Queen's Birthday weekend, Monday, 8 days before the expected birth date of my daughter, Lilly, I decided to purchase a Nintendo Wii console from Bond and Bond, lincoln road, henderson, auckland. It costed me $379, it came with the console, one "nunchuk" controller (essential for playing any boxing game) and the WII SPORTS game (which allows you to play boxing, tennis, golf, baseball and bowling). When I return home with the console, I shown it to my wife and my engineer sister in law happened to be there. She was overjoyed! We set it up and dive in for a game or two (or 20!!!!).
The actual boxing, tennis game, if played with an extra controller (cost will be an extra $100, $50 for the controller and another $50 for the "nunchuk" part) with another player can be a good substitute for conventional exercise, such as walking and running. Nevertheless, playing against the machine may not be as exhausting as playing with another partner.
Later, mum and dad came around for dinner, we had carbs!!!!! I know it was naughty but mum payed for dinner, cant resist it, it is noodles, noodles and noodles !!! After they left, I had another go, this time, I was sweating !! I tried out the fitness test, swing the baseball bat, playing tennis and bowling, I started to get warm and sweat but the results was a bit dissapointing, apparently, I had the fitness level of a 58 years old person.
Then I discovered the fitness training, I tried the punching bag, punching mitts and dodging tennis balls boxing training, these got me sweating big time!!!
The moral of the story, on a tight budget, look for a bargain at $379, this beginner pack could be a good substitute for conventional exercise, can be a fun way to view exercise, I know you think exercise cannot be fun but WII Sports is. Before I made my purchase, I checked out the warehouse and Noel Leeming, they both charged over $400 for the same package. I think at Noel Leeming, at $412, you get what I bought but with an extra cricket game and motion sensor (which will be useful for better motion detection when you use the WII).
Cant wait to get the WII FIT board which comes with the WII FIT game, I nearly was talked into buying it at $170 but resisted it (RRP $199). The guy at Bond and Bond made me a deal but there was a deal 2 weeks ago that offered the console package for $379 and the WII FIT at $170. Last week, Noel Leeming had the WII FIT package for $150. So shop around, bargain hard!! Get the WII package, it is well worth it!!!
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