Mii Fit – or at least I'm trying!

[image error]So for Christmas I got a Wii Fit – a hint maybe??? Actually, I'm hoping it will stimulate not only a little living room action but maybe a venture into the real world of exercising which I have despised since I was in grade school and they asked us to run – just for the fun of it. 

Now I come from some serious athletic genes.  My dad was seventh in the nation in the quarter mile in his day.  Unfortunately, I did not inherit them.  In fact, I've always been the standing (or falling) joke in my family when it comes to athletic prowess.  (Brain power is my forte).   But I've reached an age (which shall remain undisclosed except that it's all over the internet) where I find my body parts are quite frankly wearing out.  I've already had to have an Achilles repaired.  And I've realized that the only way I've going to preserve what I've got is to get with it.  Granted a couple of decades late, but hey, better late than never. 

Enter the Wii Plus.  Exercise lite that doesn't require getting dressed and putting on make-up to do it.  But first I had to get the machine up and running.   And even though it's quite small—so is my living room and therefore it requires a bit of rearranging to make space for movement.   And then, once it's set-up, I have to set my Mii up.   And let me tell you right now, that I don't[image error] think Nintendo is making any friends when they weigh you and then blow your poor little Mii up to the size of the Michelin Tire Woman.  SERIOUSLY!  

The little onscreen Wii then goes on to tell me exactly how overweight I am (as if I didn't already know) and then presents my BMI which suggests that I should be checking out real estate in Shady Gardens.  So I was absolutely certain that my "Wii" age was going to be 103.  But low and behold it was only slightly above my real age.  Alright so we're back to motivation.  

Next up I decided on a male trainer (male in a very "Tron" kind of androgynous way).  I had an experience with a real life female trainer who was a delightful person in real life but her cheerleader like peppy "Go Dee" eventually made me want to kill her.    Anyway, this dude, is not overly effusive.  And his demonstrations are fairly easy to follow – although being comprised of pixels he moves much better than I do.   

[image error]So it was finally time to try an exercise.  I figured I'd start easy.  Yoga.  First off I did a breathing exercise which I flunked completely because apparently you're supposed to breathe through your nose and I can't even do that.  Next up I did a thing where you put your hands over your head (check) and then bend to the right and to the left while breathing.  I managed it without incident.   So I decided to break out and try an real exercise.  Again, trying not to go overboard, (pun not intended) I chose a twisty thing where you swing right and left and then diagonally.  It was the diagonal that got me.  Apparently, I haven't moved in that direction in a very very long time.   

But not to be daunted, I decided to try some of the "games".   Head butting (as in Soccer) is not my forte.  I missed almost every ball and then managed to hit all the pandas and shoes.   If you have no idea what I'm talking about—get a Wii Fit Plus.   Next up, I tried Skateboarding which I'm only slightly better at –and that's not saying a lot.  Demoralized I decided for a last ditch effort at hulahooping.  And lo and behold—I got four stars.  I am a kick ass hulahooper, although I still haven't figured out how to consistently catch the thrown hula-hoops. [image error]

After my session my bank reported that I'd burned a grand total of 72 calories.   Guess I'm going to have to up my game.  And I will… as soon as I can straighten up again.  My lower back and stomach are so sore the muscles are refusing to straighten when I stand up… so I look like a little old stooped woman now as I hobble across the room.   Maybe I'm supposed to live vicariously through my bubbly overweight Wii.  She was running around the screen, high fiving like there was no tomorrow.  Of course, I haven't turned it on since so maybe she's in pain too.  I hope so.  I sincerely hope so. 

What about you?   Do you have a Wii Plus?  Any advice?  What's your favorite real exercise (and walking to the refrigerator counts!)