Wii Fit Makes Exercising Fun
Nintendo Wii prides itself on bringing the best and most inventive games to those who love to play – but who also needed to get off the couch and get some exercise. In keeping with this they have created the new Wii Fit game.
The new Wii Fit game requires users to play on a plastic slap that is pressure sensitive and costs $90. With it you receive a number of fitness tracking and exercise software. The board is larger than that of a weight scale and only an inch high. It will communicate to the Wii console wirelessly.
Players step onto the board, which senses their movements, balance, and center of gravity. Included software features dozens of activities based on strength training, aerobics, and yoga, as well as a calendar that tracks goals such as weight loss or improved flexibility. Players employ the board differently depending on the activity, standing on it to do a tree pose in yoga, for instance, or stepping on and off it for aerobics.
There are two modes that users can play with. There is strength building and Yoga which still offers aerobics and active simulation games. The strength building mode allows players to choose from a list of fitness routines or to focus on separate exercises that build up specific parts of the body.
It’s also possible to create a playlist of exercises in which personal trainers—little-detailed 3D silhouettes—act as guides. Alternatively, the eight simulation games let players walk a tightrope or ski jump. The number of exercises and games available grows with time and practice, a nice touch that’s an incentive to keep playing.
While the Wii Fit allows you to get more exercise than you would if you were to just sit down and play Halo 3 it doesn’t mean that it can take the place of a gym. However, it is a good start to those who don’t like to exercise.
