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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Wii Fit

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

...Last Christmas, my mum (a.k.a. "Santa") got the family a Wii Fit - hinting at my sister and I that we need to keep fit. I'm going to admit, I'm a bit fat. Now, I'm not one of those people you see in documentaries who can't get out of bed because they're huge but I could stand to lose a stone or two. I used to go to the gym twice a week but I found it too difficult and it was straining keeping up with my trainer, and I felt embarassed whenever I told him I couldn't do something. I did lose about half a stone though so I was happy about that. When I started using the Wii fit I was a bit anxious about trying it out because it had been a while since I'd been to the gym and I wasn't too keen to let my family see how unfit I was! However, I've been using it on-and-off since Christmas and it's great! It's been about a month since I last used it...

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

...The Wii Fits? sounds and music are average. The music ranges from up-beat tempo workout songs to new style tunes. If the player is using the Wii Fit to improve their fitness they will be wearing an MP3 player or IPOD so they can listen to their own style of music while working out. There are some specific audio cues for certain exercises and games that must be followed in order to score well but if the player is participating in these they will more than likely have turned their MP3 off so that they can hear. There is some in-game speech as well, from your on-screen personal trainer. Once the trainer walks you through the exercise, most of what is said after that is pretty much repeated most of the time. Some of what is said doesn?t even really have any bearing to what you?re doing at that moment in time. The sounds and music are by no...

Yiazmat 31.07.2009 · 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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  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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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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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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Wii Fit

Advantages: Healthy, Loses weight, Fun
Disadvantages: None

...Nintendo Wii Fit (Wii Fit) I got Wii fit on Christmas day 2008 and ever since I have not got off it. I am a really big gamer and when I bought the Wii i thought it wasn't going to be good and it wasn't that good as the Xbox 360 or the PlayStation 3, but when I got Wii Fit for it I have been playing it one hour a day every day. I do all kinds of exercises on it. Including Jogging, Push up's, Step aerobics and many more. It really is a good way of excerising because it is fun and you don't even know that you are excerising! Whats in the box... In the Wii Fit box there is not too much, there is a Wii fit balance board, Wii fit Wii game, Four AA Batteries and Manuals. What games is there on the Wii Fit game... There is all sorts of games on the Wii Fit, there is boxing, jogging, Push ups, side ups, step aerobics and many more...

Deoborahkelly196 05.10.2009 · Read review
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