wii fit / wii fit plus

Wii Fit comes with a balance board (what you stand on to play the games) and a game disc. Wii Fit Plus is the same thing, but there are more games on the disc..

It doesn't come with Wii. You have to buy the Wii game console separately.

I've had it for two years now and absolutely love it. It's not a great workout, but it's definitely fun, and you do burn some calories while playing the games.

For fun and a light workout? I recommend it highly. For an actual WORKOUT workout? Not so much.

so do you have other suggestions to keep me interested in exercising? I am not a big exerciser and love doing cardio ( treadmill and elliptical) but beyond that i don't like it. I don't like strength training at all, i feel like I'm always doing it wrong or something... I only workout at home too otherwise i never would get any exercise in and live out of town to join a gym.... what else can i do that will still be a "workout"....

That's for you to decide. You've gotta just keep trying things until you find what you like and then make it happen. If you feel like you're "always doing it wrong," ask for help. Have someone show you the right way to do things. Maybe you'll like it when you learn the right way to do things.

There are no shortcuts in this. If you wanna lose weight or get healthier, you've gotta do the work.

For someone just starting out with exercise, the Wii Fit Plus can be good. But if you're used to intense exercise, this will not do much for you as far as getting a good burn. It is fun. I've had mine for a couple of months. Some of the games on there do not burn many calories, but some do if you do it enough. I like the step aerobics and rhythm boxing. I also made my own routine of yoga and strength training. What I like about it is it tracks how many calories you burn and your weight loss progress.

Wii Fit comes with a balance board (what you stand on to play the games) and a game disc. Wii Fit Plus is the same thing, but there are more games on the disc..

It doesn't come with Wii. You have to buy the Wii game console separately.

I've had it for two years now and absolutely love it. It's not a great workout, but it's definitely fun, and you do burn some calories while playing the games.

For fun and a light workout? I recommend it highly. For an actual WORKOUT workout? Not so much.

I had to rebuy the board, (a cousin broke mine.) They now sale Wii Fit Plus with the Wii Fit Board. Just a bonus to know. As the person I'm quoting said above, you d have to buy the Wii separately, because the Wii Fit Board is an accessory.

but you don't think the wii fit will or can replace a 45 min session of cardio, correct? i just needed to change things up a bit so my body doesn't get stuck in a rut.... thought this might be a good solution... but if it's not then i won't waste the money on getting one and maybe just buy a few dvd's....

There's no WAY a 45-minute Wii Fit session could replace a 45-minute cardio session. Wii Fit can be a fun diversion, but would never replace any real workouts.

If you're a beginner, it can be a nice introduction to exercise, but it could never replace anything else you do. A fun addition, yeah, but not a replacement.

I guess you have never done Wii Fit Plus Boxing.... It burns 100 calories in 10 minutes.

There are other work out games that you can purchase as well. As for the will never replace a "real" cardio workout, I guess I lost 30lbs from June to Aug doing nothing - that was my sole exercise source at the time.

It is fun and makes it fun and if exercise is fun you tend to want to do it more. I can say I enjoyed it and has worked for me. But you will have to decide for yourself!

There are so many exercise games for the wii, i have golds gym dance, exerbeat, walk it out, ea active and ea active more workouts. You can play all of those without the balance board. Not having to buy a balance board makes it ALOT cheaper. All of those games are also more intense then wii fit. Also they are fun so you usally play them longer then you intend to.

For videos I use www.exercisetv.tv/workout-videos/ all the time and search free videos. They have some really great full length videos. They have of types to choose from stregth, circuit, dance, kickboxing and so many more.

I do zumba on the wii....it's a workout! Zumba is the same whether you do it at a class, on DVD or the wii (I know this from experience!!) You can also get a lift to put under the wii fit to make the step workouts more challenging. I'm really not sure why people think cardio in a gym is better then cardio on the wii. If you get your heart rate up to your burn zone it doesn't matter where you do it! I think as with any exercise, you get out of it what you put in. If they are referring to the specific games that come with the wii fit, some aren't much of a workout and some are. You can then purchase other games that are more challenging. It also weighs you and tracks your weight and workout schedule. Personally if you only workout at home... I would recommend it. That's just my opinion though!

I have the biggest loser for wii, also love the cardio gold's gym, EA Active is also very good. They won't replace your cardio routine but you'll get a nice burn and if done right you'll be a little sore the next day.