My Big Fat Mii!

As promised I opened and tried my Wii Fit this weekend. It was awesome! I wasn't too thrilled to see my little Mii turn fat after I entered my stats and stuff, but I have to say she did look more like me after that!

The first thing I tried was the yoga. I love yoga, but am generally not too good at anything requiring balance! One of my goals has always been to be able to stand in tree pose without falling over! I found it very helpful to see where my center of balance was while trying to hold the position. Hopefully now I will be able to master it!

The strength training was hard. Not due to complexity, but because I am very weak. I have not challenged my muscles in ages and so to do even a modified push up was difficult. I am not going to give up on the strength. Another great part about the Wii Fit is it allows you to track activity you do outside your Wii Fit session. So if I wanted to use some free weights to help tone my arms before I get really into the strength training I can do that and keep track. I can have my own fitness journal online!

The last thing I did was a couple of aerobic exercises. I had to step in rhythm which was harder than it sounds (unless of course you are more coordinated than me!) I was real good at the hula hoop though! That was a lot of fun. It was funny to have the Mii my mother in law created throwing hula hoops at me! Last but not least was jogging in place. I generally don't care for that activity too much, but it was better doing it this way. I ran with my whole family of Miis and there is someone in front to pace you. It kept me engaged as I moved.

The next day I was SORE! So after all that fun, I know it was working. I'm sure I stimulated musculed that haven't been used in years! I am definitely going to add my Wii Fit to my daily routine (now if only they can come up with a Wii game to get me organized!)

My Wii Fit

Today is a new day...as is every day, lol! I'm torn between talking about the past 5 months or just starting fresh from here and moving on.

I got a Wii Fit for Christmas. I hear it's a lot of fun and a great workout. Mine sits sadly, unused, in it's box. For the past few weeks I've been threatening to open it up and try it. Today I promise myself (and you all) that not only will I try it, but I will blog about it as well!