The Nintendo Wii is a phenomenal game console which was designed in such a way as to mimic how a person would perform the activities in real life. The Wii remote uses an optical sensor and an accelerometer to wirelessly communicate user actions to the Nintendo Wii console, which allows the Wii remote to be used by the hand like many tools and items which are used in real life. For example, it can be used with the same motion as a dart or dagger or can be swung like a tennis racket or baseball bat.

Players are able to move around as if they are doing the activities in the game for real which means they move their bodies more playing with the Wii console than with other game consoles. This revolutionary design of the Wii remote allows for anyone young, old, and in between to play Wii games with a shorter learning curve since they already know how to use the items in real life. This means that the player can use more natural motions instead of learning special button sequences and/or thumb movements.

In fact, when a player plays most Wii games, they have to use natural motions which require that the player get up and move their body in order to play the games. This gives the player enough physical activity to get their heart rate into the aerobic range for vigorous games like playing tennis or boxing to name a couple of games. This can make the Wii console and games a good tool in providing a fun way to get aerobic exercise and to increase physical fitness which no other game console provides. The other game consoles can only provide similar benefits when games are made that use special controllers.

Unfortunately, the Wii console is difficult to get in stores or online since Nintendo does not have regular distribution times and will only tell the retail outlets when a shipment is to arrive in the last minute. I found out about this from the major retail outlets in my area when I tried to buy a Wii console.

You can look on the internet and find Wii consoles for sale at reasonable prices. I found one such site online where I bought my Wii console there for a great price. Go to my blog to find out more.

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The new Wii Fit was released May 21 in North America for the Wii console. I had the privilege of trying it out with CBC News at Six to find out if it really is a substitute for traditional home training and going to the gym.

The game was surprisingly detailed, containing weight, BMI and body fat analysis. As well as posture, balance and co-ordination tests. The game includes strength and cardiovascular training as well as a yoga component.

Pros of Wii Fit

-Wii Fit corrects your posture. The weight and motion sensing balance board instructs you to stretch your leg back, for a proper lunge. Or to put more pressure on your front foot for the warrior yoga pose. This is Wii Fit’s biggest advantage over traditional home exercise videos. You could be doing something wrong for ages and never have someone to show you otherwise. The Wii lets you know, right away!

-If you have ever tried working out at home without a trainer, you know the workout doesn’t last long before you get bored and give up. The Wii Fit game was definitely entertaining! You could spend a lot longer playing the fitness games than you would working out by yourself.

-This game is a fantastic option for kids and teens to get active and stay fit. It’s a lot of fun and it gets you moving. Of course, parents can play too and not only have an awesome time with their kids, but get in some exercise themselves!

Cons of Wii Fit

-The biggest downside to the game is there is not enough sustained activity for it to be effective. You would have to play a lot of different exercise games to accumulate 30-45 minutes of activity. Most games were from 2-5 minutes.

-The game starts you off with a few basic exercises. The idea of Wii Fit is to master the exercises, to unlock more challenging routines. This is not a problem for beginners but the advanced crowd would literally be playing around, until the harder exercises are unlocked.

-One thing that really stood out to me, was that aside from body weight exercises like squats and push ups the game has no weight bearing exercises. With no equipment like dumbbells to train your muscles there is no chance the Wii Fit would be able to help you put on muscle mass.

-The cardio component has a step class, that you can participate in. I found that the Wii balance board was too close to the ground to receive an effective cardio workout. Also the basic choreography was actually quite difficult. You end up spending most of your time figuring out where your feet go next, and less time getting your heart rate up.

The Bottom Line

Nothing can beat a run outside or weight lifting. The game would make a great supplement to any fitness program. It would also be a great way to get people that don’t like exercise in to enjoying fitness.

My opinion on the Wii Fit is that while it was a ton of fun, it’s not going to replace traditional training anytime soon.

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