Wii Team For May!

TwentyTen
TwentyTen Posts: 585
edited September 20 in Fitness and Exercise
Hey Again Everybody ,

It's a brand new month!!

Welcome any and all who use any of the Wii fitness games. Hoping to see all the newcomers and old friends continue on here and reach for those goals. If you are Wii-ing, please join in!!

Glad to see a new month, as I did a sad job of reaching my goals the last. I need a fresh start!
This month I am doing my 5 nights a week, come hell or high water.

How is everyone doing??
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  • rjadams
    rjadams Posts: 4,029 Member
    I just started the EA Active 60 day challenge this morning. I have it on hard. I really like it so far. I will be Wii fitting tomorrow so I will let you know if I get any better scores. Gotta love the wii. I am on it 5 days a week wether it is EA Active, Wii Fit Plus or Just Dance. I will maintain this pace in May.
  • 00trayn
    00trayn Posts: 1,849 Member
    I just did 35 minutes of EA Sports Active More Workouts. I like this version so much better than the first. The exercises are better and I really get into them since there are less boring and tedious ones. I burned 285 calories working out today, it was my 6 Week Challenge workout plus a 20 minute cardio workout. It definitely helped to get me back on track after a weekend visiting my alma mater up at Cornell. Lots of drinking and not too terrible on the eating. But still, time to regroup.
  • MommyNegray
    MommyNegray Posts: 10
    How do I join this? I do my wii fit every day and I love it!
  • bslclay
    bslclay Posts: 55 Member
    I am using Wii Fit Plus although I don't feel like I am getting that great of a work-out. Anyone have any other suggestions for a better Wii work-out game???
  • CinthiaF
    CinthiaF Posts: 324 Member
    Do you have to have the Wii fit stuff or can it be Wii Sports?? :bigsmile: :bigsmile:
  • jam0525
    jam0525 Posts: 1,681 Member
    Welcome CinthiaF and MommyNegray!

    MommyNegray - You just joined.

    CinthiaF - Any Wii will do.

    For May my goals are a mear 2-3 days a week for 15 minutes or more on my Wii Fit. I also do a Yoga class and I have a stationary bike at home. It's been hard to get on the Wii lately.

    TwentyTen- Thanks for starting the new thread!

    Good luck on setting and meeting goals this month everyone!

    JAM
  • yankeefamily05
    yankeefamily05 Posts: 657
    I am joining this thread..WE LOVE THE WII FIT PLUS:)....Kung fu...is my favorite....
    Besides doing the wii fit plus...I run on the eliptical and I am planning on starting yoga here soon..(ty for introducing me to yoga wii fit) lol;)....
  • MommyNegray
    MommyNegray Posts: 10
    My goal is to do it for at least 30 min. a day. My favorite is the bicycle one....the expert is really hard!
  • CinthiaF
    CinthiaF Posts: 324 Member
    Good Morning Everyone. How is everyone this morning?? Went to bed late last night be still got up at 11am. I feel tired but i am just going to have to get some feed and and exercise now to wake me up
  • bslclay
    bslclay Posts: 55 Member
    Today I combined some things to make a longer work-out in Fit Plus and it was much better. I didn't realize I could do that before and I had to keep stopping and waiting for the scores and everything to add up. I enjoyed it much more today! I think I liked the biking the best.
  • Patti909
    Patti909 Posts: 36
    I am using Wii Fit Plus although I don't feel like I am getting that great of a work-out. Anyone have any other suggestions for a better Wii work-out game???

    I feel the same way, although once I stopped I started gaining weight.
    So happy I found this group, I will start Wii-ing as soon as I get home.
  • minilawyer
    minilawyer Posts: 14 Member
    Hello! I'd like to join. I've been at MFP for a few weeks and wii fit is my exercise of choice. Being a true couch potato, I do the wii free step while watching "Friends" episodes. LOL! I just got wii fit plus and like it - the biking game and the rhythm kung fu are fun. I need to build a workout routine. My goal for May is to do 30 minutes of wii fitness plus at least 5 days a week.

