Wii Fit – The Aerobic Exercise Alternative
I usually hate video games. I just have no interest in them at all! But Wii Fit isn’t really a video game like any other. It’s really like having your own personal trainer in a way except I’ve had my own personal trainer in real life and I actually prefer the Wii Fit version because it’s more fun!
Wii Fit really does make exercise fun (has hard as that is to imagine.) It turns it into a game. You’ll end up doing the “rhythm boxing” or the “hula hoop” (two examples of the aerobic “games”) for hours just because you want to beat your friend’s score (yes it keeps track of everyone’s scores.)
It includes aerobics, yoga, strength training, and balance games. I mostly do the aerobics and yoga myself. The balance games are really fun too actually but I don’t think they give as good of a workout as the aerobics part.
One of the really cool things about the Wii Fit is that it keeps track of everything you do and how much you weight. This is really excellent if you are trying to lose weight. It keeps you from going “off course” if you are weighing in every day.
But the main reason I think it’s so great is just flat out that it’s fun. Making exercise fun definitely makes it a lot easier to find the motivation to exercise. Heck, sometimes I’m having so much fun with this that I don’t even want to stop. I “play” it for hours sometimes. Compare that to riding a stationary bike or running on a treadmill. I’ve never wanted to keep on doing that. It’s no comparison really. I plan on cancelling my gym membership and just using the Wii Fit instead. In the long run it’ll actually save me money too.
