I had a pretty great Christmas, and one of the highlights was getting a Wii. Getting the Wii was kind of a large purchase for us, especially with finances being a bit tight. I’m glad that we took the plunge because the Mother-in-law got the Wii Fit Plus for us.
I thought that the Wii Fit Plus was going to be a lot different than it is. Actually, now that I think about it, I probably should have waited to do my body test while in my own privacy, because now all of my husband’s family now knows exactly how much I weigh and what my BMI is.
Oh well.
Body Test
Once you get passed the BMI and weight part, you get a Center of Balance test, and it tells you whether you put too much weight on any one side of your body. It also makes you establish exactly where your center of balance is so that you will be aware of where it is. It also makes you do some kind of balancing test where you lean to make the levels on the screen match up for three seconds in the blue area. It told me that that test wasn’t my forte, and asked me if I find myself tripping when I walk a lot. HAH! The audacity!
Wii Age
After you go through all of the tests, drum roll…..it gives you your Wii Age. Yikes. It took all of the factors above, including my height, and gave me an age, and basically said I have some work to do, and it told me I am way older than I really am. Yikes!
Work Out
So that being said, I start working out. Ok. It can be a bit confusing at first, especially when there are other people in the room telling you what to do. But I digress…
It’s pretty intense, and tracks how many calories that are burned, and the time that is spent on each workout, and rates how hard you actually worked out. I can’t say enough good things about it, and it’s great to do in the privacy of your own home without shoes, and without having to pay high gym memberships, and without being embarrassed, if you don’t really work out that much.
What I found funny was that the game will actually kind of taunt you if you don’t work out every day. We had registered the date wrong, and were a day behind, so we fixed the date, and I hadn’t worked out for the date that we skipped yet, so it told me that I wasn’t very dedicated or something like that.
That being said, it’s pretty good at keeping you motivated, and I can see us working out on it everyday. My husband has totally gotten into it, and is dedicated to working out on it everyday.
What I thought was really cute is that when we tried to register my daughter’s profile, it actually registered that she was a baby and made her Mii into a little baby with a bib. You’re also able to track pet stats, but can’t do body tests for either. I thought it was such a cool addition to the game that it’s going to be a great way to track how much my daughter is growing, and how my dog is doing.
Anyway, we’ve only had the Wii and the Wii Fit Plus for a few days, so I can’t give an extensive review about it, but it’s pretty nifty. Not only does it have aerobics, it has strength training, yoga, it also has a bonus Training Plus that is only included in the Wii Fit Plus.
Pretty cool console, and pretty cool work out game. So far I give it a thumbs up. I can’t give it any stars until I start losing some of this darn baby weight. I’ll keep you in the loop!
~Hale Mom
*Disclosure: This is NOT a paid review, nor did I get a free console, game or anything else Wii related to post about the Wii and the Wii Fit Plus. The opinion above is my own and is in no way influenced by any gift or any money, because I didn’t get any…it would have been nice though.