fitness
Goal Achieved
Oct 18 2008 01:08 PM Filed in: Personal
When I purchased Wii Fit and did my first weigh in, I
came in at 185 lbs. Now, I’m not some chunky guy, but
a 5’7” guy weighing in at 185 lbs tends to have some
signs of love handles. I set my goal in Wii Fit to
get down to 170 lbs. I set a goal of 3 months,
figuring 5 lbs a month may be achievable. It’s taken
a little while longer than that, but I weighed in at
170 yesterday. Now, my weight tends to head back up a
couple pounds on the weekend, since this is when
Paige and I head out to eat, but that’s fine. My next
goal is to get down to 160 lbs. Wii Fit says my ideal
weight is 148 lbs, but that’s just too skinny for me.
I used to weigh that much back when I was around 28,
and when I look at old photos my face was very
skinny. I think 160 may be a good stopping point. To
achieve this goal I pretty much just try to watch
what I eat. I try to weigh in on the Wii Fit every
day at the same time, and use it to work out when I
have a chance.
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Wii Fit
May 23 2008 03:53 PM Filed in: Video Games
Back when I placed a pre-order for Mario Kart Wii, I
also went ahead and placed an order for Wii Fit. Wii
Fit has received good reviews, and has done well in
Japan and Europe, so I figured there was no harm in
ordering a copy. It arrived yesterday, and I gave it
a try last night.
When you first start Wii Fit you choose your Mii, and you enter basic information, like Height and Age. Once you do that it tells you your current weight, your BMI and also it shows where you are on the chart of fitness. I am currently listed as overweight. All that is above me is obese, which I will hopefully never reach in my lifetime. I am 5'9", 36 years old, and 181 lbs. I would like to get down to around 170 or so. While I have been eating better, that alone won't get me there. It has helped me get down from 189, which is what I was the beginning of the year. Now I need to combine it with exercise.
Once all that information was entered I set up a goal. I said I'd like to lose 1.5 pounds every two weeks. I figured that was a good start. Once that was done I gave the game a go.
You can choose from four categories: yoga, strength training, aerobics and balance games. I started off with aerobics. The first thing I did was hula-hoop. While I admit it does feel weird to stand on the wii fitness board and shake your hips about simulating using a hula-hoop, it was a good little 3 minute workout. Next I tried the step aerobics. I really enjoyed this one. After that was running. For this one you don't use the fitness board, instead you place the wii remote in your pocket and you run in place. Now that was a workout, and also kind of hard, because I kept running toward the TV : )
I gave a couple of the balance games a tryout too. The skiing and ski jump are a lot of fun, as was the heading of soccer balls.
While I have only given it a day so far, I do find it enjoyable, and should give me a way to get some exercise each evening.
When you first start Wii Fit you choose your Mii, and you enter basic information, like Height and Age. Once you do that it tells you your current weight, your BMI and also it shows where you are on the chart of fitness. I am currently listed as overweight. All that is above me is obese, which I will hopefully never reach in my lifetime. I am 5'9", 36 years old, and 181 lbs. I would like to get down to around 170 or so. While I have been eating better, that alone won't get me there. It has helped me get down from 189, which is what I was the beginning of the year. Now I need to combine it with exercise.
Once all that information was entered I set up a goal. I said I'd like to lose 1.5 pounds every two weeks. I figured that was a good start. Once that was done I gave the game a go.
You can choose from four categories: yoga, strength training, aerobics and balance games. I started off with aerobics. The first thing I did was hula-hoop. While I admit it does feel weird to stand on the wii fitness board and shake your hips about simulating using a hula-hoop, it was a good little 3 minute workout. Next I tried the step aerobics. I really enjoyed this one. After that was running. For this one you don't use the fitness board, instead you place the wii remote in your pocket and you run in place. Now that was a workout, and also kind of hard, because I kept running toward the TV : )
I gave a couple of the balance games a tryout too. The skiing and ski jump are a lot of fun, as was the heading of soccer balls.
While I have only given it a day so far, I do find it enjoyable, and should give me a way to get some exercise each evening.