Wii Fitness: Can Losing Weight Be Fun?

Video games aren’t just for teenagers and single males living at home with their mothers anymore.

With the development of interactive gaming, Nintendo came out with the Wii program and it has so many new products developed especially for those looking to get in shape.

Wii fitness workouts have become an international craze and have spawned dozens of Wii fitness games.

Wii Fit

The Wii has an actual addition to the system called Wii Fit and it is amazingly fun and easy to use. It has sold millions of copies and is so popular that there is now a new program called Wii Fit Plus that does even more for your fitness.

The system comes with a pressure sensitive balance board that you use to complete the different tasks in the workout games. The WiiFit comes ready to use for yoga, balance, strength and aerobics.

But before you get started with your exercise, you need to create your profile by choosing a Mii, which is your avatar, your age, height, and a few quick tests.

After that you can step on the balance board to check your Body Mass Index (BMI) and WiiFit age which is based on balance. Now you’re ready to get started with the games.

As you achieve certain goals you can unlock new games to play and keep challenging yourself. The WiiFit Plus is like an upgrade and comes with 20 new games and a calorie counter.

Jillian Micheals Ultimate Fitness Challenge 2010

If you love Jillian Micheals, you’ll love this game. This is a bootcamp like game that gives you more intense training than the WiiFit.

You can choose preset circuits to complete or you can create your own to meet your fitness level and desired area of toning. There are cardio and strength circuits and also 16 different core workouts as well.

The game provides very good fitness and diet tips for the best weight loss possible and it even has the ability to compete with family or friends.

This is one of the top selling Wii fitness games on the market and is guaranteed to make you break a sweat and have fun doing it!

EA Sports Active 2

If you are a sport junkie than you will really appreciate the games on this Wii fitness game. It includes up to 75 games so you know you will have plenty of choices from games like basketball drills, kicking soccer goals, tennis, and bike riding.

It comes with a heart rate monitor for your arm so you know if you are hitting your target heart rate for maximum fat burn and displays the results on the TV screen.

It also comes with a built in personal trainer that takes you through strength and cardio circuits and you can track your progress online to make sure you are really pushing yourself.

Zumba Fitness: Join the Party

Follow the Zumba craze but from the comfort of your own home with this Wii fitness game.

You can start by learning the basics and then amp up the atmosphere by inviting up to three more friends to make a Zumba party! It includes all the great moves and latin music as the original Zumba with all 30 games.

Gold’s Gym Cardio Burn

Always wanted to join Gold’s Gym but can’t seem to commit to making your way to the gym everyday? This Wii fitness workout game is perfect for you.

It includes strength and cardio and a lot of kickboxing. As you earn points by completing lessons you can buy new clothes and get a better looking avatar.

These are just a few of the fun and calorie burning games that you can use with the Wii Fit platform.

It certainly makes losing weight a little more fun and takes your mind off the fact that you are sweating and huffing because you are having so much fun and focusing on the TV screen.

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