Yes.
I did it.
I stood in line in the freezing cold rain on Saturday morning for no less than two hours.
Just to get my hands on one of these:
You got it! Sucker for gadgets, right here! It’s a funny story, actually, how I came to be standing in line for a video game accessory. See, my little sister has one of these babies, and judging by her enthusiastic praise, I wanted one. Truthfully, I was curious about the Yoga (being an enthusiastic yogini myself) and I wanted to know if I could beat her Wii Fit age of 47 (she’s actually 35…but don’t tell her I told you!).
So there you have it. A little bit of "my toy" syndrome, a little bit of curiosity, and a little bit of sibling competition, and I wanted that Wii Fit.
I mentioned it to the Hubster, and he was opposed. They cost $89, and he couldn’t see any real reason to get one. Until he saw the Toys ‘R Us flyer, with the ad for the new "Wii Ski" game. Each Toys ‘R Us store was guaranteed a minimum of 20 Wii Fits, and I was duly dispatched to stand in line for ours.
It wasn’t all that bad actually; there was a sense of solidarity and camaraderie amongst the first 20 people that Saturday morning. We speculated on how many Wii Fits the store would receive, how they would disburse them fairly, and whether any poor souls were lined up at the mall entrance. We laughed at ourselves for standing out in the rain and cold, but in a conspiratorial "I’m going to get one and the other poor souls who don’t know that you have to be here EARLY…hours early are not" kind of way.
In the end, I was the ninth person to get a Wii Fit at that store that morning, and am I ever glad I did.
Honestly. This thing is so much more fun that just the Wii…and that’s saying a lot, because the Wii on it’s own is pretty damn fun. To give you some idea, the kids and I fight over it regularly, and I’ve logged over 1 hour of activities on it each day. And they’re not just dumb video game activities, either. I am seriously stiff now – especially in my quads, glutes and abs – from the strength training activities, which (in my humble opinion) is where this little board shines.
The best features of this baby?
The Miis. You gotta love this. When you first step on the board, it puts you through a body test, and your Mii is then sized accordingly. I, with my BMI at 27 (embarrassingly overweight), had to witness my Mii grow 3 sizes into this plump little number:
While my kids (whose Miis, at BMIs of 14, look like beanpoles) laughed themselves to tears. And oh yeah, by the way, my Wii Fit age was 47 – just like my sister’s!
Hubba hubba!
Strength Training: as I said, I think this is the Wii Fit’s forte. It really helps you target the muscle groups you’re working on in each exercise, with some really cool bio-feedback from the board. For example, when you’re doing the lunges, a bar appears on the screen representing the weight you’re placing on the leg you’re working on: you have to keep your weight within a narrow range, and it really makes you work so much more! And a similar feedback mechanism is at work on all the exercises – doing situps? The board knows when your feet touch back down. Plank? You’ve got to keep your centre of balance centred in the middle of the board…left to right, front to back. I am honestly more sore now than I usually was after working with a personal trainer at the gym. Really.
Aerobics/Balance Games: You have not lived until you’ve ski jumped or hoola hooped or (funnest!) taken a step class on the Wii Fit.
All in all? Worth every one of the 120 cold, wet minutes I stood outside the store! Wii too much fun, actually. Go get one. Now.
I want it very badly…. what a great article, thanks for sharing with us.
Nice post,good summary.I think we need diet plan to keep our body fit and healthier.Take the food in small,but more frequently.Do the exercises regularly,keep the muscles strong.
I think the combination of right diet and exercise isn’t always as easy to keep up with.
This is simply brilliant! I didn’t know that was possible. Stumbled it for you.
-Alexis
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Well, thanks for sharing my Wii age!! I will have you know that after lots of hard work I am down to 33!!!! Yahhhhh. (Psst, I also had a stomach flu for 2 days but who cares – I may never retest myself again – hehe). We are really enjoying it. When I bought it I thought it would just be me using but my fiance and his buddies were doing it for hours the other night – although mostly the balance training games but they left thinking they might convince their wives they should get them – hehe.
i need a wii fit sooooo badly!
I’d love one of these! Looks like sooooo much fun! I’d have to save up a bit but I’m sure it’s going to be worth it.
Thanks for the review. I was waiting for someone to review this before I forked out the bucks!
Great review! I’ve had my eye on this since they first announced it. I’m so glad you wrote so enthusiatically about its attributes. We don’t even have a Wii, but I keep trolling around to see if I can find a bundle with the Wii and Wii Fit.
I want one SO BADLY! I think I may have come up with a reasonable way to justify the $$ to buy one too. It looks so awesome (as my nearly 9 year old would say). I’ll keep you posted on my Wii Fit age…I have a feeling if you are 47 I’m going to be a lot older 🙁
I want one!! But not so badly that I’ll stand in line for 2 hours to get one. Consistent with my overall philosophy on exercise – way to much work 🙂