Wii Fit Reviews - Marketing Hype or Worth It?

Let me start out this article by describing the Wiiand run in one place. While the balance board will
FIt. The Wii Fit is white, Dimensions (Height xmeasure how good a job you are doing or how
Width x Depth): 13.00 x 20.00 x 3.00 inches Itpoorly you are doing with the exercises. The
uses power of 4 x AA batteries and the unitbalance board detects small changes in your
weighs 4.5 kg. First of I want to say the the Wiiweight on the board and it will move the onscreen
Fit balance board is top notch in quality. Veryfigure accordingly. The way it works you start off
Durably built, rubber feet on the bottom of it toby doing some simple exercises and move to
make sure that it does not move around while inmore complicated ones the higher a ranking you
use.achieve. You can set a female or a Male trainer,
If you haven't heard, the Wii Fit is latest device towho will help you with the exercises. The trainers
take the wii consumers by storm. This changeswill also tell you if you are not doing well enough
everything from a pure games consoleand areas were you should improved, so the
perspective. The notion that game consoles areinteractivity is very good.
just for sit down on the couch and play type ofDon't be fooled by the Nintendo Wii name and the
situation has just been turned on it's head. Let megame console ring to it. Most of the exercises are
try to describe the core of the Wii Fit the innervery real and demanding,if you are not used to
functions, is called the balance board. What is theworking out you will work up a sweat for sure.
balance board you ask? Well it is a multi pointSome of the activities included aerobic and
electronic sensing weigh scale. Basically what thatbalance activities that let you do anything from
means it not only is able to measure your weightrotating a hula hoop around the onscreen figures
but it also can detect changes in your weight andhips, by moving yours with the same circular
pressure when your are standing on it. There is amotion, to doing a downhill snowboarding race.
sensor built into that checks weight changesLike all games you could probably cheat after
many times a second.awhile by knowing exactly when you have to
NOw next question what is this thing going to doshift your weight around, but what would the
for me? Included with the wii fit are severalpoint of that be. You would cheat yourself out of
games. The main game takes you through somea good exercise and would be waisting your own
exercise training drills, strength training, aerobictime.
exercises,yoga, or even just balance training. TheSome Negative points is that you can't just turn it
first thing when you switch it on it asks you aon and start exercising, Also to customize your
few things about your height and weight and age.own exercise schedule is also not possible. For
This is to calculate your BMI aka body massexample you wanted to start of just doing yOga
index. This is password protected in case you areto worm up, then do some muscle toning
shy and don't want others to know how muchexercises and then move on to aerobics exercise.
you weigh or your training scores. NOw while thisInstead you will have to access the menu to go
is all good and dandy, I would take the Wii BMIfrom one type of exercise to another which can
reading with a grain of salt, for one it may outputget in the way of your workout.
that you are a 20 year old with a BMI of a 45To sum things up a bit the nintendo wii Fit is a
year old does not mean that the unit is correct.very entertaining way to get fit, no it does not
The Wii BMI calculation does not factor in yourreplace a full scale Gym. but on the other hand,
muscle mass or heavier bone structure, so like Ibeing able to train in your own home or anywhere
say don't take the readings to heart.else for that matter. You can put the unit in a
Does the Wii Fit actually work? Will I be able tosmall satchel and take it to your friends house
lose weight with it and slim down. Well Let's put itand train with a partner. These features alone
simply it is like everything in life. The more effortmake it worth. Many have said Exercising is
you put into it, the more return you will get. Theboring, well the Wii Fit had been able to turn the
Wii Fit games have been testes by many andtables on that old adage and find a way to make
found that they were effective. The onscreenexercise fun and innovative.
trainer instructs you to do sit-ups and push-ups