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Wii fit/Sports

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MrsSnape · 27/12/2008 10:38

Has anyone found the wii sports/fit games useful for weight loss?

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IAmTheNewQueenOfMN · 27/12/2008 10:40

never tried to use it like that but I have found it usefull for getting unbelievably competitve

ClementFreudsGreatestAdmirer · 27/12/2008 10:41

i don't know if it will be but i spent my first ever hour on it last night and it SEEMS fantastic - at the very least because it gives you a target, and lots of feedback, and the balance aspect is tremendous. I would anticipate it being better for strength and muscle tone than weight loss, but it all contributes.

IAmTheNewQueenOfMN · 27/12/2008 10:42

aahh yes but you can unlock 30 mins of jogging
thats gotta be a calorie burner

and you dont even have to be on the wii channle of the tv
the remote will tell you whats going on

can you tell I'm a fan
the thing is bloddy brilliant

ClementFreudsGreatestAdmirer · 27/12/2008 10:44

how does the remote tell you? brainwaves directly to your cortex?

bellavita · 27/12/2008 10:46

I loved it yesterday - 3 rounds of step aerobics and I also went jogging.

IllegallyBrunette · 27/12/2008 10:46

I am hoping it will help me with toning up and weight loss.

Mine said I was in ideal weight range and my wii fit age was my actual age, but I know I am not at all fit and I am carrying a tiny bit too much weight so would like to drop half a stone and tone up if possible.

IAmTheNewQueenOfMN · 27/12/2008 10:48

you obviously dont have a wii do you

it talks to you and makes appropiate noises for the ames you are playing
TIS THE BEST
I love my wii and my wii board

ClementFreudsGreatestAdmirer · 27/12/2008 10:51

sorry Queen i knew that came out wrong as soon as i pressed post. our wii is 2 days old and i'm a novice but i really didn't know the remote could talk. i'm so excited i want to neglect the children all day and play on it.

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MrsSnape · 27/12/2008 10:52

I had a little go on tennis last night and found myself getting really wound up at "Stan", the mii man who kept scoring impossible points!

(I say 'a little go', I think it was about 2 hours or so )

We don't have wii fit yet but I'm seriously considering it.

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ByTheSea · 27/12/2008 10:53

I've been poorly this week, so haven't had much energy to play, but am definitely planning to use it that way. DD1-9 is already amazing at the step aerobics and the hula hooping (must be the years of dancing and gymnastics classes).

MrsWeasleyStrokesSantasSack · 27/12/2008 10:54

only 2 hours you are such a novice

CharleeInPantoPaperChains · 27/12/2008 10:57

I have unlocked everything on Wii Fit, i haven't been on it in ages though, i got miffed when i first went on it and (yes i know i am overwieght) the bloody thing made my Mii porky.

mysterymoniker · 27/12/2008 11:11

I hate the way it randomly adds weight to me, throughout the course of about 10 minutes

maybe my floorboards are uneven?

ghosty · 27/12/2008 11:30

I pulled a muscle in my arm the first week we had ours. And DH broke the living room light.
I wanted Wii fit for xmas but they were sold out so I will have to wait for my birthday ... (march)

MerlinsBeard · 27/12/2008 12:06

i lost 1lb in a few days with our wii fit (nobody dare say it was water retention)

i am really enjoying it and can see that i will stick at this kind of FUN excersice rather than huffing and wheezing down the streets of where i live red with embarrassment because i run like Phoebe(from friends) and everyone can see me!

jesusofutopia · 27/12/2008 14:16

If it makes your Mii fat, does it stay fat all the time in other games too? or just on wii fit?

TheTwelveDAISYofChristmas · 27/12/2008 14:42

and...what's a Mii?

mysterymoniker · 27/12/2008 17:54

just on wii fit, jesusofutopia, phew!

BUT I HAVE LOST 3LBS SINCE THIS MORNING - how does that work, after 3 course lunch plus loads of turkish delight?

CharleeInPantoPaperChains · 27/12/2008 17:55

Your Mii is the character you make to represent yourself in some games, i think it only makes it fat for Wii Fit, i think its to encourage you to make it nice and slim again.

IllegallyBrunette · 27/12/2008 17:56

I have just discovered that I may need to wear a sports bra when jogging lol.

mimsum · 02/01/2009 15:33

slightly off at a tangent but does anyone know where I could get a NSTC version of Wii fit - dh has brought back a wii from abu dhabi but didn't check what region it was and it won't play pal games so we've only got wii sports (which is fun ) but I'd love to get a wii fit too

dearprudence · 06/01/2009 13:48

Am loving the Wii fit - the toning exercises and yoga are very good but the fat burning stuff is pretty low level. BUT... you can add in any other exercise you've done (like a step class or a long walk) so it's very motivating.

dearprudence · 06/01/2009 13:49

Have you created lots of other Miis as well? If you do, they appear in your games as referees or fellow-joggers. It's very cute! We have a full set of Beatles Miis.

SameAsYou · 06/01/2009 20:44

I had a go on my friends Wii Fit today on the Hula Hoop section - I loved it!!!

I did 175 spins/wiggles on my first go - although the girlies laughed at me as apparently i spin to the left when they all spin to the right. I wasn't very good at catching the flying ones though!

I think I might need to get one!

Stefka · 07/01/2009 11:58

I don't have one and am very jealous of you all. Can you really jog with it? How does that work?