So my roommate got Wii Fit Plus and I’m so totally hooked!

She came home from vacation where she had played Wii Fit at an Aunt’s house and she was totally determined to get her own. We didn’t even have a Wii at this point so I sort of shrugged it off until I came home to a box from “gamestop.com” in the living room one day.

We set it up last night, and played all kinds of games. First, you have to set up your “Mii” and put in all your stats. Then it checks your weight, your balance and lets you choose a weight loss or gain goal. Then you get to choose what you would like play. You can do everything from run a race to yoga to a snowball fight. There really is something for everyone!

Last night we did step Aerobics, ran, hoola hooped, did yoga, did some strength training, had a snowball fight, and learned rhythm kung fu all in about a 2 hour time span.

So here’s my favorite part: You can tell the Wii what you personally want to work on, whether it’s weight loss, muscle gain, looking and feeling more youthful, improving balance, relaxation, improving your body’s form and figure, cardio, etc.. or any combination of these, and it will put together a 30 minute workout for you. With that kind of service, who needs a trainer? And if you feel like you do need a trainer, guess what? The Wii gives you one of those too! You can choose a male or female trainer to walk you through and motivate you during your workout. Mine is the male, and I named him Jo–Jo. I have a feeling Jo-Jo and I are going to be very good friends...

You know you’ve had a good workout when you finish sweating and out of breath and didn’t even realize it.

This is great for people who are embarrassed to work out in front of other people, or for those of us who just can’t seem to fit it in, because you can do it in the comfort (and privacy) of your own home.

This is definitely what I’ll be doing with my after-work 5:00 – 6:30 “me” time from now on!

Send your beauty questions to [email protected] and I’ll answer them in my next blog.

Thanks,

Bethany