The Pros and Cons of Wii Fit
A general overview of Wii Fit.
Wii Fit was thought to be a wonder product when it first came out, it was the first of its time, and of course everybody wanted one. I must admit that I was among those people who yearned for one.
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When I first tried it out, I was in awe, I could do loads of really cool activities. There was LOADS of yoga poses to try out, and I spent the first week of the summer holidays constantly doing the same poses, and practicing muscle building exercises. But after that week I had unlocked all of the poses, games and aerobic activities the novelty started to wear off. I was bored, and now there was nothing much to look forward to. My wii fit age was younger that I was, and really there was no reason to do it anymore.
The exercises that are meant to help you burn fat don’t tire you at all, so you begin to wonder, why did I spend £125 for diddly squat? Once all of the yoga poses have been mastered you can do them in another room, and there is no need to bother going to the sitting room and doing them on a ballance board. The same goes for the muscular exercises.
The advantage of Wii fit is that some of the exercises are relatively fun, and you can do some exercise when you are watching T V. you can pick 10 minutes, 20 minutes or a maximum of 30 minutes to do some ‘Free Steping’. You just keep doing some assorted steps from the step aerobic class. You can alter the pace, which a beat sound comes out of the remote. You can do the same thing for jogging, but however this will not burn off as many calories as simply using an exercise bike whilst watching the television.
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If you are only want to get fit, I would recommend using the money that you would spend on this on either a treadmill or a good exercise bike, and cycling or running instead. The results of this are also much more obvious.
Wii Fit is a good way to have fun with some friends, and the yoga can be done with some friends, so if you’re looking for a fun time, I would definately recommend this product, but I would not recommend it if you want to shed some extra pounds or get fit, spend the money on a gym membership or a good exercise machine!
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I was thinking about buying a Wii Fit game for my Wii, but since you wrote this, I think Mario Power Tennis or something else might actually be more fun.
I think Wii Fit can be a nice diversion from your regular exercise. If your exercises are always the same, they can get boring. Exercising on a wii fit can certainly give you variety.