Monday, May 26, 2008

Our latest workout regimen: Wii FIT!





So, amidst all the workout activities that go on in our home (mostly Tiffany doing any number of yoga/kickboxing/step aerobics videos), we have something that is getting the entire family involved... Wii FIT!

New on the market, this past week, Wii Fit will undoubtedly create a new enthusiasm in the world of fitness... as long as people take advantage of it. I can only predict that, like most fitness items, there will be a lot of Wii Fit games collecting dust, after a matter of a few weeks. The reason being, is that most people get into a new fitness activity for a few days, but then quickly revert back to their normal routine. Tiffany is one of the only people I know, that is wholeheartedly devoted to all things fitness. BUT, this is probably the greatest invention to come along, that will keep MORE people involved.

I think the folks at Nintendo have really gone above and beyond, when it comes to interactive video gaming. This generation of children is becoming more and more lethargic, as their lives are being taken over by fast food and gaming systems that leave them sitting on a couch, with thumbs twitching away. Now, do I think these games are a complete waste? No, as long as they are played in moderation. I think that the hand/eye coordination of today's youth, is probably much better than generations past.

The latest album from my favorite band, Porcupine Tree, entitled "FEAR OF A BLANK PLANET", is all about the progressive mind numbing of the youth of today. From ADHD medication, anti-depressants, and the video gaming culture in which they are brought up in, so many of today's teens are becoming mindless zombies.

I see a healing trend, if people, both young and old, take advantage of the great opportunities afforded with the Wii Fit game.

The first thing you do, is create a Mii, which is your interactive, virtual character. You enter in your age, and with a series of balance exercises, the Wii Balance Board will calculate your core balance with your age, as well as your weight, and determine what kind of shape you are in. And BEWARE, this Wii system is BRUTALLY HONEST! I am just over 200 lbs, at 5'9", and could stand to lose a few pounds, but the Wii system set me in the upper regions of "overweight", and just shy of being classified "obese". So, to try and prove it wrong, I went to a website that calculates your BMI (Body Mass Index), and it merely proved what the Wii system had to tell me.
http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/

So, when I considered myself a moderately fit person, I have been told that I am borderline obese. Humbling, to say the very least. Regardless, with the variety of workouts available, from yoga to aerobics, running to hula hooping, Latin dancing to strength training, there is something for EVERYONE. The whole concept of this game, is to get people moving, get their heart rate up, and get them having FUN, in the meantime.

A big thumbs up, from me... except I wish that the personal trainers' mouths would move when they talk. It really creeps me out!



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Now playing: Paul Oakenfold - Ready Steady Go (feat. Asher D.)
via FoxyTunes

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