Wii Fit... will it help?

When I first started (Feb '11), I got a Wii Fit Plus, and did a lot of walking with it, until it warmed up enough to walk outside. I don't do much with it now, because I greatly prefer walking outside.

But every little bit helps, and if that's what's working for you right now, then WORK IT!

The yoga poses are a great way to learn yoga. The balance exercises are fun. The strength ones can help you with form.

I think it is a great way to exercise since it is fun and encouraging. You may find you eventually outgrow it. When I started using it I was recovering from surgery and could only move so much. As my healing moved along I found it to be slow since there is so much talking between each exercise and not strenuous enough for me. I now run 5 miles or walk 3 miles, lift, and take 90 minute yoga classes.

It is a sound exercise program and if you enjoy it and will keep doing it consistently then it is a good thing. Just because it isn't strenuous enough for me doesn't mean it isn't good for many people. I believe just getting up and moving is great. I have heard some nice things about the Wii Zumba and am thinking of getting that, it sounds fun.

A close family friend of mine lost about 90 pounds on it , he had moved away for a job for a while so when he walked into the house six months later I thought he was a stranger....like really had no clue who he was.

Wii Fit is a nice way to get moving, but I don't think it's going to do much. You need to be active 30-60 minutes every day. Try the 10,000 step program. Get yourself a pedometer, or some other device (like body bugg, nike fuel band, fit bit), and get moving. 10,000 steps is approximately 5 miles (per day).

You know why most people in large metropolitans aren't fat? Because they walk 5 miles a day.

I have an Xbox with Kinect and do the Your Shape Body Evolved game. It really gets my heart rate going. The real key to weight loss is cardio. No amount of sit ups will get rid of a gut, cardio will!

So if you do Wii Fit, do it at full speed for at least 45-60 minutes. Otherwise, I just don't see it making a huge difference.

BTW, my buddy lost 40lbs just doing the 10,000 step program. The key is constant activity.

Wii Fit is great and definitely helps. I've been doing between 30 mins - 2 hours of it a day for the last month and started losing weight again.

If you've got the Wii Fit Plus, the cycling activity is brilliant for a bit of cardio. Plus I find it more interesting than the regular stepping, as you get to do 30 mins with changing scenery while controlling where you're going to explore the Wii island. The rhythm parade thing is also fun and goes well with the normal rhythm boxing.

I usually use the Yoga/strength training as warm up exercises, then hit the cardio for 45mins - 1 hour, then do some of the balance games to cool down with. Seems to be working well so far! :happy: