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Category: Video Games
Publisher: Nintendo
Studio: Nintendo
Brand: Nintendo
Label: Nintendo
Platform: Nintendo Wii
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
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Age: 5 - 20 years
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MPN: WI-RVLRRFNE
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UPC: 045496901080
EAN: 0045496901080
ASIN: B000VJRU44
Release Date: May 21, 2008
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| • | Lean to block soccer balls, swivel hips to power hoop twirls or balance to hold the perfect yoga pose. As you stand on the Wii Balance Board, included with Wii Fit, your body's overall balance is tied to the game in a way you've never experienced before | | • | Wii Fit also uses the Wii Balance Board for daily tests. These evaluate two key measures that a household can track via progress charts - | | • | Body Mass Index (BMI) - A weight evaluation based on a ratio of weight to height | | • | Wii Fit Age - The Wii Fit Age is measured by factoring the user's BMI reading, testing the user's center of gravity and conducting quick balance tests | | • | Wii Fit includes more than 40 types of training activities designed to appeal to all members of a household. Training falls into four fitness categories - |
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Product Description
Get a great workout right in your home without going to the gym. Nintendo Wii Fit with Wii Balance Board turns your living room into a fitness center for the whole family. Family members will have fun getting a "core" workout, and talking about and comparing their results and progress on a new channel on the Wii Menu. Aerobic Exercise - 10-minute exercises that are designed to get your heart pumping Muscle Conditioning - Controlled motions using arms, legs and other body parts Yoga Poses - Classic poses that focus on balance and stretching Balance Games - Fun activities, such as ski jumping and heading soccer balls, that challenge the player's overall body balance
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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.
The Wii Balance Board.
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Calculate your BMI and Wii Fit age.
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Enjoy a wide variety of mini-games.
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Follow your own personal trainer.
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Track your progress against friends.
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The Wii Fit Balance Board
The primary tenet of Wii Fit is balance. Your center 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 center 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 favorite 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 Tricep 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 Favorites 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.
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 Wii are a fit fan. August 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have found this to be a nice addition to our nightly activity. With both the wife and I work 4 11's to 4 13's, there is not alot of time for much exercise, especially having a two year old running arround wanting your attenion. One thing I really like is the fact that it brings you to reality when it talks about your BMI,Weight and age. I was told by the machine that with the BMI that i had, i was actually 11 years older then my true age. WOW reality check. We have been lazy over the years and we are going to give this a go. Nintendo was really thinking of Americans when they built this. It comes with a 330 lb weight limit and i am happy to say im well under that but its nice to know if you are near that range then you are ok up to 330. Although i have only had it for under a week, I find myself paying attenion to my center of balance. I can allready feel a difference in my knees and my dogs are not bark'n (feet are not hurting). Priced right, for what it is. If you want an expensive machine buy one. If you want an inexpensive machine buy the FIT. Lastly... The easiest thing about losing weight or exerciseing is getting OFF track. The hardest is to stay ON track and stick with a program. Allthough I dont think this was meant for people to lose weight, its a good start to long heathy disease free life that you really want. You owe it to your family and friends to be arround longer, not a ROUND longer. :) :)
It should be called the Wii Accountable August 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm 38 and my back had been bothering me. I remembered hearing that core strengthening exercises are supposed to be helpful in countering back pain. Since the wii fit advertised its focus on core development, I asked for one for father's day, and my family came through for me. :)
The pleasantly surprising news is that the wii fit has come through for me as well--after an initially unpleasant wake-up call. My first body test made my "mii" (a cartoon version of me) fat. Then, it told me that my wii fit age was 51, based on my balance test performance. Yikes!
I didn't really expect to hear either piece of the above news.
I weathered the appraisal, and started doing the wii fit exercises for 30 minutes a day. True to my hopes, after about two weeks, my stomach got firmer, and my back pain decreased. The surprising part was that I felt myself getting stronger, and I started losing weight. In the 2.5 months since my family bought the wii fit, I have dropped 15 lbs!
