|
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.
Wii
Fit is a game made by Nintendo for the
Wii console.
"Wii Fit
wants to change the way you think about
fitness. It wants to change how you
exercise, how you balance, and even how you
move. How will it move you?"
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.
|
|
Enjoy a wide variety
of mini-games.
Track your progress
against friends.
|
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.
Wii Fit is a
combination of fitness and fun. By using Wii
Fit a little every day, you, your friends,
and your family can work toward personal
goals of bettwe health and fitness.
Do a Body Test
Daily with the Wii Balance Board
Wii Fit offers a
body test everyday. In this test, you use
the Wii Balance Board accessory to measure
your center of balance, Body Mass Index
(BMI), and body control. Based on these
results, you can also determine your Wii Fit
Age. Much like Brain Age, you can chart your
daily progress and compare it against
previous results, as well as other friends
and family who play Wii Fit.
All About Balance
 Your
center of balance, the point between your
left and right sides when your are standing
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 unnecessay strain on
their bodies. Wii Fit can help you learn
more about your balance, and give you tips
on how to improve it.
Four Training
Modes
Wii Fit features
four main categories to choose from:
Strength Training, Aerobics, Yoga, and
Balance Games. From those groups there are
over 40 exercises and activities designed to
help improve body balance and fitness.
Keep Tabs on Your
Fitness with the Wii Fit Channel
With Wii Fit, you
can install a channel in the Wii Menu so
that you can perform a Body Test and view
your graph without having to insert the Wii
Fit Game Disc everytime. For example, if you
happen to have the Super Mario Galaxy Game
Disc in the Wii console, you can still check
your weight via the Wii Fit Channel without
switching games.
Related
products
|
