Review - Sports - Gaming Life

If you want to use video games to get fit it really is possible, and it is a great idea if you really want keep your mind to it. Wii Action Sports is a spin-off, in my opinion of Wii Fit. If you like Wii Fit, then you'll like Wii Action Sports, but if you liked the normal Wii Sports, you'll still like this one.

I purchased Wii Sports Active for my dad because he likes to work out, and I thought it would be a nice change to his normal workout routine, and so far he's enjoyed the game. You just have to be careful of the Wii remote not registering your moves, so make sure the sensor bar is placed just right.

The Wii Sports Active video game is great if your really want to set your mind to something. There is even the 30 day challenge where you just work out with your Wii Sports Active character for 30 minutes a day for 30 days. The game monitors your progress, and your personal trainer tries to keep your motivated.

Just be careful because if the sensor bar doesn't pick up your movement, you'll have to keep doing it and your personal trainer won't say the nicest things, as he won't believe you're really trying because it's just not registering on the video game. So, in this case be careful not to hurt your muscles or over-extend any joints. If you have knee, back, or hip problems be careful with some of the running exercises. Also be leery of the boxes exercises if your have elbow or shoulder problems.

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Posted By: Whitney - Category: Review, Sports, Nintendo Wii

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Wii Fit Release, Review, and Cheats

May 20th 2008 15:07

So Nintendo will be releasing the Wii Fit tomorrow, May 21st. It's already been released in Japan, Europe, and Australia, and has already exceeded the 2 million mark in sales in Japan, with over a quarter of a million in the first week alone. It's expected that the sales in the U.S. will exceed those in Japan.

Nintendo has broken the mold with so many video games, already, the Wii Fit just continues the streak. It's a fun way to exercise by playing 40 different activity games, ranging from various yoga positions, muscle workouts, aerobic exercises, and balance games.

Some of the fun games include:
* Skiing
* Hula hoop
* Rhythm boxing
* Tightrope tension
* Heading soccer balls
* Leg and arm extensions

When playing Wii Fit, you use a specialized Balance Board to help work your body and measure your stats on the Wii Fit stat screen. The Wii Balance Board helps to measure the players weight, center of gravity, and calculates body mass index after entering in the player's height.

Just remember that because the Wii Fit doesn't account for different body structures and muscle mass, so it may not always give you the most accurate description. It gives you a general label, so if you're 5'10" and 150 pounds, you will fall within the standard weight. But, if you're 5'10" and 220 pounds but exercise regularly and have a greater muscle mass for your height, you may be labeled as overweight, when in person you are just toned.

In regards to the BMI, the Wii Fit is not necessarily flawed, but you have to take the label with a grain of salt, as it's measuring average body mass.

As of yet, the game has an average rank of 8.0 according to IGN.

It may sound pretty stupid to exercise to a video game, but why not? The game is built to help you monitor your stats, while making exercising fun. Yea, you can go outside and jog around the block a few times, but the game is designed to get more people exercising. When it's blistering hot or freezing cold outside, you can turn on your Nintendo Wii and start exercising.

Although, the game does not provide a regular workout routine for those who are serious about getting fit, it does provide a decent list of workout games and provides and environment that is more enjoyable.

And believe it or not, there are cheats for the Wii Fit. I'm sure the number of cheats will increase as more Americans begin to play. It seems that once video games have been released in the United States, the cheat list begins to expand, whether that's caused by more people playing the game or American's always trying to find the easy way out, who knows.

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Posted By: Whitney - Category: Cheats & Tips, Review, Sports, Nintendo Wii

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