Wii Fit, my new exer-tainment

Nov 20, 2008 | Tags: Daily, Reviews, technology

Internet, my legs are shaking.  It’s not because I’m scared shitless about something, but because Wii Fit wore me out!

The makers of Wii Fit must really value privacy:

The first thing Wii Fit made me do was test my balance, BMI, weight, and calculate a “Wii Age.”  At first, the Wii Fit weighed me at a nice 13 pounds lighter than I really am. I knew something had to be wrong. Nice try, Wii Fit, trying to flatter me already!  It turned out that the extensions have to be attached on the underside of the Wii Fit balance board.  After attaching the extensions, Wii Fit weighed me at my accurate weight – dammit.  I had hope there, just for a second!

What’s hilarious is the fact that when the Wii Fit weighed me 13 pounds lighter, my Wii Fit age was 31.

After the weight corrected to the heavier side, my Wii Fit age turned out to be 25!! 

Being chubbier brings on youth!?  I swear that thing is on crack. How dare the Wii Fit try to convince me that gaining more weight brings on younger age? I ain’t falling for that crap. I’ve only spent about 15 minutes on it, and I’m already wincing going up the stairs or trying to squat to sit on the toilet! Sure, I totally feel 25, baby.

Anyway,  your Wii Fit age is supposed to change as time goes on, when more exercises are completed.  Personally, I think the Wii Fit age is useless, but the weight, BMI, balance test, and so forth are fun to keep track of. And hell, if your legs are shakin’ and hurtin’ like mine do right now, you’re definitely getting a work out, regardless of whatever your Wii Fit age is.

One of the things I love about Wii Fit so far is the reward system. Credits are accumulated for each minute of exercise. After a certain amount of credits, a new game unlocks. For me, this keeps things a bit fun.  I never know what the Wii Fit is going to surprise me with.

Another thing I love is how the personal trainer actually encourages me.  “Good job, Sazzy!”  “You have great posture!”  “You did well!”  Too bad the trainer isn’t a real life dude, because, dude, he’s pretty hot for a Wii character. You can pick a female trainer, if you’d like, though.

It’s fun to see other Miis from my household and friends in the Wii Fit games with me. For example, in the hula hoop exercise, Shah and Jeff are throwing me the hoops. Or Erick is kicking me a shoe in the soccer exercise. Wii Fit would be even cooler if it had the ability to connect with other Wii Fit users.

The only thing I don’t like about Wii Fit so far is how the trainer uses the same hand gesture often when he’s talking. It makes me want to cut his arm off, or at least teach him some new gestures. Jeff has declared that he doesn’t notice the gestures because he’s too busy looking at the female trainer’s boobs.

All I’ve done so far is the hula hoop (KILLS YOUR THIGHS!), ski jump, skiing (KILLS YOUR LEGS, MAN!), a little bit of yoga training, and the lunges. More to come! Watch out Wii Fit, I’ll be 19 in no time!

(Madonna pic isn’t mine. No idea who it belongs to.)

Get this – I have boobs! When the Wii Fit asked me my height, my Mii turned sideways.  OH. MY. GOD. I saw boobs, pointy ones mini-Madonna style!  All this time I’ve been playing different games on the Wii, I have never ever noticed boobs on my character. Just look at that! Pointy boobs! Isn’t it incredible?  Yes, I’m a woooooman.  W-O-M-A-N!

All in all, Wii Fit is a good investment if you hate to walk just a measly 50 steps to the gym across the street.

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