My brother just got the "Wii Fit" and we're trying it out tonight.  I can't take the thing seriously.  It makes these gurgling sounds every time there is text.  The sounds are cute, but slightly annoying.  I think I'd want a real human being trainer than a machine.  I guess it's a way to make it as friendly as possible, but all it does is make me go into hysterics where my arms turn into wings and I am compelled to make silly animal noises at it.  Can't stand on the weight measurement thingie for too long because I'm giggling too hard.  It's just too cute.  Like exercising to a hyper active Anime character who has over dosed on helium (as if Anime characters aren't already hyper cute to begin with).

 

Update:  I did a few exercises and did the body test.  Turns out I weigh only 238 pounds, but I'm slightly off balance which makes my body weaker.  Due to my mass and hieght, my body is ten years older strength wise than someone normally my age.  Bizarre.  I didn't do any of the exercise games yet because video games make me nervous and being emersed in a 3-D game world gives me the creeps.  Or, to be more accurate, I'm painfully afraid to make mistakes or miss a mark in games.  I'm much more comfortable doing exercises outside of a game where I won't feel so bad appearing like a dumbass.  Right now I'm watching my brother do these "hula hoop" exercises.  It's hysterical!  It makes me giggle so hard, I'm making Mark mess up.  "Cut it out, Val!  Shut up!  VAL!"  So, I recommend the "Wii Fit" just for the laughs.  Maybe it will help me lose weight? 

 

I'm already feeling guilty for not following along with my anime-looking trainer, I think it's the big eyes looking at me imploringly yet still with the coldness of paper-doll cyborg...  

 
   

 


 
 
debulkitty on
Re: My giggle reflex is getting a workout
digi charat the fitness princess  *shudders*
valentinaxxx on
Re: My giggle reflex is getting a workout
Yes, it is frightening!  And everytime you enter your weight or hieght or whatever it does this little cute girly voice that says "Great!" over and over again.  Ugh! 
valentinaxxx on
Re: My giggle reflex is getting a workout
However, it should prove to be popular among the gaming crowd.  It's obviously made for that!
iliketiedye on
Re: My giggle reflex is getting a workout
OH!  I have wanted to try that since I heard about it!  Jealous!

YAY!

Peace.  J.
mamachameleon on
Re: My giggle reflex is getting a workout
Ohh, I want that!!
We were going to buy a Wii for Xmas, but decided to be a little more responsible with our money. Dammit!
valentinaxxx on
Re: My giggle reflex is getting a workout
Well, I think once you guys are settled, there will be time for it.  I think it'll be around for a lot longer than other game systems, too, just because it's pretty generic and simple.
valentinaxxx on
Re: My giggle reflex is getting a workout
I figured I'd pass this link on to you, too:

http://shuttersisters.com/home/2008/5/27/a-good-fit-photo-contest.html

Grab the digital camera from Damien or one of your friends and enter the contest to win a Wii! 

foreverknight on
Re: My giggle reflex is getting a workout
We have been thinking about getting that too. Now to save up!
egseah on
Re: My giggle reflex is getting a workout
Rebekah, you should totally enter this photo contest and try to win one!

 

http://shuttersisters.com/home/2008/5/27/a-good-fit-photo-contest.html

valentinaxxx on
Re: My giggle reflex is getting a workout
What a GREAT idea! You really SHOULD do it, Rebekah! I'm betting you'd win...  never know until you try.  Thanks for the link, Emily.
egseah on
Re: My giggle reflex is getting a workout
That must be quite the sight...I think you mentioned that your brother is kind of a big, tall guy, right? Don't blame you for giggling. I just picked up my Wii Fit tonight and am looking forward to trying it out once I clear some space (though I know our kitty is immediately going to claim it for her own!). Got a real kick out of reading some of the release day coverage from today....packs of people running/jogging to the electronics department once the stores opened. I guess that's a good start to fitness, heh heh. But seriously, I think it looks like a good thing.
valentinaxxx on
Re: My giggle reflex is getting a workout
It was!  He shook the whole house when he did the jumping and running games! 
Yes, I think this is going to be a very popular item for a long while.  It does make exercise fun.
egseah on
Re: My giggle reflex is getting a workout
I finally got a chance to try mine out this weekend and I got a real kick out of it...the hula hooping is hilarious! I really suck at that part, but still found it fun. Definitely gets the heart rate going. And I laugh when I see the other Miis milling around in the background that are in the image of various friends and family. I agree that the trainers are a little odd and that they could have given them a little more personality or at least made their eyes more alive, but that is only a minor thing, it's still pretty cool over all.

 
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