There's a whopping 5 inches of snow outside and it's quite cold and blustery. I, however, am staying active and having fun with my new Wii Fit. Based on rave reviews from several friends (including the one who inspired DH and I to get the Wii to begin with) I ordered a Wii Fit from Amazon as soon as they came back into stock after the Christmas rush. It arrived last night, and already I'm not sure whether I've burned more calories from actually using the thing or just busting a gut laughing at some of the routines.
I've learned:
- DH and I weigh about the same... only he's 3-4 inches taller than me (boo!)
- My BMI is on the high end of normal; DH's is perfect
- I have very poor balance control
- I am not coordinated enough to do step aerobics
- I am really weak and out of shape (just a couple of the strength training exercises and I was DYING!)
- I was an AWESOME hula-hooper when I was a kid, and I don't think that the hula-hooping routine reflects that accurately.
- It's kind of annoying to only do things for 2-3 minute spells only until you're one minute into the routine
- There is nothing in this world funnier than seeing DH's Mii get hit in the face with a soccer cleat. Nothing.
I really hope that the novelty doesn't wear off too quickly for me... because right now it is a ton of fun. I am the kind of person who will try over and over again for a perfect result, and, well, getting a perfect result with some of the challenges on the Wii Fit would mean that I had a perfect body, perfect balance, perfect strength, and perfect stamina. Since that's unlikely to ever be the case, at least I won't be bored for a really, really, long time.
And despite the fact that I'm terrible at the Step routines, I hope that someone comes out with a 20-30 minute step and/or aerobics workout for the Wii for use with the balance board, because I think that would kick butt.
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