are four different exercise sections: Yoga, Aerobics, Muscle Toning and Balance. There is something for everyone, whatever you want to work on and you are guided through the yoga and muscle toning by your virtual personal trainer. The Aerobics and Balnce sections are more fun, and some game play and incentive has been introduced in that the more you play the more excercises you unlock.

I think Wii Fit is best for people who actively want to lose weight as when my BMI was assesed at the start, it said I was in the 'ideal' section and that I should maintain my weight and fitness rather than setting a goal - how exciting (!) But like I said, there is something for everyone.

If you are genuinely looking for a tool to help you keep fit then I would definately reccommend this game.