The secret is not merely the exercises, which are generally taxing, but not usually rigorous. Instead, I think the real strength of the wii fit is that it holds you very accountable.
The wii keeps perfect track of you. It measures your weight, it knows how long and frequently you work out. If you have a weight gain, it asks you to tell it what happened to cause it (multiple choice).
If you haven't worked out for a couple of days, the next time you start the program, it mentions that you've been away.
The truth is that when I eat now, I know that an extra helping means that the wii be disappointed in me.
Aside from the accountability, the beauty of all of this tracking is that I have a much better gauge of how much I can eat without gaining weight, and I know how much exercise I need to augment my more disciplined diet.
I feel like I'm learning more about my body while my body gets fitter.
In the end, you won't become a body builder doing wii fit--there are no weights involved. And, you won't develop killer cardio--it generally makes you take breaks after 15 minutes of work. But, you will get stronger, fitter, and firmer, and you'll do in an entertaining way.
Only downside: The cartoon wii fit board on the TV does a lot of chatting, and the wii trainers want to demonstrated new exercises when you first try them. Also, you have to sort through which exercises you want to do next--it is not an automatic process. All of this activity means that 30 minutes of actual exercise takes close to an hour of clock time at first. But, as you get more experienced, you can skip the demos, and you learn to speed through the board's messages. Now it takes me about 45 minutes to get 30 minutes of work-out time.
If I could recommend one item to Nintendo, it would be to add a circuit training component to the wii fit program, where the trainer would choose a 30 minute work-out without pauses.
Still, overall, it is a "game" that has changed my physical health for the better. I get up at 4:00 AM every morning to work-out before going to work, and I feel good about it. By the way, I dropped my wii fit age from 51 to 23...Pretty cool huh?
 Overall Pretty Incredible.... Fitness and Entertainment at the same time! August 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I wasn't sure what to expect with this but have to say it has lived up to my expectations. If you think this will work you out as hard as a personal trainer - it will not. But I would say that for couch potatoes or those wanting to keep a bit active on days off from the gym this does the job. I also think that for those over 60 it is an incredible tool - without a doubt it will keep seniors active and having fun. I would add that having it work as a scale and weight/BMI monitor and being able to set goals makes it even more worthwhile. My two favs are the yoga - talks you thru each pose and monitors your center of balance and the most funb is the balance section. This is def worth the price and I think almost any family would benefit from it.
Wii Fit is the best August 1, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is totally fun. My husband was able to make my "Mii" look just like me! It's a riot, fun and challenging too! It makes the prospect of exercise both entertaining, challenging and worthwhile! It's the best as far as I'm concerned!
Easy fitness August 1, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was lucky to have pre purchased this product through Amazon months ago, but waited to really try it for a prolonged period before reviewing. There are a lot of pros as well as a few cons. Let me begin by saying that my two teenagers and their friends use this as well and the balance board holds up beautifully. Now to the pros:
1st..fun, easy to use
2nd...quick workouts for quick weight loss
3rd...use whenever...you're at home..use it naked if you want!
4th...no gym fees
5th...did I mention FUN!
**There are many more pros, but I am sure you get the jist.
Cons:
1st..and it's a biggie!...SHUT UP WII PERSON!
the computer is to talkative..heaven forbid you are gone on vacation and don't use for bit. I don't care if I haven't worked out for week...I was on vacation!
2nd...another biggie...my idea of overweight and Wii's idea are two different things! I really don't like how it calculates weight. My husband is a twig and he is overweight? My son, 6 feet is obese? Please. I work in the medical profession, I know weight...this bugs me.
Overall, I do use this. The kids and their friends use it and have fun, which is what it is meant to do, but I could really live without the little WII voice. I would like to jump on the balance board, choose my activities and be off on the road of fitness without traffic lights.
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