Everyone Needed A Wii

[vgnwtch]

We spent the afternoon at my sister's place, with overexcited small children dressed as fairies and princesses hurling themselves around the place.  We don't need psychoactive recreational drugs if we can bottle whatever it is that's going on in the heads of the under-5s.  They are quite mad.

It was a good day, lots of fun.  There were, of course

Comments

[sollersuk]

Wii rocks! I use Wii Fit on my own because I'm selfish but on Friday evenings my daughter and my oldest friend/next door neighbour come round for Wii Sports, beer and pizza. Mostly bowling.

[purplecthulhu]

I played Wii sport for the first time just before christmas. Forst time I've ever been out of breath playing a videogame - Wii boxing can really work up a sweat!

[sollersuk]

It certainly can! And when we bowl we alternate arms between games because otherwise we have aching muscles next morning. The complete opposite of couch potato - in fact, the NHS has stated its approval and encouragement of Wii Fit Plus.

[vgnwtch]

I understand that using Wii is also turning out to be really helpful in physical rehab and in engaging residents in nursing/residential homes so much that they're showing improvements in memory, hearing, vision, concentration and social interaction, including residents with dementia (much like the famous SAGE project where twice weekly massages were shown to do the same - it seems to be all about the mental engagement and social aspect).

[alasharia_la]

Wii Sports is also good.
Just sayin'
Though, don't go to work the next day, if you've been up until Stupid a.m. playing tennis ;)

[vgnwtch]

A retired friend told me it was a damn good thing she didn't have to go to work - she hadn't realised how much exercise she'd got using the tennis game.

[sabrinamari]

Laughing with delight! What a wonderful time.

[vgnwtch]

It was fab. And my Unfortunate Photo was just appalling. No-one wants to see themselves from behind as they ski jump. Trust me. Though the expression on my face reflected in the mirror was hilarious, I have to say.