Back on the Wii again…
I’ve been thinking of getting back into the habit of using the Wii Fit again. We updated to the Wii Fit Plus at the beginning of the year. I hoped that the Wii Fit Plus would have a bit less attitude — but no such luck.
To use the Wii Fit you have to have a Wii. Then the Fit part is a platform you put on the floor and use when you do the exercises. You have a choice of a male or female trainer. The trainers just tell you how to do the exercise. The Wii Fit guy is a small icon of the floor platform that talks to you when you start up the program. It gets a bit snarky. You wouldn’t think an inanimate object would have an attitude.
Maybe it’s my conscience and it’s not being snarky, but the way it says things like, “Glad you could finally find the time to exercise.” that just puts my back up.
Anyway, today I loaded the thing up and decided to do at least 10 minutes. It’s been a while since I’ve felt up to it. 67 days since I last used the thing. I know because it told me in that snarky manner it has. But then surprise, surprise, I managed to lose the first goal weight ahead of schedule without even doing the Wii (it keeps track of your goals and every time you get on it — it reminds you of the goals).
So, I set another goal and I promised myself I’d actually do the exercises — at least 10 minutes a day. I figure I can do 10 minutes a day. The Wii Fit Plus has more games and adds to the fun. Actually the Wii Fit for me is a good way to exercise. I can do it when I want. It keeps track of your progress and compares you to you, not to some mythical superhuman exercise goddess. And each exercise is short and you can pick and chose what you do for an exercise or only play the games which also get you to move and burn calories.
It may be snarky but I know the little guy is just trying to help me stay healthy.