2 Days with Nintendo Wii Fit: the Balance Board is life changing
Filed under: Gaming, Hands On, Nintendo Wii
It’s only been a couple of days since we posted a first look with some hands-on photos of the Nintendo Wii Fit and Balance Board, on that day I decided to spend time everyday using Wii Fit and to see just how good it was, as the Nintendo Wii needed to get some time because it was just sitting there not being used. Now only two days later I am amazed at how good Wii Fit is, it has changed everything for the Wii and not only am I using the it to keep fit, but also my wife, daughter and son.
I can tell you first hand that the Balance Board and Wii Fit is truly life changing, I not only know I am overweight and have a high BMI but I am even learning about the way I stand and how it is very wrong and bad for my health. Last night I was waiting for my brother to arrive outside his home and I realized I was standing with all my weight on one leg and I corrected this to a better posture like it shows you in Wii Fit…things are changing already.
There has been times when I go to bed feeling fat as I have eaten late, but over the last two evenings I felt great as I spent 30 minutes on the Balance Board doing some step, press ups and even some jogging on the spot which works amazingly well. Now my whole family is not only keeping fit and working towards our own goals, but we are also competing for the top place on the scoreboard for each task. Even my mother-in-law came over and used the Wii Fit, I am also sure we’re not the only family that has had its daily life changed thanks to Wii Fit….gaming and fitness is going to change many lives and save money on healthcare costs.
If you have not got Wii Fit yet, I would strongly recommend you do so, as my mind has been changed from the view that the Wii is for kids and the PS3 and 360 are the real games machines to the Wii being in another interactive league compared to the other next-gen consoles.
In Summery: Wii Fit 10/10, best £69 I have spent in a long time.
Nintendo Wii Fit Balance Board: making gaming healthy
Go…out…side.
Yeah wii “fit” compared to what sitting on the couch all day. Try getting really fit and why people play games like wii tennis to get fit when they could just go play tennis is beyond me…no way does a wii game compare to the real sports which actually require some skill
Paul / raw – you’re missing the point.
A lot of people don’t have the facilities nearby to play tennis or any other sport. They also may be unfamiliar with physical activity and haven’t got the confidence to break into a new sport.
The Wii board is going to provide a lot of motivation to these people to get used to using their bodies and perhaps give them the self confidence to try other “real” sports. While providing an opportunity to have some family fun.
Surely then it’s a great investiment and a step forward for home based fitness systems? How may of you have got a set of weights or multi gym at home gathering dust?
I agree with the post completely and just to respond to the last comment you may so go outside and play tennis but lets say your obese you feel you look like a idiot playing tennis or going for a jog etc this helps you to do that without being in the eyes of others.
Played it and it’s amazing. And in response to the other comments, how are you supposed to get fit playing a sport you can’t play? It’s all well and good saying “Go outside and play tennis and do boxing” etc etc but can you actually do it? With the wii you don’t need to be good at a sport or need a court/pitch/ring or whatever to play it. And it’s certainly a lot better for you than sitting in front of the xbox or sony’s third toaster!
It’s interesting to me that so many people comment on “going outside” to exercise when one of the largest market segments is home fitness equipment. Isn’t it natural that fitness equipment would evolve into video games? To me, exercising inside to a video game is much more appealing that just jogging on a treadmill, or jogging on the street for that matter.
I do not think that the Wii is necessarily the pinnacle of the evolution, but it is the best start I have seen. It has shown that there can be a market for advanced exertainment.
And, if you get in good enough shape, you might feel good enough to go out and do the real thing. Face it, in the US the vast majority of people do not go out and do the real thing.
I guess you two are obviously able to enjoy sports in your area.
Imagine being a female, living in a city, where it is not safe to go outside on your own for exercise (eg jogging), you cannot afford and don’t want to pay monthly gym fee’s and you work long hours.
30 mins a day on the wii-fit in the comfort and safety of your own home is fantastic in my opinion.
The entire family can get involved, competing for the best times and so on. It also makes you more aware of things you eat and how you stand in everyday life.
I agree with the article’s author, and maintain it is the best birthday present I have ever received!
10/10
Anyone who actually uses Wii Fit will realise that the beauty of it is not the silly games that come with it, but the tracking and interactivity of your stats, that encourage you to go out and exercise for real so you can monitor your weight effortlessly and get helpful feedback.
The jogging game is marvellous – and it doesn’t even use the wii fit board lol. Nintendo were a bit cheeky to run that by you, after spending so much for the board ha ha! Seriously though, it is the most fun way to run on the spot I have ever come across.
Don’t knock the Wii Fit. It is not a miracle cure for easy fitness, but after seeing my mother and sister enjoy it I strongly suspect that the Wii will have the potential to surpass the market penetration of even the PS2.
PlayStation3 maybe “Living” and the XBOX 360 may be “Playing” but the Wii is always going to be “fun, Fun, FUN!”
Want to know something, Paul? Real sports do not measure out your BMI, your weight shifts, your actual weight, your time spent or set weight and BMI targets for you. Wii Fit is fun. A lot of fun. It’s a lot more practical as well. It’s all very well to say ‘JUST GO OUT N DO SOM REEL EXCSERCISE’ but it’s so much easier and a lot of people feel more comfortable in their own home. And don’t give me that ‘it requires no skill’ BS. I have played Wii Fit. And guess what – it requires SKILL! What are the odds, eh? The whole point is to help improve that skill. Now go and play your ‘AWESUM PS3!!11″ and gtfo our internet.
In Just One Day Of Being On Wii Fit, I Lost 1lb! It Rocks!