    Thanks!
  • Patti909
    Patti909 Posts: 36
    I was doing Wii Fit at the begining of the year, but elbow surgery laid me up for 6 weeks and i haven't gotten back into it. This has inspired me to get back to it.
    How can I find the biking game?
  • minilawyer
    minilawyer Posts: 14 Member
    The biking game is on Wii Fit Plus. You basically walked on the wii board to pedal the bike and use the remote to steer.
  • burgee
    burgee Posts: 4 Member
    Only joined MFP a couple of days ago and started with the wii again last night. I did loose about 40lb in 2008 thanks to the wii fit, I was on it every night.

    Spent an hour on wii sports last night with tennis and boxing, am going to try to get back into the wii fit. I've got wii active but not used it much how have people got on with it?

    Happy Wii ing
  • 00trayn
    00trayn Posts: 1,849 Member
    Greetings Burgee! I've been using EA Sports Active for the past few months and all my weight loss on here so far has been with doing that and hitting the elliptical for 50 minutes twice a week. I was using the EA Sports Active for a while, but I got kinda tired of the workouts and I invested in More Workouts as a reward for hitting 10 pounds lost. I LOVE the newer version, much better exercises, much better premade workouts, and the 6 Week challenge is great. I definitely recommend it, it's basically like have a personal trainer on your TV to guide you to a great workout. I'm always sweating by the end of it, and I've been doing about 30-35 minutes a day, burning 200-250 calories, sometimes more if there is a lot of cardio. It's my favorite workout game, although I haven't invested in the Wii Fit Plus yet. The $99 price tag has me hesitant, and I kinda need new clothes since mine are all too big right now. Maybe down the road I'll look into it as a gift or something.
  • MommyNegray
    MommyNegray Posts: 10
    Woohoo! Did an hour on the wii fit yesterday and had a 1.3 lb weight loss this morning. I am going to keep it up I think...1 hour a day 5 days a week! How do you combine the workouts so you don't have to wait for scores?
  • yankeefamily05
    yankeefamily05 Posts: 657
    I did 30 minutes of yoga today on my wii fit...:) So much fun!!!..I love yoga!
  • sorellabella
    sorellabella Posts: 133 Member
    I'm new and have been on my Wii for 22 days...love it! I also walk for half an hour I can honestly tell you that I am having fun and feel better. I'm in for May!
  • CinthiaF
    CinthiaF Posts: 324 Member
    Just did and 30 minutes with the Boxing Wii Sports game and man is it a workout :happy:
  • jewelinvic
    jewelinvic Posts: 332
    Hi everyone, my name is jewel :smile: I got the EA More Workouts over the weekend (It was on sale for $29.) I started the 6 week challenge on medium yesterday. I love the difference between this and the original EA Active. My question is; how do you track it in your exercise? Circuit, cardio? I'm curious.

    Thanks for your help :flowerforyou:
  • rjadams
    rjadams Posts: 4,029 Member
    Hi everyone, my name is jewel :smile: I got the EA More Workouts over the weekend (It was on sale for $29.) I started the 6 week challenge on medium yesterday. I love the difference between this and the original EA Active. My question is; how do you track it in your exercise? Circuit, cardio? I'm curious.

    Thanks for your help :flowerforyou:

    for the 60 day challenge I created my own cardio entry in my exercise and just update the calories burned and minutes each day I do it.

    So today I was on Wii Fit plus. I always warm up with boxing. haven't improved my score of 1278 for a while. So today I tried to get better at skateboarding but I couldn't. But I sure did burn calories. so many more than the game says I did. I really push myself at skateboarding. so Wii says I burned 124 calories and HRM says I burned 186. It was a blast.
  • capturethemoments3
    capturethemoments3 Posts: 99
    I am so happy to have found this group again! I have had a week off of my wii because I am running a fundraiser for the local animal shelter that is occupying ALL of my time. I can't wait for Sunday to come because I will be starting up on the wii again.

