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

...Our Wii Fit was brought as a birthday present for my 9 year old brother, although to be honest it was probably more of a gift to us!! What is a 'Wii Fit'? Before explaining what a Wii Fit is, I will explain the equipment you will need for it. The Wii Fit works on a Nintendo Wii - the Wii is a games console, which uses a handheld remote for interactive play (simulating tennis etc). In addition to the games console you will need a Wii Fit balance board. This can be used with other games such as skiing etc but will initially be purchased with the Wii Fit software. The Wii fit balance board is a rectangular board, which the user stands on, and it links up wirelessly to the Wii and is used to improve health through balance games, muscle and yoga poses and aerobic exercise games. The Wii fit balance board measures and monitors...

ilusvm 29.10.2008 · Read review
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Get Fit Firm and Flexible

Advantages: Very good exercises for all abilities, very calming
Disadvantages: The woman who presents it has an annoying voice!

...WHAT IS IT: It is a mixture of the core firming and breathing elements of Pilates with the stretching and meditative aspects of Yoga. This DVD has a warmup and separate sections focusing on the abs, buttocks and a full body workout. There is also a partner or solo resistance stretching section. It is presented by Louise Solomon who claims to be the first person to combine Pilates and Yoga and the DVD was filmed in Byron Bay, Australia. GOOD POINTS: Unlike many workout videos, this is really easy to follow with Louise Solomon explaining at the very start the breathing technique in a way that makes it very clear how the breathing fits with the exercises. It sounds silly but it is often easy to forget to breathe whilst exercising particularly if you are experiencing some pain. Once you have got through the introduction and learned...

jesperado77 22.03.2009 · Read review
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Review of Yogalates - Firm, Fit And Flexible (DVD)

* Get Fit With Danielle *

Advantages: Nothing!
Disadvantages: Expensive , Dull and Boring

...Danielle Lloyd is a British fashion and glamour model. Danielle was born on December 18th 1983 in London , England. In 2004 , Danielle was crowned Miss England in 2004 , and went on to compete in the 2004 Miss World. She was famous for dating the footballer Terry Sheringham who happened to be a judge on the Miss Great Britain panel ,although the couple have since split up. Danielle appeared on 2007's Celebrity Big Brother , where she was caught up in the race row between , Jade Goody , Jo O'Meara and Shilpa Shetty. Danielle is known for being a bit of a 'party girl'. She has appeared in many magazines and on television programmes , as well as making the fitness video I am about to review. When I saw this DVD advertised I wasn't really a fan of Danielle. To be honest , I didn't really know that much about her , but after reading...

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Review of Danielle Lloyd - Keep Fit, Look Fit (DVD)

Fit to strip

Advantages: works
Disadvantages: quite hard

...Carmen Electra's Fit To Strip (Taken from back of DVD case) Disc 2 of Carmen Electra's Aerobic Striptease series is all about working your way to a dancer's body. Fitness expert and personal trainer Michael Carson takes you and Carmen through an intense total-body routine that focuses on strengthening and toning, as well as several mini workouts developed to target problem areas like hips, buns and abs. Fit To Strip whips you into shape, so you'll feel even more confident about taking it off in no time! Who's the Trainer Michael Carson is one of America's top fitness and personal trainers. He is also a choreographer and has developed many different fitness programmes. He is a trainer at the famous Gold's Gym and is also a consultant for Reebok International. As well as working with Carmen Electra on her workout series he also...

hollywoodmum 09.02.2008 · 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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Family Fitness

Advantages: Fun for the family
Disadvantages: None

...The first thing I noticed, when I opened the box, was the great hardware build quality. To me, the balance board has always looked very fragile in promotional pictures. I've seen people waving it around willy nilly so I thought it would just be lightweight plastic tat. It's actually a really sturdy, well made piece of equipment. You connect it to the Wii like a wiimote and the software also installs a special Wii Fit channel on the main menu. So, onto the Wii Fit software. As with Nintendo's other games, your profile is saved under your Mii. It's just like Brain Training with a daily test, complete with a slightly abstract body age which seems completely based on your ability to shift your weight around. During the test your Mii's physique is adjusted to match your BMI. This was hilarious as my little guy was inflated to become a fat...

parkiboy 27.01.2009 · 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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  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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Totally Fit

Advantages: Get Fit, Look Great, Feel Great, Can be personalised
Disadvantages: Music is quite low, may be annoying to some people

...breath correctly, but not on this one. I have the special edtion which shows Mel giving tips for healthy eating which I liked and found very helpful. In my opinion I think this is a great DVD for people with a busy lifestyle. It is aimed, I feel, at people who are already quite fit but you can easily build up and get fit to this. It does exactly what it says on the tin....

Kimbod 26.02.2009 · Read review
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Review of Mel B - Totally Fit (DVD)

wii fit

Advantages: Very good, fun and you can loose weight.
Disadvantages: Only allows you to play with two people-no more!

...I think that the wii fit game is really good. comes fully equit with the wii balance board, this fun and interactive game is really good to play on your own or with friends. Everyone can enjoy this and with a variety of different games(balance, muscle works outs, yoga- which i havent played on yet, and aerobics) this fun game can help you to get fit and have fun. I personally enjoy all the games and have unlocked them all. you can play with more than one player, but only on the running which is slightly disappointing, but other than that the sound and the graphics are both very satisfactory and i would say that this is a very worthwhile investment-especially if you have children. I thought that when wii sports came out that that was very good and realistica nd enjoyable-but this is even better!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DEFINATELY...

joshi94 20.02.2009 · Read review
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