How Do Wii Fit?

For those of you that may have been stuck in a cave somewhere, there is a "game"(?) out for the Wii Game Console called Wii Fit.

As with most other things Wii, it's pretty darn amazing.

Truth be told, I've had this particular addition to my Wii library for a couple of months, and it's just this very morning that I unpacked it.

I know, it's not gonna do anything for me in the box (in the cabinet, in the living room...hidden away....).

Point is, I finally got it out and set it up. My main motivation for this is that I've spent real money (cash americana, were) in hiring a personal trainer. I see her twice a week for a marvelously satisfying hour of nearly pure torture. It's a strange phenomenon. I don't like it one bit - although I do like the social part of it, as it's me and Goofy with the trainer together - but other than that, I'm a whiny baby head. Seriously a big, big, baby. I wanna work out, but part of what I am getting with a trainer is the ability to bitch about to someone that doesn't care one damn bit. I confessed my bitching/whining prior to starting and was assured she'd heard worse - even after the first two sessions. I'm not feeling good about being a big baby, but I am feeling good about actually finishing a workout planned by someone that spends nights thinking of ways to specifically torture me. I think that she is trying to make me the biggest whiner...hahaha. But seriously, she does.

Part of her evil plan is to send me email saying things like: "Hey, don't forget our appointment tomorrow, and be SURE todo at least 30 minutes of cardio today". Sweet girl, Jill...really. So, because I really am trying to do things for myself that improve my health (and ability to dive more/longer), today, among other things, I did the required 30 minutes of cardio. Sweating like a waterfall (that's a good sign, right?), and no one to complain to, I did it and so there! I ended up trying the yogo and strength training and balance too...did an hour total.

I learned a few things.

I can hula hoop pretty well - very surprising, since I never could as a kid. I can also catch hoops thrown at me and continue twirling them all at once. I am a hula hooping prodigy. It's fun, because the friends that have put their WiiMe on my Wii are the ones throwing them at me...I wonder what that means, but I digress...

I was able to improve my ability in step and I actually jogged (OMG! I can't believe it either). I found my little leader friend a bit annoying, as I couldn't pass and had to jog at the correct pace, when generally, I wanna get that stuff over with as fast as possible. I endured, though, and felt better after I was finished. :)





I also learned that I have a decent center of balance in yoga and strength training, although in the balance "games", I have absolutely no balance. This is not surprising to me or anyone that knows me. I was surprised by the fact that I do have any balance at all, but I digress...I did not do this pose yet (see below regarding my "balance" status...LOL).



In the soccer exercise I get kicked in the head by shoes, panda heads, other stuff, but I can't hit the damn soccer ball with any predictability. This too, is pretty true to life. I'm not exactly sure why Panda heads are thrown my way, but I'm supposed to dodge them better than I do. My little WiiMe hangs its head in shame and frustration. I also cannot ski particularly well through slalom gates - I did see improvement, but still have a long way to go.


I did best in the ski jump - at least on the times that I didn't crash off the end of the ramp and turn into a very impressive rolling ball of snow and skis! Truly a sight to behold...LOL. Almost worth the crash, actually...heh.

In the end, though, the Wii Fit did it's assessment of my prowess in the balance exercises. It declared me

UNBALANCED!

ROTFLOL. I don't disagree, but it made me laugh out loud - something I generally never do while exercising.

Leave it to Nintendo...

M&G