Comments | starrylizard: Wii query from someone without a clue

starrylizard

Wii query from someone without a clue

Jan 01, 2012 14:10

So, I haven't had a gaming console of any sort for quite a few years now. I do like the odd platform game, but these days I'm not that in to gaming. That said, I'm being tempted by the Wii and all the various dance and exercise games out there. I'd like to get fitter and they look like something you could play for ten or twenty minutes when you' ( Read more... )

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el1ie January 1 2012, 10:33:58 UTC

Um, I don't have a WII thingy, but I will add that according to my Chiropractor? Zumba is THE best thing for your back... she's tried to persuade me to go to sessions in town, but it's just not my thing. ( ... )

starrylizard January 1 2012, 10:36:40 UTC

Teehee, I like Zumba, but it depends a LOT on the instructor. The classes at my gym suck, but I've been to a few with my sister and one at my work and they were brilliant fun!

I thought it might be fun to have the Wii version for times you just can't be arsed paying money a to do it at a gym. *shrugs* I just don't want another computer-thingy sitting gathering dust. I'm terrible at using the stuff I buy.

el1ie January 1 2012, 11:39:26 UTC

*nods* I think it also depends on how you like to exercise, some people only really get motivated in the company of others - that contagious extra push classes give you.

But on a choice between a treadmill or a Wii? I'd go for the Wii simply because it will give you the opportunity to do a lot of different things, much easier to just switch on for only a few minutes and if you do have a few friends or family over, then you can still get that extra push from having someone else with you.

irismay42 January 1 2012, 17:16:57 UTC

I do 30 minutes on Wii Fit every day! Sometimes I'm really not in the mood, but once you start it, it can be quite good fun! I tend to do boxing, step, jogging and I love the yoga! (I'm also slightly addicted to the snowball fight game!)

I think what I like about it is that you can do something different every day, and you can also make up your own routine of yoga and muscle exercises if you want to.

I've played around with quite a few boxing and yoga games, but in the end, I always come back to Wii Fit!

starrylizard January 1 2012, 23:34:04 UTC

Thanks! Nice to know. :)