A Review of the Nintendo Wii Fit Bundle

Just about a few days ago, I made the hard decision of getting the Nintendo Wii Fit Bundle. I admit I may be exaggerating, it's not really that hard because it's a very good deal. When I got the package in the mailbox, I couldn't contain my excitement. After all, the Nintendo Wii Fit is the latest groundbreaking workout equipment out there today!

The Nintendo Wii Fit Bundle

As I take out my Nintendo Wii Fit package nervously, I discovered that there are many items included. There's the Nintendo Wii game console (other than just the bundle itself), the Wii Fit Balance Board and a couple of accessories such as the console stand, remote for the games console, nunchuck, AV adapter & cables. Complementary with the balance board is a disc which contains exercises such as the yoga, body balance, muscle building and aerobic routines. My Wii game console also came with 5 Wii Sports games for Bowling, Tennis, Baseball, Boxing and Golf.

Now, you'll need the game console before you can tap on the Wii Fit system. When I was first preparing for my purchase, I discovered that there were many packages selling at cheap prices all over the cyberspace. But caveat emptor, most of them don't come with the game console! You're just paying for the bundle. In the end, you may land up poorer than if you've just paid for them together in a package! If you don't have the Wii game console, the more economical choice will be to go for the full system as sellers tend to package the bundle with it at an awesome price.

My Workout Experience On the Nintendo Wii Fit

After I assembled the Wii Fit system, I started working out on it with a heart rate monitor strapped on my wrist. It took a while for me to get used to the menu navigation though frankly, they're pretty user friendly. It may take some time off the workout time but that can be minimized once I get more acquainted with the system.

What I've realized was, some of the activities didn't gave me as good a workout as I expected. The soccer heading game was a letdown and didn't even raise my heart rate above the minimum. And when I compared my statistics across activities such as the Yoga, Strength Training, Aerobic and Balance, the aerobic section was outstanding.

My favourite by far was the Hula Hoop game. As I tried to stay balanced, keeping all the hoops in the air while grabbing some more, my pulse was raised to 172bpm. Not only was it a good exercise, it was pretty interesting and enjoyable too.

Perhaps you may be asking "So, do you think the Nintendo Wii Fit is a good way to slim down?". Personally I don't think the Wii Fit can really help to reduce much weight since the activities aren't much of a fat burner. Maybe a pound or two a week. But I'm sure they'll be quite good in another department of your life.

Life-style and play.