Wii Fit

Advantages: great for weightloss, fun for all the family, improves posture, balance and health
Disadvantages: expensive, can only register up to 8 family members

.... There is also a hula-hoop activity which oddly is very popular with my dad! You stand on the board and swivel your hips to rotate the hula-hoop which you can see on screen. The board is so accurate that it moves on screen just as though you were really doing it!! There are various stages to this including stretching and leaning to catch additional hoops. I find this one pretty hard as I'm not particularly fit! Balance Games This is by far the most used section of the program and is perhaps the most 'fun'. It consists of a wide variety of balance games where you stand on the board and have to really work hard to get high scores. It includes a game where you see a flat table with holes in on the screen and some snooker type balls, you have to shift your balance carefully on the board to get the balls in the holes in the given...

ilusvm 29.10.2008 · Read review
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Wii Fit

Advantages: Easy way to keep fit.
Disadvantages: Can't think of any.

...master them both. I've played the game a total of 103 times (this was the count the last time I went on) and have a high score of 551 in advanced. My next favourite game is table tilt - you move your body around in order to move a table on the screen which has holes in it. Your job is to manouver balls around the table and get them into the holes to progress to the next level. It seems easy but it can be quite challenging. I'm good at this game but my sister has the high score of 125. There are also two difficulty levels for this game. Fit Cash Every training game gets you Fit Cash - a measure of how much time you've spent on the Wii Fit. It doesn't always give you an accurate amount of minutes, though - for example, if you complete the 10 minute boxing exercise you actually get 13 minutes. Also most of the Yoga exercises are...

tb240904 02.10.2009 · Read review
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Wii Fit

Advantages: Helps you lose weight, tracks your progress
Disadvantages: You need quite a bit of space for the balance board

...As someone who has a bad back, and could also stand to lose a few pounds in weight, I finally gave in and bought the wii fit. Basically, all it consists of is a balance board and CD with the Wii Fit activities on it. Like the Nintendo Wii controllers it is completely wireless which is great for storage, when you finish you can just slot it under your bed or in a cupboard. To start off you create a character for yourself in the Wii Fit Plaza, which is based off your Mii. The main idea is to have a daily body test which charts your weight, bmi, wii fit age etc and then go on to do some training in the form of either balance, aerobic, muscle exercise or yoga. This is kind of embarrassing, especially for me when my mii suddenly got a lot fatter! After completing the body test you are given a wii fit age, which you aim to reduce by...

tor0908 12.06.2009 · Read review
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Keeping fit

Advantages: something different, fun for all
Disadvantages: doesn't exactly count as a weight-loss program

...intense and complicated and we have to respond quickly. A Balance game encourages dynamic control and includes ski jump, slalom, snowboarding where one has turn the board sideways and more. Smashing soccer balls with the head was the best among the balance games. You also have a virtual trainer who motivates all the time with his compliments. WII FIT locks most of the games and they are unlocked after around 10 minutes of use. It means you will need at least 6 hours before you get total access. Also the unlocked activity can only be played in the profile who unlocked it. One cannot create his own workout session according to needs. These are some disadvantages which should be dealt with. Overall the graphics of the Wii Fit are quite adequate for a trainer as it gets its work done exactly how it states it would be. And as the console itself...

Yiazmat 31.07.2009 · Read review
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  The Unique Way To Keep Fit!

Advantages: Great fun, whole family can get involved, helps to keep you fit
Disadvantages: It is quite expensive

...My boyfriend and I eventually gave in and bought ourselves a Wii about 6 months ago. Then, on my birthday back in May, my parents bought me the Wii Fit. Since then, we have used it most evenings and have had an awful lot of fun using it. What Is A Wii Fit? A Wii Fit is sort of like a fitness game which is used in conjunction with the Wii Games Console. There is the usual disc which you insert into the Wii console and also a 'Balance Board' which is just like a set of weighing scales. You need to stand on the balance board for the various exercises and games that you will take part in. The balance board is slightly different from a normal set of weighing scales because as well as being able to measure you weight, it can also judge how much weight you place on each foot and where you centre of gravity (COG) is. From all this...

