56 Responses for "Vii Fit: Day 1"

1. Gorilla72 May 9th, 2008 at 1:29 pm 1

   Starting at 117, there is no way you are going to become the ‘Biggest Loser’. You lose any more you won’t be able to turn profile else no one will see you! lol!

   Anyway, thanks for shout out yesterday, Now I can tell people Veronica knows I exist! =)

   Have a good weekend, don’t work to hard like you always seem to do!

   Ak

2. Chuck Olsen May 9th, 2008 at 1:30 pm 2

   I want to do this too! Can’t wait to get… Fit.

   Also, I’m glad you’re not way younger than me for some reason. Rockin’ the mid-30’s yo.

3. Lucius Kwok May 9th, 2008 at 1:30 pm 3

   Cool. I haven’t done this kind of thing since Dance Dance Revolution on the PS2.

4. dillwiid May 9th, 2008 at 1:33 pm 4

   i’m waiting to see your wii fit review before getting one. i bought the console “strictly” for ddr, but now i’m using the open source Step Mania, and the wii is collecting dust. i sold my car several years ago and just use a bike here in Boston, but … it’s a video game! so i’ll probably do it.

   give us the play by fall by play.

5. Mike Carvalho May 9th, 2008 at 1:34 pm 5

   Poor Chuck, just outed himself as a 30-something… Who wants to break it to him that Wii Fit “Body Age” isn’t the same as “IRL” age? He must be old! (P.S. Also, I’m almost surely older than Mr. Olsen.)

6. martymankins May 9th, 2008 at 1:34 pm 6

   117? That’s nothing. Wii Fit will help you stay where you are at.

   I know I could use something like Wii Fit. The Red device we bought 18 months ago can’t compare to something like that.

7. Casey May 9th, 2008 at 1:34 pm 7

   Vii Fit…I get it! I was just about to report a typo. Anyways good luck with the Fit-ness training and let us know what the heck Body Age is!

8. Veronica May 9th, 2008 at 1:37 pm 8

   @Casey – I have a feeling it means “You’re going to die 10 years before you’re supposed to”

   :/

9. Jude May 9th, 2008 at 1:37 pm 9

   I think they should have a setting for folks with a smaller frame, probably would be more accurate. Looks like fun! I’ll get one too if it works…

10. Adrian May 9th, 2008 at 1:42 pm 10

    I’ve got to try this out…

11. Mike Bourgault AKA: DrummerGuy May 9th, 2008 at 1:43 pm 11

    I enjoy jogging/running/walking to keep fit. Love the “green” outfit!

12. Lionel Marye May 9th, 2008 at 1:49 pm 12

    What do you mean 35 WTF…I’m 35
    Good luck to you And to Ryan too !!

13. Julian Montez May 9th, 2008 at 1:49 pm 13

    Don’t feel bad. I’m 6ft, 15-years-old, and I weight 100lbs! Even though I’m pretty underweight, I run and workout and feel great.

    Hope Wii Fit works out for you and Ryan.

14. Phillip (phillymac) May 9th, 2008 at 1:49 pm 14

    Hey V!

    Awesome! I just started a couple of days ago on a non-game related exerc*** (I don’t want to swear) program. While I probably won’t eat a pizza – in addition to my standard sedentary lifestyle, I’m also going to be sitting on my fat butt and watching AI and BSG weekly (which you could say that BSG has been up till now as well – er, weak that is).

    I’m not sure how we can compare, but I’ll give you my stats (which are way the hell more embarrassing)

    Height: 5 7 1/2 (on a good day immediately after getting up)
    Weight: 175 (so essentially the same as the 6ft tall Ryan – I won’t mention that I think my scale is about 10 lbs light…)
    Waist: 41 3/8 inches
    Frame: Small
    BMI: Fat-tub-o-lard (my ideal weight is like 145-150 so I’m what – 40% a combo of Fluff and peanut butter?)
    Body age: Well, everyone thinks I’m in my mid 30s so I’ll go with that instead of the impossible reality that I’m in my late 40’s. Sorry, I don’t have a hi-tech measure.

    I envy your going climbing! that will rock your upper body strength!

    Good luck to both you and Ryan I’ll look forward to following both of your results!

15. jesse May 9th, 2008 at 1:49 pm 15

    117? Utterly ridiculous.

    Fun fact: When I read the sentence after “sedentray lifestyle,” my brain added a random ‘h’ in there. Hilarity insued.

16. Jason W. May 9th, 2008 at 1:56 pm 16

    Ha! That’s exactly how much I weigh… I’m 5′4″, though.

17. McNitt May 9th, 2008 at 2:06 pm 17

    Hi Veronica,

    It looks like you’re all in. Should be excellent cross-training for rock climbing. Great job and look forward to following your progress.

