Wii Fit – Exercise or Activity
Saturday, December 27th, 2008
Well ladies, my kids received a Wii from Santa and my daughter received the Wii Fit from her grandparents (they must have connections with Santa to know to get it). We as a family have spent many hours playing the Wii from the sports game that came with it to Wii Ski, Mario Cart, Ravin Rabbits TV Party, and yes, the Wii Fit. While there are some thing opened to begin with that are exercises that I do in my regular work out routine, do I consider playing the Wii Fit to be exercise that would replace an actual workout? NO WAY!
The Wii Fit is a great way to be active indoors. It is a great supplement to a workout schedule. It is great to do if you miss a workout and can’t get anything more in. But what I think is the greatest thing about it is that your kids think it is actual exercise and they still love to do it. My daughter is a dancer. She hates video games normally. But this is a way to help her with her balance and strengthen her core while having fun. I don’t have to bombard her with thoughts of needing to lose weight or having to work harder at dance. She loves to dance and she is happy about herself. I think this is gonna be a way to keep it that way! I think this is a fun way to move in the house. It is better than having the tv on constantly with just shows or movies. It is better than traditional video games, the Wii as a whole is better than a traditional game system because you do so much more moving while playing.
Now what I don’t like about it is that I am not a fan of BMI and I wish there was a way to turn it off so that it isn’t telling my 9 year old that she is at risk of being overweight while telling my son that he is underweight. Another thing is that my husband is super competitive on this and I think it hurts my daughters feelings a bit. Can’t make him understand that. Guess the male brain just doesn’t understand the fragileness of my preteen and her emotions.
All and all a great game and a great game system. Please just don’t mistake the time you spend on the Wii Fit for actual fitness. Know that activities such as this can help with your fitness progress but they can not be the only key to overall success!
Get out there and have some fun while staying in shape!