can you actually lose weight with the wii fit?

[HauntedLittleLunatic]

The kids have just revived the Wii fit board.

I have recently lost over a 1.5st in 6m mainly due to depression. I would like to keep it off and if possible lose a bot more, but am starting to get my apetite back as I come out of my dark times.

I will find it hard to excercise as a newly single parent with childcare challenges. would the Wii fit actually help?

[pointydog]

Wouldn't help with weight loss, I wouldn't have thought. It's not a very active thing.

[VivaLeBeaver]

Get zumba for the wii. It's a good work out, I'm sweating like mad when I've done a session.

[HauntedLittleLunatic]

That's the thing...have heard you can burn more calories doing the housework.

But anything is better than nothing right? (if all housework is done ).

Actually I do sweat buckets after just dance.

[pointydog]

Do you have stairs? Running up and down the stairs isn't bad

[HowToLookGoodGlaikit]

Any exercise is better than none, and just doing 20 mins, 3 times a week is perfect for good health. As long as your have a raised heart rate and are breathing a bit harder, then you have done enough.

[aquos]

I started doing the Wii fit about 2 months ago. I've also been eating sensibly and walking and cycling more. I've lost one stone.

It's come to a bit of a halt over the school holidays. Too much wine and chocolate once the kids are in bed and I recover from the day. Hope to get back on the wagon once school starts again though.

[MrsS01]

I lost 3 stone over a year and kickstarted it with wii boxing :)

[HauntedLittleLunatic]

So when you say you "do Wii fit" what activities do you do. I assume you are using the excercise part of the program and not just the fun games (I haven't actually explored the excercise part...although hula hopoping gets my heart going)

[foreverondiet]

recommend 30 day shred DVD, but I started with wii fit and ea sports active for wii. anything that gets your heart rate up is good!

[HauntedLittleLunatic]

Hmm....I'm not very fit. Have ALWAYS struggled with sport...I just have a really low physical tolerance for excercise...once my heart starts I just can't keep going. I can swim...but can't get to the pool these days due to childcare issues.

I do have a treadmill which I can with a bit of building up do a 40min brisk walk on...its just finding the time, and overcoming the boredom of it...I thought with teh Wii I could combine "gentle" but regular excercise with something I want to do IYSWIM...maybe I am looking for oo much!