Wii Fit | Debate

I love my Wii Fit, but I do not feel that it as good of a work out as aerobics, etc. I just do it for the fun and extra calorie burn. I was thinking about adding hand weights when I do it to increase the workout a bit.

I read that even though people use the Wii Fit as a work out tool, you really don't burn that many calories. The is in comparison to jogging/walking/swimming/ect.

I figure any activity is better then no activity AND if this is something you use to get to know your kids...why not!? You're not only being active yourself, but you're getting your kids up and moving, and having a good time with them!

I myself do not have a Wii, or kids, and am basing the above from reading, the TV, and friends.

Infuriating, exasperating device that just needs one little tweak to be really cool.

Ok, so you get on your Wii fit, and you want to exercise. So you surf through Eleven-teen menus and select an exercise. And you do your exercise and it's fun and you start to break a little sweat. So far so good, right?!?!

Well,,,,,, that exercise only runs about 3 or 4 minutes. Want to do something else? Do that one again? Well,,, surf through the menus again and select what you want and,,,,, And all this time, while selecting, your heart rate is going down and you're getting cold.

If it only had a way to set up a routine of ""Exercise 1 - straight to exercise 2 - straight to exercise 3 - cool off with exercise 4,,, etc.etc."" You could cue up 20 or 30 minutes of steady movement and it would be super. As it is, it's just frustrating.

There's my $.02. As Dennis Miller said, back when he was funny - "But that's just my opinion,,, I could be wrong".

I'm betting it's a "fitness fad" that will eventually fade - but I also think it works.

ANYTHING that gets you moving more than you used to will work

I thought about buying it, but I've read that it really is more for fun than fitness. Now, My Fitness Coach on the other hand, makes me break a sweat! I burn over 200 cals in 30-45 mins sometimes depending on what to I choose to work on.
There is a new Wii Active coming out in May too, I believe. I'm debating whether or not to reserve one at my local Game Stop.

I love my Wii! I am not a "go to the gym" type person. I've had memberships over the years, used them off and on for a few weeks and quit. I haven't exercised regularly in YEARS and had no plans to. The more I saw and read about the Fit, the more intrigued I became. So, my DH bought a Wii for our family Christmas present, and I got the Fit for my birthday in January. I've used it almost every day since I got it, and as you can see by my ticker, it's definitely helping (along with MFP, of course!).

I look at it the way one of the other posters said - if I didn't have it, I'd be sitting on my butt in front of the computer, thinking about exercising and not doing it. I approach it as exercise, not a game, but I admit it can be fun. I can see a big difference in my endurance since I started a little over a month ago. I challenge myself to do more every day. Heck, I'm even thinking about starting to run at the high school track when it warms up a little more! That's something I would've never even considered before. When I first started, I concentrated on the yoga. It's something I've done before and was comfortable with. Now, I use the yoga and basic strength exercises to warm up for about 25 minutes, then I spend about another 30-45 minutes on the step and running. Believe me, I work up a sweat!

Anyway, it works for me and I'm happy with it! :happy: