wii want to play

on my trip out to NY my sister introduced me (finally) to the joys of the wii. i am hooked!!! she had the wii sport, wii play, and recently had purchased the wii fit. on my trip we played every game on the wii play at least once (some of them multiple times), played about half the games on the wii sport (i rock at baseball... sometimes), and then i stepped on the wii fit.

after only one day of playing, my body was sore for about 3 days. mostly it was my right arm and both of my legs. i think it was mostly because of my doing so much on the balance board and working out my shins, but who knows. either way, i decided that i needed to do some research and see if this was an investment i was willing to make. for those of you who look in to it, they aren't cheap!

the research i found says that while they don't burn as many calories as performing the actual activities themselves (i.e. bowling or baseball), these activities burn more than sedentary video games, and are better than nothing at all. there really wasn't a whole lot that i found on the wii fit, but i know that it at least worked some things. so... i broke down and bought it as well. i will call this part of my work-out room purchases. ;o)

so the wii should arrive tomorrow or wednesday. the thing i am dreading, and you should know this if you ever decide to create a wii fit account, is that they are mean! when you first create the account they weigh you and do a bmi and establish your weight goals and what not. after determining your bmi and weight, they kindly adjust your mii character to "fit" your measurements. imagine my look of horror when my mii character at my sisters became "fluffy" and i was standing next to my sister and my brother in-law who both are portrayed as twigs. it was rather sad and yet amusing at the same time. oh well, i guess it is motivation. work out so your mii character doesn't look like a balloon.

well that is all for now. feel free to join me for a wii game or two. i am a pro at cow racing and hula hooping.