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The active-play phenomenon started by Wii Sports now spreads to your whole body thanks to Wii Fit and the pressure-sensitive Wii Balance Board, which comes bundled with it. Used together players will experience an extensive array of fun, dynamic and surprisingly challenging activities, including aerobics, yoga, muscle stretches and balance oriented games. The focus of these activities is towards providing a “core” workout, a popular exercise method that emphasizes slower, controlled motions, but it’s the fun approach to fitness of Wii Fit that will keep players hooked on fitness for years to come.
Have fun while you get fit
The Wii Balance Board.
Calculate your BMI and Wii Fit age.
Enjoy a wide variety of mini-games.
Follow your own personal trainer.
Track your progress against friends.
The Wii Fit Balance Board
The primary tenet of Wii Fit is balance. Your centre of balance, the point
between your left and right sides when you stand upright, has a lot to do with
your health. Those without an even centre of balance will be unnaturally compensating
for this imbalance, which causes their posture to become misaligned, increasing
the possibility of putting unnecessary strain on their bodies. This is where
the Wii Balance Board comes in.
Similar in appearance to a step aerobics board, the Wii Balance Board is much,
much more. Easily capable of supporting weights up to a maximum of 300 pounds,
it is sturdy and precise, able to measure weight and register pressure accurately
when placed on a variety of flat surfaces. This advanced level of sensitivity
allows for both the wide range of activities found in the Wii Fit software
as well as the board’s amazing ability recognize individual players by their
weight alone.
Getting Started: Create a Profile
Before you jump into doing exercises and activities, you’ll start by
creating a profile. This is done easily and intuitively by simply choosing
a Mii, entering your height and age information, and doing a few quick tests
that will serve as a baseline for your new Wii fitness regimen. These tests
are:
BMI Check: BMI, or Body Mass Index, is a measure of body fat based on height
and weight that is the standard used by agencies such as the World Health Organization
and the National Institute of Health. To check your BMI, you’ll enter
your height then stand on the Wii Balance Board and let it read your weight.
Wii Fit Age: After you’ve checked your BMI, you’ll do a basic balance
test and find out your current Wii Fit Age. This basic balance test measures
how well you can control your left and right balance. Based on the results,
you’ll be assigned a Wii Fit Age.
Four Categories of Fun
Once you have created your profile it’s time to have some fun. Wii Fit features
four main categories of exercises to choose from: Strength Training, Aerobics,
Yoga and Balance Games. Wii Fit will guide you through the first three with
the help of your own virtual personal trainer, while the balance games offer
variety and fun to help keep you engaged and excited about your fitness goals.
In addition, as you spend time exercising, you’ll earn Fit Credits that
unlock additional exercises and activities within your favourite categories
that will allow you to continue to push yourself. See more detail on the four
categories below:
Strength Training: Put your strength to the test with muscle-toning exercises
like Single Leg Extension, Sideways Leg Lift, Arm and Leg Lift, Single-Arm
Stand, Torso Twists, Rowing Squat, Single Leg Twist, Lunge, Push-Up and Side
Plank, Jackknife, Plank and Triceps’ Extension. Challenges include Push-Up
Challenge, Plank Challenge and Jackknife Challenge.
Aerobics: Get your heart pumping with fun, interactive Aerobic exercises like
Hula Hoop, Basic Step, Basic Run, Super Hula Hoop, Advanced Step, 2-P Run,
Rhythm Boxing, Free Step and Free Run.
Yoga: Work on your balance and flexibility with Yoga poses and activities like
Deep Breathing, Half-Moon, Dance, Cobra, Bridge, Spinal Twist, Shoulder Stand,
Warrior, Tree, Sun Salutation, Standing Knee, Palm Tree, Chair, Triangle and
Downward-Facing Dog.
Balance Games: Get into the action with fun, balanced-based games like Soccer
Heading, Ski Slalom, Ski Jump, Table Tilt, Tightrope Walk, Balance Bubble,
Penguin Slide, Snowboard Slalom and Lotus Focus.
Keep Track of Your Progress
Because keeping fit is an ongoing process, Wii Fit also tracks the activities
you do the most and puts them into your Favourites category. With this information
players can note exercises and activities that they are strong in, as well
as others that may need to improve at. Some of the ways players can use this
information for are to:
Keep tabs on your daily progress with easy-to-understand graphs and charts.
Using your personal profile, you can set goals, view a graph of your BMI results
over time, see how many Fit Credits you’ve earned, check your Wii Fit
Age and even enter exercise time you’ve done outside of Wii Fit. It’s
all about coming back and exercising a little every day, and the personal profile
makes tracking your daily progress simple and easy.
Quickly check your Wii Fit Age and BMI without even putting the game in the
console by going directly to the Wii Fit Channel.
Allow up to eight family members can create their own profiles in Wii Fit.
On the profile-selection screen, everyone in the family can see each other’s
recent BMI progress and Fit Credit total. This will allow families to have
a friendly competition to exercise and get fit.
Variety, fun and progress tracking; Wii Fit has it all. So, Wii owners if you
ready to reclaim your balance and get fit all you need is Wii Fit, a few minutes
a day to play and the urge to have fun. Get on board today.
Product Description
Designed to help you become more aware of your physical condition, Wii Fit
invites you to have fun and get healthy in the process. With exercises that
focus on helping you to improve balance and posture, change your Body Mass
Index or simply relax, Wii Fit uses the latest technology to assist you in
leading a healthier lifestyle. The first step is putting your feet on the
state-of-the-art Wii Balance Board in order to get an overview of your present
fitness level. By measuring your BMI (Body Mass Index), analysing your centre
of gravity and calculating your athletic ability via a couple of simple tests,
the software determines your Wii Fit Age - a measure unique to the game which
could range from 2 to 99. Wii Fit features more than 40 different exercises
across four areas of training. Burn calories with the Aerobic Exercises,
work on your balance and posture with the Balance Games, bulk up with the
Muscle Workouts or learn to stretch and relax with the Yoga poses. Featuring
everything from Step Basics to Snowboarding, Rhythm Boxing to Jogging, Wii
Fit offers a vast range of entertaining activities that will keep you interested
in working out and encourage the rest of the family to give it a try. To
help you keep track of your progress, Wii Fit includes a special Wii Fit
Channel that allows up to eight people to store and compare their personal
fitness profiles, and also takes account of any exercise done away from the
Wii Balance Board - ensuring you have an accurate overview of your fitness.
And when you do make progress, you won’t only be able to see it represented
by a graph, but by the changing waistline of your chosen Mii character. Take
the first step on the road to a healthier lifestyle with Wii Fit!
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