Finally, there’s a video game with the emphasis on fitness, activity, exercise and balance. The Wii Fit by Nintendo comes with a balance board that informs the user of their weight, center of gravity and even their body mass index when their height is factored in.
With all of the information compiled, the Wii Fit informs the user of their fitness age. Wii Fit has approximately 40 different exercise activities. Included in it’s programs is a series on yoga poses. The balance board tracks your center of gravity during these activities.
Other categories of activities include aerobics, strength training and balance games. The aerobics series includes jogging, step aerobics, hula hoop, rhythm boxing and more. The Wii Fit balance games involve ski jumping, ski and snowboard slalom, heading soccer balls, a table tilt game, a tightrope walk and more.
For strength training, the Wii Fit offers push ups, side planks, jackknife, the lunge, rowing, squat, arm and leg lifts, a parallel stretch and more. The yoga poses on the Wii Fit include the Half-Moon, Warrior, Tree, Salutation, Standing Knee, Palm Tree and more.
The combination of workouts emphasize basic core training but avoid overexerting the individual. To get to new activities, you must unlock them by acquiring “fit credits”. The fit credits are accrued in a “fit bank.” If you get a 100% score on an activity, it unlocks the next more advanced level of that activity.
Also featured on the Wii Fit is an activity log to track other activities outside of the Wii Fit game. On your activity log, the categories are light, medium or heavy activity. Wii Fit is a good introduction to exercise for some individuals who have been sedentary. It’s a good tool to keep exercise fun with the playful balance and aerobic games. Within the game play, Wii Fit incorporates Miis to assign to each person to add to the fun and track your level of fitness.