Advantages: A great improvement on Wii Fit Disadvantages: You need to be self motivated to stick with it
I bought Wii Fit last year and have now used it for over 400 hours so I guess you could say I have had my money's worth out of it. I do like it but it has its shortcomings not least of which is the fact that it takes a long time to work through a routine so I was pleased when I heard that Nintendo were bringing out a new versions and I wanted to see what that offered.
Wii Fit Plus is intended to overcome some of the shortcomings and to allow you to plan a whole routine rather than do it piecemeal and have to wait between exercises. I preordered mine via Amazon where you buy Wii Fit Plus for just £17.99 if you already have the Wii Balance Board or £79.99 with the Balance Board.
As this is a full product review I will outline everything that it does which does include everything on the original Wii Fit so if you already have Wii ...
Advantages: great for weightloss, fun for all the family, improves posture, balance and health Disadvantages: expensive, can only register up to 8 family members
Our Wii Fit was brought as a birthday present for my 9 year old brother, although to be honest it was probably more of a gift to us!!
What is a 'Wii Fit'?
Before explaining what a Wii Fit is, I will explain the equipment you will need for it. The Wii Fit works on a Nintendo Wii - the Wii is a games console, which uses a handheld remote for interactive play (simulating tennis etc). In addition to the games console you will need a Wii Fit balance board. This can be used with other games such as skiing etc but will initially be purchased with the Wii Fit software. The Wii fit balance board is a rectangular board, which the user stands on, and it links up wirelessly to the Wii and is used to improve health through balance games, muscle and yoga poses and aerobic exercise games. The Wii fit balance board measures and monitors ...
ilusvm 29.10.2008
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: exceptional Review of Wii Fit (Wii)
Advantages: Easy way to keep fit. Disadvantages: Can't think of any.
helps you see whether or not your doing things right but isn't always accurate.
Yoga
This is my least favourite part of the Wii Fit, mainly because I can't do most of the poses without falling over. There are 15 poses to master, each with only one difficulty level. The only two I can get four stars in is deep breathing and the shoulder stand (because they are increadibly easy.
Yoga is scored based on your balance during the poses. That means if you wobble all over the place your probably not going to get better than one star! You can be doing the pose perfectly but if you move even slightly off your score will go down!
To be honest, I don't see the point in doing yoga at all. All you do is bend to the side slightly and if you can't do it right it can really hurt! However, many people seem to do it - maybe it is good for you ...
tb240904 02.10.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Wii Fit (Wii)
