Geeks and fitness

[gundo]

Just general observations here...I've noticed that geeks in general don't tend to do fitness as fitness that well. For myself, it has to be something *fun*. If I'm playing basketball, I'll gladly "exercise" all day, but put me in front of a weigh machine or tell me I *have* to do it on a regular basis, and I rebel

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[allisona]

I find exercise hugely difficult to stick with and it seems my life has been an odyssey of trying to find yet another form of exercise that keeps my attention long enough to do my body some good. The only exercise I've ever stuck with consistently is power walking and hiking and in Ontario in winter I'm too much of a wimp to do that in the cold. That's what I'm especially hoping the Wii Fit will be good for- inside exercise that will keep me going until hiking season again.

I've also been motivated when I've been able to combine my geekiness with motivation for exercise. A few years back I took the "Walk to Rivendell" challenge, which was great because I had maps of Middle-earth on my wall to trace routes on from Hobbiton to Rivendell and then on to Lothlorien. I've never walked more consistently than when I was on that challenge.

I need to find a way to turn Wii Fit into a geek challenge :).