wiiFit - worthIt?

I love my wii fit, not that I use it as much as I should. I use the Wii fit plus and do step aerobics., S few of the other games have the fun factor too so its less like excersise. Go for it

I don't have it myself, but a friend of mine uses and loves it!

we love ours and use it, Just the other day I put my HRM on burned over 400 cal in a hour I was surprised it was a great work out. We use WII Fit plus and Biggest Loser

One of my in-laws completely rejected her Wii fit when it told her she was fat...................
Her report

Wiifit is very low impact/low intensity. Most of the exercises are very 'halting' in nature or have very short durations. Probably the only 2 exercises on it that will get your heart rate up amount to stepping on and off the balance board, or running in place with the wiimote in your pocket. Oh, and the hula hoop if you can do that.

I found I burned more calories just walking for the same amount of time. YMMV.

I found the strength training exercises and the yoga poses very helpful.

i have the wii fit and the xbox kinect. if youre going to spend the money, go for the kinect. the games cost the same amount of money but the kinect has more "bang for your buck" so to speak in terms of the calorie burnage. we dont use our wii that much anymore which sucks cause it was so freakin' expensive and we go thte kinect in a study me and my daughter are participating in and also right now the xbox kinect is having a big sale - and not just on the dreaded black friday...just totally for the holidays.

Wii Fit is fun but you won't burn many calories doing it because each exercise/game is only a couple minutes long at most unless you do the running. I love my EA Sports Active for Wii much better. They came out with a More Exercise for EA Sports Active and I intend to get that one after Christmas.

I would invest in the Wii Active 2 program instead. I find it very challenging and there is a 90 day program that you can do that starts from a beginner fitness to advanced. You can also make your own programs. I designed a 50 minute boxing/aerobics/strength program for myself that burns high calories and boy is my face red when I am done.

I agree that it's not that great of a calorie burn. But it is a lot of fun, and if you're not going to go to the gym it's definitely better than sitting home watching tv. Plus, you can get your kids, spouse, friends into it with you because it's a lot of fun to play.

It depends on your fitness level... When I first got wiifit, I was very inactive, and I set up a routine (it let's you stack exercises so you don't have that pause between each one), and it really got me up to a more active level!! I lost 100+ lbs, and switched to the biggest loser on the kinect... WAY more intense!! I would never have been able to handle where I am when I started... But, the biggest loser DOES test your fitness level, and sets your program based on that, so it would probably be a lot less intense if I couldn't handle it... I also have the biggest loser for the wii, but don't like it as much... Also, kinect adventures is fun, and definitely gets you sweating!! :-D

WiiFit is good if you're jut getting started, you REALLY hate working out/going to the gym, or you need to begin with low intensity workouts.

I found it was good for helping maintain weight, but not as much for trying to drop pounds. The hula hoop and free running exercises were super helpful in getting me moving again--when I started I could barely do a "basic run", and now I can do a full 30 minutes.

If you're looking for something with higher intensity and more bang for your buck, for the Wii, I would HIGHLY suggest EA Sports Active. I got it for my dad for Christmas last year. He does it three or four times a week, and that along with a 20 minute jog outside every morning has resulted in him losing a ton of weight. He loves it, and he's always exhausted by the end of it, so it's definitely a good workout.

Does the wii calculate calories burned and/or heart rate? How do you know how much you are burning?

Yes it calculate calories burned. I'm not sure how accurate it is. It does not calculate heart rate.

I have the wii fit and I really like the free run or free step. You can change the channel and do it while watching a show or listening to music.

I like it because I have to use my brain for the games at the same time as my body. That makes it more fun for me than just a mindless slogging away at an exercise.

No, the calorie burn isn't *as* great - and it's true that the games are short, and there's a start/stop aspect to them. This could be a plus if you're totally out of shape and need that little break between games, though. You aren't going to get a good sustained burn going.

But what I like is that after each game, it clinks little 'coins' into the bank, and lets you know how many minutes you've been at it, and how many calories you've burned. The low number per game is kind of disappointing, but on the other hand, if you just want to rack up "a few more calories" - it's pretty motivating to just play the game again. I often find myself going longer than I'd planned, because I might have 160 calories burned, and I think - hey, I can make it to 200, just a couple more games and I'm there!

And maybe I don't want to go all out on a particular day - maybe I've already worked out, or taken a walk or something, and I just want to shave off 40 more calories. The Wii Fit is great for that.

Wii Fit is fun but you won't burn many calories doing it because each exercise/game is only a couple minutes long at most unless you do the running. I love my EA Sports Active for Wii much better. They came out with a More Exercise for EA Sports Active and I intend to get that one after Christmas.

I was doing the Active program and then bought the Active 2. If you enjoy the active you will really like the 2. It has program you can design and a heart rate monitor. Many of the programs you don't have to use the controller which sometimes is a pain. Plus I noticed with the Active there were times that no matter what I did with the bar, etc. it wouldn't register, it would seem to freeze up. I don't get that much at all with the 2. It has a 90 day 3 phase program you can do also, or you can design your own or have a trainer design something for you. Overall for the money, I believe this is a good buy.