Testing out the Wii Fit

I originally created this blog so that I could chronicle my experience using the Wii Fit and the Wii Active Trainer from an 'already fit' perspective. This lasted all of a day. The bottom line is: I'm too lazy to play the Wii. I know this seems to be contradictory since I wake up at 4:15 each morning to go to the gym for 1.5 to 2 hours and then later on I will go back to get my run on. Those things inspire me. The Wii Active Trainer and her annoying pauses between reps and 'encouraging' attitude don't.

I also found an article in which someone had done all of my work for me already. Basically the article said that doing the Wii fit burns LESS calories than Wii sports because of all the breaks they require you to take in fit/active trainer. You kind of lose interest in something when you find that someone else has done the work. Why re-invent the wheel??

I don't support the Wii as a method of working out unless you fall into one or both of the following categories:

1. You live in an assisted living facility/nursing home
2. You have recently had a hip replacement

There is argument that some movement is better than no movement. But you can get this with Wii sports. Have you ever tried the boxing? Holy crap, that shit sucks! Please don't try to use wii bowling as a calorie burning exercise. Bowling in reality is a lazy sport in which you can drink and eat while you do it. I know this because I bowl league twice a week and have done so for about 6 years. I never find myself to feel good about bowling when I leave after having scarfed down half a pizza and 1 Mich Ultra. Bowling on the Wii is not much different from real bowling, calorie-wise, instead go with tennis or boxing.