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.

On Day 2 I burnt off 103 Calories.

On Day 3 I burnt off 84 Calories.

Day 4

For Day 4 I decided to put my own routine together rather then use one of the predefined routines.

I did this through browsing through the list of frequently used activities in the My Wii Fit Section.

The first exercise today was Advanced Rhythm Boxing, which takes the basics of the Rhythm Boxing and expands them with a longer time span and more complex routines . Some of the routines were so complex that I ended up forgetting some of them.

Despite my difficulties the Advanced Rhythm Boxing managed to burn off approx 51 calories.

Next I chose the Cycling exercise (see day 2) which not only burnt approx 17 calories but also unlocked the Advanced Cycling Exercise which I promptly started.

Building on the basic cycling game, the advanced version adds a longer course with more flags to collect and with added hills. Hills certainly take some getting up and they turn the game into quite a serious exercise. The down hill sections on the map come as a welcome relief.

During the Advanced Cycling Exercise I burnt of approx 76 Calories.

The final exercise today was the Step Plus routine. The Step routines simulate astep aerobics exercise  class, and you have to step on and off the Balance Board in time and from the direction that the sequence displays on screen. There is a well timed backing track that is played whilst you exercise.

Using the Advanced step routine I burnt off Approx 29 calories so it was a nice, steady and enjoyable exercise.

In total today routine took 35 mins and burnt off approx 173 Calories which is roughly the same as a 150 g portion of Chicken Fricassee