Has anyone used a Wii Fit and actually gotten fit?

[~Trish~]

I need to exercise more than my daily walks, but don't have time to get to the gym. We have a Wii and I'm wondering if it would be worthwhile getting Wii Fit to use in the evenings when the kids are asleep. I just don't know if people actually do get fit using it! I also need low impact exercises (no running or steps) due to my dodgy pelvis - would a Wii Fit cater for this?

TIA

[Astrolady]

If you have to go out and buy it, I'd recommend the active over the fit. I am currently doing the 30 day challenge on the active. The challenge has running in it, but you can walk it (on the spot) if you want to or just delete the exercise all together.

[~Trish~]

Oooh, what's the active? (Can you tell I'm clueless )

ETA: And do you need a balance board for it?

[Astrolady]

It's called Wii Active. I think there might be a Wii Active 2 out now as well. You can use it with our without a Wii balance board which I also like, cause the batteries in our balance board seem to go walkabout. Comes with a resistance band so you can do arm work outs etc. But people do recommend buying more resistant resistance bands as the one that comes with is pretty easy. I actually broke mine yesterday LOL. I cut cut off the broken bit and re attached it to the strap, as they are pretty long anyway. Has heaps of activites and if you do the challenge it is something different every day, and you can set your level as well .. easy, medium, hard. I am currently doing medium.

[~Trish~]

That sounds great! Just Googled and it's pretty cheap . I don't have a balance board though, the ad says you get more out of it with a board, but is that just a sales ploy? LOL @ breaking the band, you must be hardcore .

How are you finding it Kat? Do you enjoy it? Do you feel like it's working?

I might try and talk DH into buying it for me for Mother's Day

[Astrolady]

Yeah it's just a sales ploy LOL. They will do exercises for you with or without a board and asks if you have one or not before you start, and in all honesty I am on Day 11 of the challenge and only had a couple of activities with the board.

You definitely feel it the first few days. Omg I could hardly walk LOL. You do 2 days then they give you a day off, 2 days, day off etc. I've also been watching what I eat during the time as well and have dropped a kilo. I was doing it before christmas too, until Day 10 when I tore a tendon in my ankle from side lunges. So now I just cross out them I had lost a kilo in the first 10 days prior to Christmas too, but put it back on over christmas when I was laid up cause of the ankle LOL.

[Jennifer13]

I loved the aerobics and yoga exercises. I got a new one a while back that seemed to really get my heart rate up too.

I noticed that the Wii Fit Plus was really good on my abs (you could see definition after a month or so). So if you're after toning, I'd recommend it. And my legs would always hurt a bit afterwards climbing the stairs, so my muscles were clearly getting something out of it!

I'm planning on getting back onto it once I'm past the postnatal six weeks.

[Joeve]

Hoola hoops! Works a treat on the mid area

[nothing2lose]

Yeah Joeve! I do the hoops. Usually for about 10 mins. How long would you recommend??

Eta: sorry Jen, I missed your post! I am pretty sure I have no abs I do, however, have a lot of belly flab. I do the step on fast pace for 20 or 30 mins at the moment. I want to get it up to an hour.

[Caz1971]

We just got xbox and the kinetic one! Hope to loose a couple kilos. I was sore for days doing the exercise one, Want to get the zumba.

[Purple Penguin]

Zumba is great!
I'm also using wii fit plus, I do the 'free step' for 30 mins and watch tv while I'm doing it. I've started using water bottles as weights to help tone up my arms.