Wii Fit

Wii Fit has been out in Japan since December 2007, but this latest addition to the Nintendo Wii family has just landed in Europe and will hit North America later next month.

But what is Wii Fit?  Wii Fit is a game designed for Nintendo’s Wii console.  It consists of a game and a peripheral called the Wii Balance Board.  The balance board can measure the user’s weight, calculate their center of gravity and work out their BMI (Body mass Index).

Wii Fit tracks the users Wii Fitness Age using a daily body test which also takes into account the user’s current age, weight, and athletic ability

So, what can you do on the Wii Fit?  Here are some of the activities:

• Yoga exercises, ranging from deep breathing exercises to extended poses.
• Muscle workouts, such as press-ups and sit-ups.
• Aerobic exercise:
  - Hula_Hoop
  - Boxing
  - Jogging
  - Step aerobics
• Balance games:
  - Skiing
  - Tightrope tension
  - Penguin slide
  - Heading footballs
  - Balance Bubble
  - Table tilt
  - Zazen

Sounds like a LOT of fun!