Exactly HOW hard is wii fit?

[ButterPie]

I told my physio after I had DD2 (four months ago) that I was thinking of getting a wii fit, and she reacted with complete horror and said I should not, under any circumstances, use one until the baby was at least a year old.

Is this true, or was she just unsure of how it works? I want to get fit, but I'm a SAHM with very little money, I thought I could save up for a second hand wii fit and I could do it at naptime and it would keep me motivated.

I had SPD and a section.

I find it very gentle exercise tbh. Obviously you'd have to give some of the muscle toning/yoga exercises a miss but the dodgy ones do have a "experienced users only" warning on them.

The balance games are very gentle, even the step aerobics is extremely mild. I don't even break a sweat with the advanced version of that one.

I can't see it causing you any problems tbh.

Nor me - as long as you're sensible and avoid stomach exercises etc.

Most of it is pretty gentle - with some exercises you have options to go up to harder versions or more repetitions after you've done them a few times, but you don't have to.

I think you just have to look at each exercise and decide whether it's a bad idea - eg I wouldn't think the Hula-hoop was a good plan until your insides have had a chance to settle back down!

But most are ok, and I don't think you'd strain anything if you take it gently and listen to what your body tells you during and after the exercise.