    Brian

18. William May 9th, 2008 at 2:08 pm 18

    I got Wii Fit the day after it was released and it is totally awesome. I think it says “Do you trip a lot when you walk?” every time when you first do it as it has done that for every single person i know who has done it ~5 (maybe I just have very uncoordinated friends!). I am slightly bemused as I am 16 and my Wii Fit age is currently 16 and I’m wondering whether it will make my age less than that as I improve? Anyway good luck and so long us you eat enough to make up for the extra exercise (as well as lots of protein and spinach) you shouldn’t have to worry about losing weight.

19. Jack May 9th, 2008 at 2:10 pm 19

    Hey, at least we know they aren’t promoting anorexia

20. Scott Perez-Fox May 9th, 2008 at 2:10 pm 20

    I never have any concept of how much women weigh. You could have told me 99 lbs or 155 and it wouldn’t matter. The exception, of course, is where you’re a dancer or someone else who makes their living by being hoisted into the air.

21. j May 9th, 2008 at 2:13 pm 21

    add another 60lbs to that weight and thats where im at!..
    im thinking its pure muscle mass…

22. S!ick May 9th, 2008 at 2:26 pm 22

    I’ve always been slim, but wanted to try to stay fit, so I joined a gym. After two weeks of tracking my progress, my trainer was concerned about my weight loss. Apparently I have a high metabolism and…per the trainer…need to eat six meals a day because of my exercising.

    Per the data you may have submitted to the Wii, it may…by how it’s been programmed to respond…judge you to be undernourished?

23. Vance May 9th, 2008 at 2:27 pm 23

    Veronica, I told this to Ryan as well: what you really need to test before you start is your body fat percentage. You may be what we call (and forgive me for this) “skinny fat”. That means that while you are not overweight (actually underweight), your fat and muscle ratios are out of whack. Your goal is not to lose weight, but to lose fat (while gaining some muscle and thus actually gaining some weight). Tracking your weight and BMI is really not going to give you a good indication of your fitness given your current body situation.

24. Ben Willis May 9th, 2008 at 2:30 pm 24

    I just got a Wii. I can not imagine using it to exercise. But I already run everyday, so I like to relax when I’m inside using my Wii. Good luck. You say climbing. Are you still climbing with Kevin Rose?

25. Christian May 9th, 2008 at 2:31 pm 25

    Hmm make son Yoga, breakfast some fiber, dinner salads, and Waaaalk and drink water a lot of them, anyway good look and you alredy look pretty on video and photos.

26. Veronica May 9th, 2008 at 2:35 pm 26

    @Vance – no, you’re right! a trainer once actually told me that i was close to the “obese” side because i have so little muscle!! OBESE!! OK, maybe she was insane, but I do certainly need more muscle mass.

27. Vance May 9th, 2008 at 3:29 pm 27

    Not so much insane as using the BMI category oddities for shock value! :0) The BMI is really not very useful except in very extreme cases. Better to use body fat percentage as well as a simple “inches” test. Get one of those cloth measuring tapes and measure belly, thighs, upper arms, etc. These will be a better measurement of fat loss than your actual weight.

    BTW, I have been following your Twitter and just think about that burrito truck when you are working out! Motivation . . .

    To echo what Christian says, though, you look great already, so it is more about fitness level than body shape.

28. Grindakervi May 9th, 2008 at 4:25 pm 28

    “Body Age: 35 (WTF?!)”

    HaHa!

29. Todd May 9th, 2008 at 6:05 pm 29

    I have learned from experience to avoid commenting about a woman’s weight. With that cowardly disclaimer out of the way, I will just say that I want Veronica to be healthy and happy, don’t care what the numbers say.

    …now Ryan on the other hand! I about fell out of my chair laughing when I saw 20,000+ people selected “Yeah, dude seriously needs it” from poll that asked “Do you want Ryan to get off his ass and track his Wii Fit progress for a month?”. So funny! And yeah I want video of Ryan working out on the Wii fit with teh theme song from Rocky playing in the background!

    http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/09/wii-fit-the-30-day-test-starts-today/

30. Zara May 9th, 2008 at 6:20 pm 30

    Great idea. We can all stand to live vicariously through other people when they commit themselves to something.

    Looking forward to more. I just wish I had my own Wii. Although if I did, I’d probably never go to another lecture (or class) ever again. Somewhat counter-productive.

31. Zach May 9th, 2008 at 6:56 pm 31

    I think what most surprised me about it was how addicting the tracking features are. I’m in your boat, I’m “underweight” (I’m one of those tall skinny dudes), so I started working out to see if I could put on some muscle mass and it was really satisfying to see it charted out for me on a daily basis.

    Plus because it’s a game it didn’t feel like a chore at all turning on my Wii and playing it for a half-hour or more a day.

    If you have family or friends who also use it, it’s surprisingly fun to try and beat their high scores. I had a “balance-off” with a coworker and she had the high score on the “Ultimate Balance Test” game for a week. I vowed to improve my balance and eventually overtook her. Yes!

