JohnBs personal blog

As I posted on Saturday I managed to pick up Wii Fit on Friday when it released here in the UK (damn, April has been an expensive Wii month what with both Mario Kart and Wii Fit releasing).

So is it any good? Well so far I can certainly feel it working. You start off with a centre of gravity test followed by a body test, you enter your height – it measures your weight and then tells you your BMI. Then the fun starts – you set a goal, telling it how much weight you want to loose over what period so it then tells you how much you have to loose per week…

Now for the activities. They are broken down into various categories, yoga, muscle workouts, aerobic Exercises, balance exercises. I’ll skip the first two, and talk more about the latter.

Aerobic exercises starts with Hula Hoop. It sounds silly but boy does it work – standing on the board you have to move you hips to get the hula hoop spinning whilst Mii’s throw additional Hula Hoops at you to catch and then get them spinning – time is ticking down and the number of spins is measured, I’m currently maxing out at 292 spins. Also in this category there’s Step (think Dance mat – on/off the balance board), Jogging – this is suprisingly effective with the wiimote in your back pocket and running on the spot….about another half dozen activities to unlock mind you.

Under balance, skiing – definitely harder than it sounds, ski jumping (crouch then extend) – and the table top. On the screen is a table with a hole(s) in it and you have to move your weight on the board to get the balls to fall through without them falling off the edge. And just like Aerobic, plenty more activities to unlock.

I think I need to get my other half off it now so I can have another go….