Nintendo recently released Wii Fit, which is a game for the Nintendo Wii that is all about getting into shape, but having fun while doing so. It was released into the United States on May 19, 2008. To do these exercises and workouts you have the Wii Balance Board. This board may seem kind of cheap and not worth the $89.99 you have to pay for it, but actually it is pretty technologically advanced. This board measures the user’s weight, center of gravity, and calculate their body mass index when given the user’s height. The game consists of over 40 different physical activities. The game is divided into four different activities. The first activity is yoga. If you have done yoga with an instructor at a YMCA or a gym of some sort, you are probably familiar with poses such as Half-Moon, Warrior, Tree, Sun Salutation, Standing Knee, Palm Tree, Chair, Triangle, Downward-Facing Dog, King Of The Dance, Cobra, Bridge, Crocodile Twist, and Shoulder Stand. These are all of the poses you will find yourself doing if you buy Wii Fit. The second activity you will run into when playing Wii Fit is Muscle Workouts. You will find yourself doing Single Leg Extensions, Press-Up and Side Stands, Torso and Waist Twists, Jackknife, Lunges, Rowing Squats, Single Let Twist, Sideways Leg Lift, Parallel Stretch, Tricep Extension, Arm and Leg Lift, Single Arm Stand, Press-Up Challenge, Jackknife Challenge, and Stretch Challenge. Now onto the Aerobics exercises. You will partake in Jogging (fixed distance and fixed time), Step aerobics, Hula Hooping, Jogging (1 and 2 player around the 3D Island of Wiifity), and Rhythm Boxing. The last activity that you will encounter while playing Wii Fit is Balance games. Games you would play in this activity consist of ski jumping, ski and snowboard slaloms, heading soccer balls, table tilt, tightrope tension, balance bubble, penguin slide, and zazen (player must remain balanaced while having complete focus on a flame).
-Information on Fit: www.wikipedia.org
