WiiFitDiet: Losing Weight with Wii Fit

So, what about the other game that uses the balance board? According to GameRankings, it’s settling into a 68% average from all media outlets. IGN gives it a 6/10:

We Ski put itself in a great position for the launch of Wii Fit, but it’s unfortunate that the core game doesn’t support the well-executed balance board integration with stronger core gameplay. The experience is slow, the mountain is small, and the game bombards users with text pop-ups and the need to constantly slow down and chat with other resort patrons in order to initiate short-lived challenges and races.

1UP had a different opinion, blessing it with a generous 95/100: (more…)

No, not the aristocrats.

The Dallas Morning News shows how interfamily competition while playing Wii Fit–with its built in scoring mechanism and leaderboards–can actually encourage the entire family to exercise more.

I think of Wii Fit as more of a game than a workout. It’s entertaining and gets you off the couch, no matter your fitness level. In our family, the competitive juices definitely are flowing.

Any time one of us overtakes Adam’s top spot, he considers it a personal challenge to regain top billing, no matter how many times it takes. (I wish he’d approach his schoolwork with the same intensity!)

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A self proclaimed “formerly fit geek” over at Gizmodo reviews Wii Fit–overall he seems to be impressed.

So what’s it good for? In fitness, no machine can ever replace the drive to be healthy. Not Bowflex, not Thighmaster, and not Wii Fit. The real difference here is that Wii Fit builds fitness consciousness, reminding us of our body’s state of being, chiding us for bad habits while encouraging the good. And this is while building up the basic fitness necessary to start doing high intensity workouts or sports. It makes exercise feel like a video game, and we all know we can have fun playing those for hours.

So perhaps Wii Fit won’t be a hardcore workout–be it can shame you into getting in the habit of getting exercise. And to some, that’s the hardest part.

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Diet Review has posted a thorough article about the pluses and minuses of using Wii Fit as an exercise program.  It’s a balanced review of what it’s ike to use Wii Fit.  In my own use of Wii Fit, I agree with most of the points.  My favorite part of Wii Fit is stamping each day I participated–this is a good habit that keeps me in the mindset of weight loss when I see my steadily declining graph. Positive feedback is a great motivator!

Hit the read link for the summary of their findings. (more…)

A fitness instructor reviews Wii Fit, dubbing it an “exergame”. Overall, Sarah calls it worthy for those getting started with an exercise routine but not a replacement for hardcore traditional workouts–

For an avid runner, the Wii Fit provides a workout that is equivalent to a walking warm-up or a low-to-moderate exertion run on a flat surface. If you are overweight the Wii will provide some cardiovascular benefits. The Wii is a good starting point if you are sedimentary. It will get you off your butt. But it doesn’t really compare to good old-fashioned exercise.

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Joystiq has a brief review of the Wii Fit.

Wii Fit is, much like its Wii Sports cousin, a collection of games to get your body moving. Only this time, you can’t necessarily cheat the system so easily. We tried out three of the eleven available demos on the E3 show floor, which are selected with the Wii remote. Before each one began, we were required to step off the pad and subsequently step on so that the machine would be calibrated for the pressure and foot position. Complications in the calibration process would be interjected with subtle jabs lobbed at the player by the system, such “Hey! Are You Fidgeting?”

It’s a set of early impressions, but gives a good impression of what we have to look forward to.

Joystiq Takes a Look at Wii Fit