Wii Fitness Home Gym
The trend in home exercise lately has been heading towards a more electronic direction. Integrating the electronics that are in their lives into their workouts comes naturally to most people including myself. Some of the best electronic helpers come from the same device: the Wii.
When the Wii Fit and its Balance Board were first introduced, it caused a sensation. Some predicted that it would become the best selling electronic device ever, while some thought it would fade into obscurity. Well, its safe to say that the former was right and the latter was way off.
The Wii Fit’s Balance Board became the electronic item that you had to get your hands on but couldn’t. And that lasted for well over a year. The Balance Board is great for improving your balance, posture and strengthening your core. But for a great gym workout, I’d recommend another product from the Wii’s arsenal.
EA Active, released in 2009, is exactly what I needed. It is an ideal home gym exercise. Wii Fit felt too much like a game. EA Active definitely has some fun moments, but for the most part it is an electronic trainer that pushes you to workout harder than you would on your own volition. Using the included resistance bands, you get a real workout. The leg strap allows the Wii to accurately track your movements so that it can tell you if you need to run faster for the running section of squat or lunge lower for the most effective workout.
The game features a bunch of already designed workouts as well as an easy interface to set up your own workout. Its main selling point is its 30 Day Challenge designed to introduce you to all of the workout options get you on the path to a healthier life.
My original gripe with the Wii Fit was that you couldn’t queue up a workout. You had to go back to the menu and pick your next workout, which got to be quite tedious. This has been fixed with Wii Fit Plus which can be purchased with or without the Balance Board. There are several options for different gym exercises as well as a new way of setting a calorie goal for your entire workout.
There several other fitness games out there as well, and they are starting to get smart by synching up all the different accessories and coming up with some new ones making it a multi gym of sorts. One that looks awesome is a dumbbell set that connects with your Wii Remote to increase your workout. With so many pieces of equipment, a variety of games and the technology improving exponentially, it is clear that the Wii is soon becoming a vital component of any home exercise gyms.
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