Pretend I'm the woman from Mars

[rolanni]

...or the man from Mars. Did Marvin have a lady friend?

Anyhow!

Who has a Wii? How does it work? I see people saying that they exercise with their Wii, how's that happen; does it need to go for a walk?

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[rdmasters.livejournal.com]

Nope, Marvin never had a lady-friend. Or a man-friend. Or even a you're-not-quite-sure-which-but-is-still-really-cute-friend.

Moving on.

Wiis and exercise. A Wii console, in combination with a balance board, and the FitPlus software (or with a camera and some other software), can be used for light exercise. The board has four pressure sensors (on in each corner), and can determine how you are shifting your weight. This allows it to track movements such as walking on the spot, stepping on and off the board, and various positional changes, such as you get with various yoga and weight-training exercises.

The FitPlus package also keeps track of other exercises you have done, records your weight over time, and lets you set goals for yourself.

Provided you have the discipline to keep it up, it is a very good way to maintain an exercise program in the face of hostile weather, or when rehabilitating. If you are really dedicated, and put in 45 minutes or more a day, it really helps with weight loss, too.

It will not replace (completely) real exercise, but it helps. And if you can get others in the household to participate as well, it encourages a low level of competition by maintaining leader-boards for each activity.