Wiiiiiiiii

At last I have a found a Wii Fit. I have been on the look out for this illusive piece of equipment to compliment my Nintendo Wii for months but none were available. On Saturday we were wandering around the mall and as we were leaving Chris suggested looking in Toys R Us to see if they had one. I said well we can look but they won’t have it – but they did and it was $10 cheaper than I was expecting to pay. Yippee!

We set it up later and it really appears to be excellent value ($89 + tax). The balance board is very well made and robust and the exercises and games look fun. I have only tried a few of them but already love the step class, although it appears yoga is not my thing as it keeps telling me my balance is bad.

There is a skiing game which tests your reactions and balance and I was terrible, but I was even worse at the ski jumping so I don’t think I will be taking that up any time soon! There is also a football heading game which I was really really bad at. It appears my natural instinct is to avoid the ball not head it – oh well I never have liked footy!

When you first set up the Wii Fit it weighs you and asks your height etc to come up with your body mass index or BMI – apparently I am normal – which is a relief. I think this will be great fun to use and will allow me to exercise in the privacy of the house. It will also be useful in the winter when we cannot get out and about so much.

I just have to persuade Chris to use it too now!!!

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