Bought an imitation WII FIT balance board last weekend, it is under the brand name SNAKEBYTE, it retails for $159, bought it on special at $139, it also comes with the Nintendo game Fit Plus (vs the Nintendo Balance Board RRP$199, sometimes on special at $170). Went home, after the kids have gone to bed, I decided to try it out. For any first time user, the software runs a body testing (like fitness testing), it asks for your age, weight and height, it is based on BMI anyway, which in my opinion, is grossly inacurrate! After the body testing, the software told me that, I should be 67kg with a fitness age of 48 years old. I was shocked !!I was 68kg between the age of 13 and 17 (I was 86 kgs and 5 feet when I was 12!!!). The software painted a little figure that is supposed to be me, a man with a chubby midsection!!! This shows that how inaccurate BMI is, as mentioned in my book!
WII FIT is great, it offers training plus, yoga, muscle workouts, aerobic exercises and balance games. In training plus, I tried the cycling game, great for cardio, I was sweating !!
I tried yoga on the balance board, great for someone who wants to do yoga at home. The muscle training is great too, I tried the triceps extension, with extra weights, it will definitely tone your muscles, also tried the pushups and side stance.
Aerobic exercises offers options such as Hola hoops exercises, Jogging and steps, there are 3 different levels available, beginner, intermediate and advance.
I also tried the balance games, snow boarding, skiing, great for fun but for weight loss, it is not that effective. May be beneficial for strengthening your core.
I tried the Gold Gym's Cardio Workout game (mentioned in previous post) with the balance board, it offers some extra strength exercises, such as pushups, back exercises, Abdominal exercises and squats.
Overall, using the WII console with the balance board will definitely increase the effectiveness of your fitness program and assist in weight loss.
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