    Anyone up for a challenge of some sort this month?
  • 00trayn
    00trayn Posts: 1,849 Member
    I also created my own exercise in the log for my EA SA More Workouts. I did 40 minutes of it today, my 6 Week Challenge workout and the hard cardio preset workout. That cardio kicked my butt! I burned 320 calories for it all though. I just take whatever it tells me I burned an input it manually.
  • TwentyTen
    TwentyTen Posts: 585
    Wow, look at all the new faces this month! Fantastic!!

    I let last month get away from me a bit and fell far short of my goals. It's a little difficult getting back up to speed, but I made myself do it tonight. Had more calories than expected today so that was some motivation to get moving.:tongue:

    I ended up with my highest score in skateboarding yet, 147!! Wooohoo. i even braved the advanced level again and managed to get through a round I hadn't managed before. Still, it's way harder than the beginner level. I have a routine I usually start with, some yoga to warm up and some strength training exercises, about 20 minutes worth. Then, I just go with what I am in the mood for, and making myself do the hula for the burn, although I do not like it. I really do not know how some of you manage the ten minutes of that. I wonder if my form is wrong on that or something. Also, funny thing is my board creaks now when i hula to the left... or maybe it's my bones. :laugh: I always finish with the boxing. Trying to make sure I get that full hour in every time this month.

    @tfrank, I am up for any challenge you'd like to throw out there, as long as it isn't the hula please.

    @rjadams, that's a rocking boxing score. I came close to it tonight, but not quite.

    @CinthiaF, That Wii Sports boxing is alot different than the Wii Plus Rhythm boxing, and yes it is quite the workout. It's alot different when you have someone punching back, really keeps you on your toes!! I will have to give it a go again sometime soon.

    So great to see ya'll pushing yourselves. And thanks, as it truly helps keep me motivated. Go team!!
  • lcouterm
    lcouterm Posts: 138 Member
    I'm on my Wii pretty much 2 times a day, you almost have to hate it sometimes you just can't stop like on the games on the fit plus you just want to get higher and higher scores. It's the first thing I do at 3am when I get up and about an hour before i go to bed (9 or 10 pm) it's totally adictive.
  • jam0525
    jam0525 Posts: 1,681 Member
    Today I combined some things to make a longer work-out in Fit Plus and it was much better. I didn't realize I could do that before and I had to keep stopping and waiting for the scores and everything to add up. I enjoyed it much more today! I think I liked the biking the best.

    I just love this feature. I have a 10-15 minute strength routine I do in the morning before work. It is so much faster to go through the exercises this way. Definitely worth the upgrade.

    I (finally and actually) met my goal this week and did the Wii 2-3 times for strength. I also do Yoga, swimming, walking and the stationary bike. I do like the Wii Fit and wish I had more time for it. But the weather is warming up and I'd rather be outside than in.

    Have a good weekend all,

    JAM
  • selbyhutch
    selbyhutch Posts: 531 Member
    I love my Wii Fit!! I debated on buying it for a year & then splurged & it was the best buy. It's so much fun & some of the activities really give you good cardio.
  • sundinsgurl
    sundinsgurl Posts: 1,157 Member
    Hi,

    I would really like to join this group. My boyfriend bought me Wii Active in November and I dont think I have done a workout on it since January :S He'd be really happy if I started using it again. I have Wii Fit as well, which I will alternate back and forth using them each day. I wish I had witt Fit PLUS those games sound a lot better!!
  • krklstephi
    krklstephi Posts: 182 Member
    Hi, I'd like to join. I used to do my Wii Active all the time, and then stopped. I'd like to get started on it again. I will be starting out slowly because I injured my back a little, but I figure even 10 minutes of workout is better than none, right?
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