Customer Rating: 
Summary: Wii fit is fab
Comment: I got my Wii fit by a stroke of luck when amazon had them in stock, delivered really quickly and am
already hooked. Have enjoyed playing the games, getting very competitive with the rest of the
family! We have had loads of fun trying out the games, not unlocked everything yet so looking
forward to trying the other games and exercises.
As a regular at the gym, I would not
say that I would give up going to the gym solely to use the Wii fit, however I think it is a great
extra support to the exercise I already do and am quite motivated to use it when I am at home. It
is also nice to have a chart to track your progress, nice incentive to keep up with weight
loss!!!
Overall, I would definitely tell anyone to get one as I think it is great value
for money, fun and easy to use. Wii fit will absolutely be in constant use at our house for a while
to come!!
Customer Rating: Summary: Oh no!! The Wii Fit has arrived!
Comment: So my new Wii Fit arrived and with the usual gusto I opened the package plugged it in and jumped on.
The game told me to get off, it hadn't finished calibrating. Having done the usual of not bothering
to read ANY instructions I started again this time following the intuitive program that led me
through my body calibration.
Apparently I am obese, I find that strange though?
Whenever I look in the mirror I am a toned Adonis?
The first game fired up, I had
chosen Hula Hooping, I followed the program instructions (How hard can this be anyway) and started
gyrating like a 70's disco diva. The first hoop thrown to me bounced off my head as I continued to
gyrate like a man possessed. This is where the Wii's only problem is. You see it was at that time
that the postman arrived, I have no idea what he thought but he rang the doorbell, I answered, he
coughed and said "One to sign for" and legged it, laughing all the way.
Yoga is
especially fun, although it does need to come with a warning, although they say to leave plenty of
space around you for the exercises, they do not mention that should you lose your balance doing the
"Hunter/Archer" stance, you have a high probability of falling over and careering across the living
room as if you caught your leg in your trousers trying to put them on.
There are so
many things you can do with this, the board is excellent to use and while you may get bored with
exercising you will always have that elusive high score to beat that will keep you motivated like
any good game. Jogging on the spot never struck me as a particularly difficult exercise however
trying it at home has proved a very worthwhile activity that takes quite a bit of effort and one of
these days I WILL catch that Mii! There are lots of different activities to go at, I have to say I
have left the muscle work out alone for while until I can face doing press ups in front of the post
man. The whole point of this seems to be to enjoy what you are doing and I can honestly say that I
do, this coming from a man who whenever he thought about exercise, used to lay out on the sofa until
the thought had passed.
Having never been to the Gym (I really hate the thought of
that) I am now doing a little exercise, I quite enjoy it, I am not saying this is a serious workout
to a marathon runner but to lardy old me, its a start and that cannot be a bad thing.
/>****FOLLOW UP****
So its been nearly a year since I bought this, (Ok, so its 8 months
but it feels like a year) and I can hear the question being asked "is it nicely gathering dust under
the sofa?" The answer is yes, sort of. You see I broke my leg, and there was a fire, not to mention
the flood, my dog chewed it, well I think you can see what is happening here.
Every
now and again I drag it out, plug it in and try to work out what input source the TV has for the
Wii, I usually forget. When I finally get to the screen it says "It's been 89 days since I last saw
you". Yes well, I bloody know that don't I. "You have gained 4 lbs since your last visit." Its
normally at this point that I lift the other leg off the floor and it tells me to get off again as
something is wrong. I have put on 20 lbs. Nothing quite prepares you for the crushing blow of
learning such a fact however as I am on a diet of lager, curry, crips and chocolate it shouldn't
really surprise me as much.
So, why haven't I lost weight and more importantly why
have I not continued to use the pristinely conditioned Wii fit board? Well my homage to the
Chocolate Hob Knob is testament to my inability to stop ramming the things into my face. The board
is also conveniently placed to shove it with my foot so far under the sofa the only time I know it
is there is when I roll off the sofa to go get another Hob Knob I see it lurking there. Its not
Nintendo's fault, they had no idea they were trying to market it to me. The Japanese have no idea
such apathy existed. I still think the product is great, but I'm not so great, in my pursuit of all
things shiny, this was the shiniest. It lasted a month. I did my best. Cheers Nintendo!
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