Wii Fit Begins
posted by Jaitu at 07:44
Yesterday morning I picked up Wii Fit and last night after a warm-up consisting of some gentle painting and decorating we cracked it open and gave it a go. After the initial setup of the Wii Fit board (press a button on the board and a button on the console to sync them) it's time to register yourself with the software.
Choose your Mii or create a new one and the system will ask you for your height and date of birth. Then you're asked to remove your shoes and socks and step onto the board. The software then measures your centre of gravity and weight showing a graphical representation of your natural balance and BMI (Body Mass Index).
My balance turned out to be nearly perfect with Left/Right weight distribution of 49.7%/50.3%. If anything my COG (Centre Of Gravity) was a little to the back but otherwise the result surprised me. Something that didn't surprise me so much was my BMI. I weighed in at 14st 6lbs which put me in the 'Overweight' category on the BMI chart. Interestingly the software recorded me at around 4lbs heavier then both our bathroom scales and the scales in our hotel room a fortnight ago so I'm taking the result with a pinch of salt. The important thing will be how my weight changes relative to this first reading and not so much the actual figure. The software then rescales your Mii to match the reading, making mine significantly wider around the middle. A basic balance test asking you to shift your weight and hold it in certain positions for a fixed period then allows your Wii Fit Age to be calculated. I have an initial WFA of 42, 8 years older than my real age.
You can also set yourself a goal for your training. My chosen goal is to lose 1st8lbs in 6 months to get me into the 'Ideal' BMI range. This should be easy to achieve and the goal can be tweaked depending on how you progress. The actual training is made up of a variety of activities divided into four categories - Muscle, Balance, Aerobic and Yoga. Four or five of each are available when you first begin and you choose which ones you want to do and in what order. Each one you do earns you Fit Cash (measured in minutes) and is not dependant on how well you do but how long you do. The more time you spend in the activities the more new activities become available to you. The overall presentation of the package is incredibly straight forward and friendly.
I'm going to try and do at least 10 minutes a day and hopefully 30 or more and I'll track my progress here. I'll also talk more about the individual activities in further posts.
Choose your Mii or create a new one and the system will ask you for your height and date of birth. Then you're asked to remove your shoes and socks and step onto the board. The software then measures your centre of gravity and weight showing a graphical representation of your natural balance and BMI (Body Mass Index).
My balance turned out to be nearly perfect with Left/Right weight distribution of 49.7%/50.3%. If anything my COG (Centre Of Gravity) was a little to the back but otherwise the result surprised me. Something that didn't surprise me so much was my BMI. I weighed in at 14st 6lbs which put me in the 'Overweight' category on the BMI chart. Interestingly the software recorded me at around 4lbs heavier then both our bathroom scales and the scales in our hotel room a fortnight ago so I'm taking the result with a pinch of salt. The important thing will be how my weight changes relative to this first reading and not so much the actual figure. The software then rescales your Mii to match the reading, making mine significantly wider around the middle. A basic balance test asking you to shift your weight and hold it in certain positions for a fixed period then allows your Wii Fit Age to be calculated. I have an initial WFA of 42, 8 years older than my real age.
You can also set yourself a goal for your training. My chosen goal is to lose 1st8lbs in 6 months to get me into the 'Ideal' BMI range. This should be easy to achieve and the goal can be tweaked depending on how you progress. The actual training is made up of a variety of activities divided into four categories - Muscle, Balance, Aerobic and Yoga. Four or five of each are available when you first begin and you choose which ones you want to do and in what order. Each one you do earns you Fit Cash (measured in minutes) and is not dependant on how well you do but how long you do. The more time you spend in the activities the more new activities become available to you. The overall presentation of the package is incredibly straight forward and friendly.
I'm going to try and do at least 10 minutes a day and hopefully 30 or more and I'll track my progress here. I'll also talk more about the individual activities in further posts.
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