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I got one in January of this year and so far I have lost 35 pounds. I changed my diet and I do Wii fit at least an hour a day. I feel better and I love it.I can't rave about it enough!
I use Wii Fit and absolutely love it. I don't own a scale, though, and all my clothes still fit well like they always have so I cannot say if I've lost any weight doing it, but I know that I do feel it, like you do when you go to the gym for a good workout. For me losing weight isn't really my goal when I exercise as I'm pretty comfortable with my body size as it is. I exercise just to stay healthy, for my heart and body, and to help me sleep better - before I began exercising I struggled with insomnia. Nothing like a good work out to give me really good sleep at night.
I should add that the Wii fit does have a scale! For those thinking of purchasing it. I just don't pay attention to that part of it, and also we use it with a rug over carpet and I'm not sure that the scale part would work like it should anyway. If you have wood or laminate floors I'm sure it would be pretty accurate.
I am using it. but not just by itself and there are some other programs that work with the balance board that I want to try when I get up to that.
I think for someone already in great shape it may not be much but for a newbie it has a lot of good things. I can really get sweating on some of it and it is fun. But I am still walking an hour a day.
We just got ours for Christmas but also counting calories, walking etc on top of this.
We got one for Christmas (thanks Santa!) and I've been using it every day, with one day off per week. Now, I have a hip problem which has severely curtailed not just my exercise, but my general activity, so I'm using it for rehabbing the hip plus calorie burning and fitness.
That said, I've lost about 4 pounds so far, with minimal dietary change. I notice that my hip is having fewer bad days, though it's easy to overdo on some of the exercises. My balance is slowly coming back to center, also.
There should be a warning on the wii fit about those tunes though.
There must be a psychology to writing tunes that won't leave your head!
The one with where you step on and off the board is the worst for doing that [like one dimensional dance dance revolution for dummies - yeh that is me -maybe I can graduate to DDR - my daughter flies on that and gets a real good workout]
Followed by the one with the penguins.
I have gotten into a routine of balance games [for fun-they really don't do much for burning calories], warm up with aerobics, then do the yoga and strength routines when I am all warmed up.
Oh, yes, I have found myself humming that stupid step tune, and had to stop & think where it came from!
What I'm doing currently is some balance exercises first, then aerobics, then yoga. I'm am setting calorie goals so that I have something to work toward rather than saying "yeah, I'm tired. Think I'm done for today." This way, I can say, "I have x number of calories to go before I can quit." Seems to be working okay.
We have the Wii Fit and Wii Fit Plus. They're OK. I like the different running games, because I can't run outside now (cold/icy), and the balance games. I also like that my daughter can run with me. However, although 45 minutes of games warms me up, it doesn't get me as sweaty as I think I should be. I know my cardio fitness has improved, but I haven't noticed much in the way of weight loss. I haven't been mixing in enough strength training, and I don't care much for the Wii Fit calisthenics.
I used to belong to a boxing gym in California (before we moved), and I loved it. That was a great workout! The boxing games on the Wii Fit aren't that great, but they are better than nothing. I might get this instead:
We just picked up a Wii on Sunday. Got the Fit bundle too. Does anyone know of an online source for specific training programs?
We've just been messing around with the juggling, hula-hoop, and the balance games. I'd really like to find something that is spelled out. Goodness knows I don't want to go out and buy the Jillian Michaels game. I'm too afraid she'd kick my butt !
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