Wii Fit (Wii) - PC and Console Games (Nintendo)

Designed to help you become more aware of your physical condition, Wii Fit invites you to have fun and get healthy in the process. With exercises that focus on helping you to improve balance and posture, change your Body Mass Index or simply relax, Wii Fit uses the latest technology to assist you in leading a healthier lifestyle. The first step is putting your feet on the state-of-the-art Wii Balance Board in order to get an overview of your present fitness level. By measuring your BMI (Body Mass Index), analysing your centre of gravity and calculating your athletic ability via a couple of simple tests, the software determines your Wii Fit Age - a measure unique to the game which could range from 2 to 99. Wii Fit features more than 40 different exercises across four areas of training. Burn calories with the Aerobic Exercises, work on your balance and posture with the Balance Games, bulk up with the Muscle Workouts or learn to stretch and relax with the Yoga poses. Featuring everything from Step Basics to Snowboarding, Rhythm Boxing to Jogging, Wii Fit offers a vast range of entertaining activities that will keep you interested in working out and encourage the rest of the family to give it a try. To help you keep track of your progress, Wii Fit includes a special Wii Fit Channel that allows up to eight people to store and compare their personal fitness profiles, and also takes account of any exercise done away from the Wii Balance Board - ensuring you have an accurate overview of your fitness. And when you do make progress, you won't only be able to see it represented by a graph, but by the changing waistline of your chosen Mii character. Take the first step on the road to a healthier lifestyle with Wii Fit!

Customer Reviews of Wii Fit (Wii)

Marge Simpson
UK
9th October 2008

Mii Get Fit With Wii Fit!
This is a great game/fitness package that should encourage even the most exercise-phobic among us to have a go. It is brilliant entertainment for all ages too, not just for kids. I suffer from neck, back and knee problems, so I'm very restricted in what exercises I can do. Having tried out a friend's Wii Fit, I now plan to get one of my own! Not only does the range of exercises give me a variety of options (and for the fitter among us too), but it is also great fun and great for motivation, and best of all, you can share it with your family and friends.

It has useful fitness settings which measure your BMI and weight, and allows you to set yourself realistic goals. Each time you use the Wii, it reminds you of your last achievements and gently reprimands you if you haven't been so good! With the ability to creat your own fun 'Mii' (a caricature of yourself which represents you in the various activities), it also keeps track of your personal bests, encouraging you to aim that little bit higher.

The only downsides I could find are that it doesn't include warm up or cool down sections, which are an important part of safe exercising, although it does remind you to warm up first. Maybe this will be an improvement Nintendo can add, to download via the wireless internet connection that the Wii also provides?

Overall, great fun with real family participatory appeal. Definitely recommended for everyone, young and old!

a1za
American in Britain
6th October 2008

Great for the un-fit!
My husband bought this for my birthday, I'm 36 and a bit on the chunky side. I love it, I noticed a difference in myself after only a week of using it. The instructor is encouraging and it makes you feel good to beat your own record. The balance games are really fun and I love the yoga. I have a joint condition and the vast majority of exercises are easy on my joints, although at first on a couple of the muscle exercises my knees got a twinge, I found I could still achieve the goal without bending so deeply, which causes me pain. Now I rarely have a problem. The aerobic exercises are fun and work up quite a sweat without being harsh on your joints. Perfect for people who want to exercise but cannot for medical reasons join a gym or go for a real jog.

Snowy3
UK
22nd September 2008

Great game!
Not sure if you would class Wii Fit as a game as such? its more of an excercise tool- although some of the games are fun!

I saved up to buy this and was hoping it would be worth it after all the hype! i'm happy to say i am very pleased with it and can see why it gets such good ratings. It's very handy having something that will check your weight as well as telling you your BMI. It allows you to set yourself realistic goals in terms of weight loss and it warns you if you set something unrealistic (e.g. lose a stone in a week!). I do Yoga anyway and was pleased the poses are real - albeit quite hard to get used to balancing on the Wii fit board. The balance games are more like games so any age would enjoy them - whereas some of the muscle work outs might not be suitable for young kids. The jogging is cool too!. If i had to choose something i didnt like about Wii Fit - i think it would be the stupid voice that tells you its 'intialising or ready'. I also would like a wider range of trainers to choose from with different voices.

I the Wii Fit is very clever - getting people to do excercise and it's in the same league as Brain Training.

The only thing is... will the novelty wear off? i'll have to wait and see....

p.s i would recommend the silicon cover for the Wii Fit board as it helps you to grip as well as showing where to place your feet. It also helps keep the board clean.

Wii Fittatic
Warrington, Cheshire
18th September 2008

Love Wii Fit!!!
I spent many many weeks using a stock checker and failing to get my hands on one every time. I didnt want to pay over the odds and I didnt want an overpriced "package" that most suppliers who get their hands on stock seem to be doing. So after much diliberation I armed myself with google translator and set off to amazon.fr to order one the last week in August. I paid £76/77 (including shipping) for one with an expected delivery date of 26th Sept.

On 12th Sept I received an email which, once translated, told me my Wii Fit had been despatched and was on its way via DHL :-). On Tues morning (16th Sept) it arrived - how excited was I?? I couldn't wait to get home from work to play lol.

I love it!!! All though I have to say I'm not very good at slalom skiing or tightrope walking. I love being able to practice my yoga again and think the jogging is great - its hilarious!!

The only downside is the only decent telly in our house is in the front room so everyone else is missing programs they want to watch because they cant get me off my balance board!!!!

H. Bakie

17th September 2008

Great fun!
Only had a week it is great fun! Have already unlocked many of the games and activities. The yoga is especially good although I'm tying to perfect my tree and failing.