Allow me to be honest for a moment. When I started this endeavor, I truly believed that I would keep up with the exercise routine. That being said, I got bored of the Wii Fit after about a week. Is it the WiiFit’s fault? Partially. Is it more GTA4′s fault? Probably. Anyhow, I promised that I would give you my impressions, so here they are:
- The Wii Fit isn’t fun enough to make me come back to it. If they’re trying to reach out to gamers in some way, make it a little more entertaining.
- The trainers speak like they’ve taken too much Vicodin. I need high-energy encouragement, man!
- I have terrible balance, and apparently this is very important for doing almost every single exercise in the game.
- The jackknife and push-ups were pretty effective, and they could actually tell when I was dropping my hips and being lazy.
- The step aerobics game was pretty awesome, especially after I unlocked the advanced class, but it would be even better if I could use my own music.
- The yoga poses are OK for stretching, but it’s really easy to do a yoga pose incorrectly and hurt yourself. These are basic, but I think it’s better to have someone (real) around to show you the right moves.
Overall, the best thing to come out of Wii Fit was that it got me motivated to head back to the gym again. If you’re really interested in fitness and feeling better about your body, take the $89.99 and spend it on a fun class at the gym, or put it towards getting a human trainer that will really get your ass back in gear.
If you have any questions, please leave them in the comments and I’ll respond there as well. Ryan also has an in-depth look at his fitness odyssey over at Engadget.
UPDATE: Twitterer @NinaSpezz showed me this parody that I missed! Hilarious, and also true…
