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

...acquire different stamps including a pink heart, blue flower, orange foot etc. Once you have done the test you can then proceed to training and games (although it is not essential to take the body test before doing this). You can take the body test again later in the day and will then be given the option whether you want to overwrite your earlier results. The Wii Fit suggests that you try and weigh yourself at the same time each day as you weight can fluctuate by a few pounds throughout the day. If you put on more than a couple of pounds you will get a screen and asked to select an option to record on your chart the reason for your weight gain. This includes options such as 'ate too much', 'drank to much' etc. During the body test you will be given on screen fitness tips. These are generally pretty interesting and offer suggestions on how...

ilusvm 29.10.2008 · 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

...the Wii fit game I would recommend buying it for the balance board alone. If you have kids it encourages them to move whilst having fun and there are now quite a few games that make use of it. G1 Jockey Wii - will be released with balance board support and you have to crouch down like a jockey and steer your horse to victory Raving Rabbids TV Party - some of the mini games use the balance board, one you even use your bum and sit on the board to steer! EA Sports Active - looks a lot more interesting/harder work then the Wii fit and is advertised as a more serious exercise game then the Wii fit. I think this and the new Mario game will be the big Wii releases this year There are also several ski, snow boarding and skate boarding games and the Don King boxing uses the board in its training exercises though I don't think it is used...

rachael23 09.06.2009 · Read review
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Keep fit while having fun

Advantages: Addictive, fun, healthy
Disadvantages: Expensive, can be embarrassing!

...This would be my latest obsession, and from what I have gathered it is an obsession of many other people around the country...considering that this game has sold out 4 Christmas' running. I first tried the game when a housemate of mine bought it and brought it round to the house, and after that I had to have it...regardless of price. It is just too fun, too addictive and too group orientated not to get...or group competition is probably the best way to describe it. Boring Stuff Title: Wii Fit Platform: Obviously the Wii Producers: Nintendo Age: Advised age is 16 Price: Here is where it can get a bit ouchy. Gamestation is doing an offer at the time of writing which includes the Wii balance board, the Wii Fit game, a cover for the balance board, rechargeable batteries for the balance board, non slip socks, a work out mat...

Secre 28.01.2009 · 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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The New Refreshed Me - Courtesy of Wii Fit

Advantages: Get fit without going to the gym, use little or often.
Disadvantages: Initial Start up Costs Expensive if you don't have a Console, Some Suppliers out of stock

...work with any other games console. You will need to synchronise the board to the Wii console to make it function correctly - instructions on how to do this come with the board but it is very easy to do. Make sure you place the board on a flat service as this can give you an incorrect balance measurement. Once you are up and running you go to the Wii Plaza (where you already have your Wii Mii set up from playing all your previous games before the Wii fit came out). Once you have selected your Wii Mii, you will then go to main menu screen; here you will see a calendar and options to use the body test or the training. On this screen you can also change your user settings - see below, visit the Wii Fit Plaza, see your BMI (body mass index) graph and change the month so you can view your previous results...

innercircle 30.01.2009 · Read review
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  TIME CONSUMING, UNADVENTUROUS AND LACK OF FITNESS

Advantages: Hopefully you will see improvements
Disadvantages: An expensive dance workout DVD

.... Lets just say my foot went somewhere it shouldn't and I ended up on the floor. I certainly now have a new respect for those of you that can pull off yoga. However, I was confused when as the exercises went on there were yoga tasks that do not even include the use of the balance board or the Wiimote so there is no evidence you are actually doing them. I guess the message would be you are only cheating yourself. Whilst from pictures people may pass these training sessions off as easy because anyone could do them in their own sloppy way, but they're only going to make any benefit to your fitness if you do them properly. That is why Wii Fit strictly reads your balance and gets you doing things as smoothly and steadily as possible if you want to receive any 'points'. As you improve at exercises you will then unlock further reps to work...

nathaninnit 25.06.2008 · Read review
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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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Wii Fit

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...My sister got the Wii Fit for Christmas and I think that everyone in my family is hooked. This game comes with a balance board that you do exersizes around and also can do different games on. There are different sort of exersizes that the Wii Fit enables you to do within the game, these include aerobics which are great fun especially the step aerobics games, muscle workouts including different sit ups etc. you can do to work out, balance games which are fun games designed to help you improved control over your posture and other functions are also available. You can also find out what your Wii Fit age is by taking an age test within the game, and also keep track over your weight, BMI (and it tells you if you are overweight or within the boudaries for your weight against your height) and posture over a period of time and set goals...

crazycafe 06.02.2009 · Read review
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