32. Googleman81 May 9th, 2008 at 11:31 pm 32

    like seriously we could have a long discussion about the actual benefit of this thing and while nintendo of course claims it to be useful and i can see stuff like yoga positions and what not totally being accomplished by the average person without too bad joint problems i don’t see how this thingy will ever be able to compensate for 30 minutes of running or lets say 100 push ups. but hey, you can always use it as a really nice little table for breakfast in bed
    looking forward to see the results.
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=_iYBmAVuBns

33. E May 10th, 2008 at 4:15 am 33

    This looks very exciting! :]

34. Payton May 10th, 2008 at 5:25 am 34

    Veronica…Don’t sweat your weight. Here’s why:

    1. Guys haven’t a clue what a girl should weigh.

    2. Girl, you look good.

    Have fun with Wii Fit and see what happens.

35. Daynah May 10th, 2008 at 9:49 am 35

    Oh I love the new box cover!

    Have fun and tell me how you like the Wii Fit. I need to get mine soon. My little belly is begging for it. heh

36. Jesse! May 10th, 2008 at 11:05 am 36

    two words: kettle bells.

    And yes, Miss V, build that muscle! Ever hear the term “skinny fat”?

    yes.

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38. Mostly Lisa May 12th, 2008 at 1:11 am 38

    a balance of pizza, BSG, & moderate Vii fit sounds more reasonable.

    ps. i have an old pogo ball i could lend you if you need some balance training.

39. Bob DeGrande May 12th, 2008 at 5:06 am 39

    I’m surprised that you’re as tall as 5′7″. Patrick must be huge.

    Living a healthy lifestyle is a very good idea. Not doing so catches up with you eventually, although it can take decades.

40. Nelson May 12th, 2008 at 5:31 am 40

    Best of luck on your fitness journey!
    Pax,
    N

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42. Lani May 13th, 2008 at 8:20 am 42

    Good luck, Veronica

    I just might have to give that a try!

43. Richard Lai May 13th, 2008 at 1:38 pm 43

    Awesome! You actually took up my suggestion on Engadget. You go girl! Do overtake Ryan while he nerds on GTA IV.

44. Lindsay May 13th, 2008 at 8:21 pm 44

    @ Veronica, Can’t wait to hear about your progress. I’ve been curious about the Wii fit, but I don’t own one. I need to start watching my Yoga video that is on the shelf collecting dust…thanks for the reminder

45. fred edison May 14th, 2008 at 9:52 am 45

    V is alive! 5′7″? Moderately height challenged, but as long as your feet touch the ground is what counts.

    Did Dvorak ever find that ST outfit you two talked about? If you bulk up with muscle mass you might need to size it a bit bigger. Remember not to chase the scale or the Wii. Eat healthy food and get plenty of rest. Good luck.

46. Kristin S. May 14th, 2008 at 10:46 am 46

    Hey V!

    C.K. showed me this post. I love you cut and pasted onto the box. I’m interested to see how the Wii fit goes.

    Good luck!

    P.S. You are a brave woman sharing that info online.

47. Rodrigo Hashimoto May 15th, 2008 at 6:05 am 47

    Maybe I should get me one of those. Not that I live a sedentary life, but I’m always too tired…

48. Steven Zanone May 16th, 2008 at 1:38 pm 48

    I am still unsure if I want to buy Wii Fit or go to the Gym. I have lost 60 pounds, went from 260 to 200, so I am thin again, but would Wii Fit help me tone and build muscle? I need to stay away from Del Taco or all will be lost. Good luck Veronica, although why some women toy with perfection is beyond me.

49. Lindsey Graham May 17th, 2008 at 9:00 am 49

    This will just help you get in shape for rock climbing! I wanna see some pictures/videos of you rock climbing! Who knew so many geeks liked to rock climb?

50. Vidit Bhargava May 20th, 2008 at 3:34 pm 50

    hey…are you back with cnet???
    sorry for this late response but I am wondering…Tekzilla

51. Beejal May 21st, 2008 at 12:19 pm 51

    This just in, new online fitness show targeted towards techies to be hosted by Veronica Belmont???

    But seriously, if this did happen, who would be your backup girls? You know, those aerobic workout videos have the main workout coach and then some girls as the supporting cast.

52. Avi Greengart May 21st, 2008 at 8:12 pm 52

    I bought the Wii just so I could then buy the Fit (ostensibly it’s a birthday present for Leah, but I need it more than she does. The only exercise I get is walking around airports and trade shows). I figure the Wii + Fit ($250 + 90) costs less than any treadmill or stationary bike and it doesn’t take up any space. The hope is that because it’s an interactive gadget, there’s a better chance we’ll use it long term. If not, at least it doesn’t take up any space, and the kids are having a blast with the games.

53. pcguy May 22nd, 2008 at 4:28 am 53

    Ok, What happen to the updated every couple of days? c’mon, we like to know what is your take on the Wii Fit.

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56. Rylee April 25th, 2009 at 5:38 pm 56

    im pretty sure there is a real vii fit. its for the wii rip-off the vii. lol