charliepops
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Post by charliepops on Apr 26, 2008 22:59:27 GMT
Who would have thought balancing on one foot could be so much fun. Here are just some of the things I have been enjoying about Wii Fit.
* A Wii Mii version of my boyfriend throwing hula hoops over my head while I draw circles with my pelvis.
* My sexy yoga instructor and his lovely voice.
* Being able to flip the camera so I can my lovely yoga instructors virtual behind.
* Standing on one foot. Woohoo!
* Fit Piggy!
* Step aerobics with the most excitable people you'll ever see.
* Football boots in the FACE!
I know cannot wait to throw my first Wii Fit party in which we all catch verrucas off each other get drunk and pretend we're getting fit doing so.
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Post by al on Apr 27, 2008 11:25:57 GMT
I had a go at this at my friend's house yesterday, and it was great fun. I personally didn't think it's that much of a party game, but I did take immense pleasure from the fact that my fitness age is 25. I'm actually 26, so my happiness wasn't really all that justified, but everyone else's results placed them in their forties, so woo-hoo.
I'm far too tied up in Mario Kart at the moment to think about buying another game, but this may well be a future purchase.
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Post by Steven on Apr 28, 2008 11:20:12 GMT
Fit Piggy is inspired. And so cute! The talking Balance Board kind of creeps me out slightly though. My Wii Fit age has varied between 33 and 44 so far, which isn't good. I have got no sense of balance, though, which is quite a problem considering that's what they use to measure it. I got up early this morning and did some Wii Fit before work - I think I still need to get the hang of some of the exercises because I'm sure they're not supposed to hurt quite as much as they did, but I'm feeling the benefits already. I think my favourite activities so far are the Step Aerobics and jogging in the virtual park, with all the people who wave as they go past.
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Post by evenstar on Apr 28, 2008 11:52:18 GMT
This is going to be a future investment in my house, but for slightly different reasons. My mum has MS, and has real trouble walking and keeping her balance. This has been recommended on a few sites as being very good for people with MS, due to the general balancing nature. Just though I'd make a note on here, in case anyone knows someone else with a similar situation.
Plus I can't wait to give it a go!
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Post by smellslikesomeghost on May 2, 2008 12:55:34 GMT
I am getting wii fit for my twins birthday, and I cant wait to do it either. I am envisaging a super fit slim me as a result. One horror though is that my hairdresser informs me that all the family will be able to see my weight, which is a big fat secret. Is there any way to keep it so?
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Post by Steven on May 2, 2008 16:14:15 GMT
Don't worry, smellslikesomeghost. There's an option to password-protect all your private info, including your weight.
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Post by smellslikesomeghost on May 2, 2008 16:27:35 GMT
I can't tell you how much of a relief that is! Thanks.
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Post by Steven on May 7, 2008 17:10:49 GMT
I've now got my Wii Fit age down to 23, which is ace.
Also, hilariously, I had my Yoga session taken by the female instructor (who has really lopsided boobs) on Monday, who informed me that my trainer wasn't available. When I went to do my gym exercises afterwards, my trainer turned up rubbing his head and saying he'd stayed up too late the night before. AWESOME.
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Post by Feral on May 7, 2008 17:51:47 GMT
I just saw one of the ads for this with an old man doing the ski jump thing. I was totally expecting his hip to pop out.
But I so want to get this. Trainers with lopsided boobs and all.
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Post by smellslikesomeghost on May 9, 2008 18:55:09 GMT
Sold out every frickin' where. Bah!
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Post by Steven on May 13, 2008 16:19:31 GMT
I'm not going to lie - when the fit instructor told me to hold the Wii Remote in my hands and get down on all fours this morning, I had some very impure thoughts.
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2008 17:46:01 GMT
I'm not going to lie - when the fit instructor told me to hold the Wii Remote in my hands and get down on all fours this morning, I had some very impure thoughts. I hope that you had closed your curtains! And had them scotchguarded.
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Post by jetsetwilly on May 14, 2008 11:52:06 GMT
I really want a WiiFit now. I am using it as an excuse to why I am putting on weight ("I would work out, but I just can't get hold of a WiiFit, so I'll have to eat this bacon sarnie instead").
