TechPlay Experience

In this post I explained that I was going to put Wii Fit to the test to hopefully burn off some of the extra calories associated with the festive period.

On Day 1 I burnt off 68 Calories.

Day 2

Using the ‘My Wii Fit Plus’ mode I chose the The Leaner Mii Routine and Wii Fit put together a 3 part routine for me

The first part of the routine was the Hula Hoop games which is an aerobic exercise.The Hula Hoop games uses the Balance Board to detect when you rotate your hips.

The faster you rotate the faster your Mii Hula’s on screen, occasionally other hoops are thrown at you and you have to lean to the correct side to catch them, the more hoops you have spinning at any one time the higher your score.

The second part of the routine was the cycling game which is a training plus exercise. The cycling game simulates riding a bike by getting you to jog on the balance board whilst steering the bike using the Wii Remote like a steering wheel, it’s a system that works quite well.

In the cycling game you have to navigate around the town collecting flags and your time is recorded – although you are you not racing against the clock. The cycling game provides a good workout.

The third exercise in the routine was the Skateboarding game which is another training plus exercise.

For the Skateboarding game you turn the balance board sideways so that it resembles a skate board. To play the game you kick off and then lean left or right to steer, as you skate around the arena hitting small jumps to score points.

The 3 exercises in the routine took about 8 mins and burnt off approx 39 Calories.

I was a little disappointed with the number of calories burnt off and as I had a little spare time I repeated the Over Indulged routine from Day 1

Taking both routines into account I had burnt off approx 103 Calories which equates to about  107g of baked cod or 15g of Walnuts.

I followed the exercises with a steady walk.