Wii Fit. Who has one?

**misty** · January 2nd, 2010, 08:58 AM

My DH bought me a Wii Fit plus for christmas and so far I have been having a ball using it. I am aiming to use it to earn at least 30 exercise mins each day. Favourite exercise so far would have to be either the flying one, or step.

So who else has one, and how often do you use it?

**Indadhanu** · January 2nd, 2010, 09:14 AM

Yep I have Wii Fit Plus too.
Shel bought me the Wii Fit board and game after Jazz was born in 2008, and she got me the Fit Plus game late last year.
I don't get to play it often though, Jazz wants to play and pushes me off so I can really only use it when she is asleep, but I usually have a million other things to do so

it doesn't get used often unfortuantely. I did get on NYE and I'd lost 2kg in just under 8 weeks so YAY! But I wasn't playing Wii Fit so I can't say its because i really put any effort into losing the weight ROFL!

**ss_storm** · January 2nd, 2010, 09:32 AM

we have it. does it get used...not an awful lot! too hard to do it when DD is awake and when she is asleep have too many other more important things to do! i do like step though!

**New Dawn** · January 2nd, 2010, 09:37 AM

I too got one for christmas havent as yet been able to use it I am waiting until school goes back so I can use it in peace, ( well I hope I will have to put on ABC kids for DD2 ) I am so looking forward to having a go it will be a huge bonis if I get to loses a few kgs of my legs while I am at it...

**aussienic** · January 2nd, 2010, 01:54 PM

I really want to try it out before I buy it.. otherwise I will just buy it and if I don't use it then ebay it goes lol

**Rainbow_Mumma** · January 2nd, 2010, 01:57 PM

i have wii fit and the wii fit plus and also the wii active and love them all i try to use them daily but sometimes dont get a chance to

**Nelle** · January 2nd, 2010, 02:28 PM

I go through phases - it's really fun though! This year it will be my goal to get into a routine where I use it most days. It's a fun way to exercise, you don't notice 30mins fly past. My boys used to push me off, but now they sit on the couch and watch me.

**ladybird11** · January 2nd, 2010, 02:31 PM

my cousin has one and claims to have lost 8kg by using and changing her diet...

i'm more of a group fitness gal so not really into it

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**ss_storm** · January 2nd, 2010, 02:32 PM

aussienic- you can borrow our copy of Wii Fit if you like? We have Wii Fit Plus as well, there are only a few differences between them (in Plus you can weigh pets and babies...although wouldnt work for weighing our dog, maybe he is too heavy? Might only for small dogs...) and there are a few extra games.

But you are more than welcome to borrow our Wii Fit...not getting used here...you just need the balance board, do you have that? Balance board can be used for other games as well...
anyway let me know if you'd like it and I can post it off to you so you can try before you buy

**Hollybolly** · January 2nd, 2010, 03:01 PM

I've got one & I love it

It hasn't had any use since I fell pregnant, but the 12 months beforehand I used it really regularly & got up to almost every day

I started at 30mins & by the end I was anywhere from an hour to an hour & a half.

I found it really convenient for me - DH works nights & is home during the day so to try & do anything with him in the house is painful enough

I would use it at night - I had a few hours in between when DS would go to bed & when DH would come home..... I was feeling amazing & building up the strength (especially in the stretches/yoga/walking/ boxing) & I was doing all of the advanced sections rather than the easier levels.

DH bought me the everlast steps so I had something harder to try, along with the weights to put the controller in - but I started my IVF cycle & fell pregnant about the same time so they haven't had much of a workout! (give me 6 months & it will be working harder than before to rid the baby weight, lol!)

I think if you make it work for you & set yourself a routine of doing it regularly (I was doing it each night at about 8.30pm - I found if I missed a night I felt guilty

& really looked forward to it the following night) it can be a fantastic form of exercise.

**aussienic** · January 2nd, 2010, 08:03 PM

aussienic- you can borrow our copy of Wii Fit if you like? We have Wii Fit Plus as well, there are only a few differences between them (in Plus you can weigh pets and babies...although wouldnt work for weighing our dog, maybe he is too heavy? Might only for small dogs...) and there are a few extra games.

But you are more than welcome to borrow our Wii Fit...not getting used here...you just need the balance board, do you have that? Balance board can be used for other games as well...
anyway let me know if you'd like it and I can post it off to you so you can try before you buy

Unfort I don't have a board either

but thanks for the offer. I think I will buy one in a couple of months. I really think I will use it...

**didispunk** · January 6th, 2010, 12:21 PM

I did have one used it for 3 weeks then got so bored not getting out of the house.. So that was it.. SOLD it..

hope you have longer better luck.

**Astrolady** · January 6th, 2010, 12:32 PM

I got Wii fit and Active for Christmas. Have not even opened active yet. Not cause I don't want to, but haven't had a chance to. Been busy landscaping the front yard and other things. Think I might wait till the kids are back in school too then I only have to put up with Ashton wanting a turn

**Rach75** · January 6th, 2010, 12:34 PM

we got one xmas 07 I used it constanl;y till I found I was go with Luke so early march used it every day for 1/2 hr or more, but while pg I am not allowed to do much so it didn't get used Jase has set it back up so hopefully when we get home from our holidays I will start back

oh I lost 6 kgs in 8 weeks all I was doing was that no change in diet or anything else, and also I found I slept better, and was more energetic

but then that could be cause I was actually doing something besides watching tv LOL

**misty** · January 6th, 2010, 03:00 PM

Well so far so good.

I have been using it for at least 30mins (sometimes 60mins) everyday for just over a week. I weight in Tonight, so I'll see how it goes.

But wow, I didn't realise how unfit I'd let myself become.

**New Dawn** · January 7th, 2010, 12:43 PM

well I used mine for the 1st time last night, Good news is that the wii thinks I am 5 kgs lighter then what my scales at home say, but the bad news is I am very unfit, and my wii age is 10years over my real age

... so best be working on that... funny thig was I did the thing at the begining and wii said what I weighed and told me my wii fit age was 4 years over my real age, then after 30mins on the wii I did that test again and it said I had gained 2.2 kgs and my wii fit age was 10years over my real age... Ummm wonder what happened there...

other than that I had fun, I did a little jog and boy oh boy do I need to improve on that side of things! shocking!

well now all I need to do is keep motorvated to keep going, I am planing on joining a gym and doing yoga and platies ( sp?) as well so lets just hope this is the start of a fitter happier me...