Mind you I used to have a workout thing for my PS2. The EyeToy filmed you as you worked out, and you had to duck balls and hit glowing orbs. It was all a bit strange. I lasted about a week on it. The virtual instructor was a certified non-babe.
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Post by emma on May 16, 2008 19:54:51 GMT
My mum climbed onto hers to hear it go OW!
I giggled, I admit.
Now she does it every day without fail. I caught her today, it was SCREAMING AT HER to take a break, but she pounded on.
Effective stuff, that OW.
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Post by Steven on May 23, 2008 14:20:34 GMT
Moar awesomeness: while "out" jogging yesterday, another Mii ran past me and promptly fell over. It was brilliant.
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charliepops
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Post by charliepops on May 23, 2008 21:50:18 GMT
I love it when the other Miis trip over fall face down in the dust.
Has anyone tried the full 16 minute job yet? I must be seriously unfit because I was aching in my calf muscles for THREE WHOLE DAYS afterwards.
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2008 16:04:11 GMT
My Godmother works for a officie supplies company and they have started selling these to keep workers fit. But, just one problem, the thing tht goes with them and gives the wii instructors their voices, are all in German. She gave us a, drunken, demonstration last night I nearly wet myself, it's hilarious. "OOOSHT, UP, OOOSHT DOWN, OOSHT SQUAT."
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Post by Steven on May 27, 2008 11:26:05 GMT
Has anyone tried the full 16 minute job yet? I must be seriously unfit because I was aching in my calf muscles for THREE WHOLE DAYS afterwards. Is that the all-around-the-island job? I tried it once and got a stitch five minutes in and had to quit. It was very embarrassing, but in my defence I was doing it on a full stomach. I haven't dared try it again since. Also this morning, I got a measly four points trying to do King of the Dance in the Yoga section. Admittedly the fact that I fell over twice can't have helped matters, but still... Also, does anyone else find the Hula game gives them conflicting advice? My Mii wasn't leaning in properly when my flatmates were throwing the hoops at me, and I got a little pop up message telling me that I should keep still when leaning to catch them. So I tried that and it worked, but then I got a message telling me to keep my hips moving. I was a hair's breadth from screaming "WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME??", Phoebe Buffay-style.
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Post by Steven on Jun 3, 2008 13:28:15 GMT
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Post by MoondialSlater on Jun 3, 2008 18:52:52 GMT
Most medical practices worldwide, including the NHS have specific BMI charts for children because the adult ones aren't suitable so although this was a Daily Mail article they probably do have a point.
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Post by xenomaniac on Jun 3, 2008 20:10:14 GMT
I bet the 10 year old is fat.
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Post by Chris on Jun 3, 2008 20:32:24 GMT
Either her plastic podium is broken or her dad's talking shit, because if she's 4 ft 9 and 6 stone she's a healthy weight using either the adult or 10 year-old-girl-appropriate BMI scale (actually if she were an adult she'd be marginally underweight. Adult BMI scales tend to report young children as underweight because erm... I dunno... puberty fat or some such)
Not that BMI's good for anything other than a broad estimate of who is healthily over or underweight, but I'm guessing the clue might be in the words "solidly built".
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Post by Robbing the Dead on Jun 3, 2008 22:27:28 GMT
BMI has a lot of flaws, one is that muscular people are heavy, but the BMI doesn't take this into consideration, so a a buffed man could be labeled "overweight" or even "obese" by it. Obvisouly if used by a doctor/dietian etc. this would be taken into consideration but the Wii can't do that. Still, I don't think that applies to most of us here... or the fat girl.
I really want Wii Fit but I can't afford it yet... how much do they cost?
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Post by emma on Jun 7, 2008 20:57:51 GMT
My mum paid £69. I know this because she has mentioned it every ten seconds since.
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Post by smellslikesomeghost on Jun 8, 2008 22:13:12 GMT
I still haven't been able to get one. The man in GameZone said that Nintendo are deliberately withholding stock to create a buzz panic purchase thingybob.
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