daylehall 13.07.2008 · Read review
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Wii Fit

Advantages: It aactually works!!!
Disadvantages: It's very addictive

...I think the Wii Fit is a must for any Wii owner, it actually works! I bought my Wii Fit around a month ago and I use it everyday for around 30 minutes. Its so much fun you honestly dont know where the time goes. The body tests provide an accurate reading of your weight or BMI and you can set yourself weight loss targets that are realistic. Since buying mine I've lost half a stone in a month and because its a gradual weight loss it stays off. The balance games are great fun while the other games provide quite a tough physical workout. If your looking to play the Wii Fit just for fun and aren't too woried about losing weight then its still great fun playing and compteing with others. If you have a Wii then you MUST get this!!!!!...

anoop_mair 22.07.2008 · Read review
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Can getting fit really be fun???

Advantages: Shows you how to do exercises correctly, balance games are fun, the balance board
Disadvantages: doesn't get that hard if you are really looking to build your fitness

...I bought my wii fit a few months ago now and after a couple of uses put it away and forgot about it. I started doing normal exercise DVDs instead as I thought they would be more beneficial. Sadly my complete lack of will power meant I didn't do the DVDs for long either! Over the last year I have piled the weight on and I must admit I am dreading the summer. I am the largest of all my friends and work colleagues and I am embarrassed about taking part in activities as I am so unfit and self conscious. I have stopped wearing skirts and dresses and now live in the same baggy tops and jeans. The annoying thing is I know when I put my mind to it I can loose weight and follow an exercise routine. I have done it before and lost over 3 stone. The problem is keeping it off and staying healthy. Also I hurt my knee two years ago on a skiing...

rachael23 09.06.2009 · Read review
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Wii FIT - it fits you

Advantages: great choices, addictive gameplay, helps you get in shape
Disadvantages: normal Wii response time problems, sometimes slow at sensing your movements

...wii fit age. The hardware While the pad is very responsive I found that it sometimes was not as good as I thought it should be for the price. It is sometimes slow to react and can sometimes effect your gameplay. on the other hand it is a new piece of machinery and is quite extraordinary for what you need it to do. The games I love the choice in games on this system. they aren't boring and you often feel like your just playing a fun game and not working out. some games include: Hula Hoops - where you twist a virtual hula hoop soccer ball bash - where you shift your weight and lean over to hit the soccer balls with your head. ski racing - where you crouch down to speed up and shift your weight to turn through the flags ski jumping - where you lean down and jump up at the right moment to preform a huge jump running in...

matt4630 10.08.2008 · Read review
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Better that Wii Fit but ........

Advantages: A great improvement on Wii Fit
Disadvantages: You need to be self motivated to stick with it

...I bought Wii Fit last year and have now used it for over 400 hours so I guess you could say I have had my money's worth out of it. I do like it but it has its shortcomings not least of which is the fact that it takes a long time to work through a routine so I was pleased when I heard that Nintendo were bringing out a new versions and I wanted to see what that offered. Wii Fit Plus is intended to overcome some of the shortcomings and to allow you to plan a whole routine rather than do it piecemeal and have to wait between exercises. I preordered mine via Amazon where you buy Wii Fit Plus for just £17.99 if you already have the Wii Balance Board or £79.99 with the Balance Board. As this is a full product review I will outline everything that it does which does include everything on the original Wii Fit so if you already have Wii...

laramax 01.11.2009 · Read review
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Get fit with Wii Fit

Advantages: You can get fit and have fun
Disadvantages: None that I can think of maybe gets a bit boring

...Get fit and have fun. Wii fit allows you to have fun and get fit the game has got Wii Fit age which monitors your body fitness on a daily basis by measuring your Body Mass Index. The game has over 40 training activities which all use the Wii balance board includes exercises to help improve balance and tone your muscles.The game has also got a leadboard which motivates you if one of your friends or family are ahead of you as you always want to be the best. My favourite game on Wii Fit is probably the free jogging section which is in the Areobic Exercises it lets you jog and watch what ever you want on the tv. I have had this game for over 3 months know and have lost 7 lb so far and I don't even go on it every day....

boredgames 16.11.2008 · Read review
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