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Wii Fit sort of takes the concept of games as a means of exercising to altogether a new level. The device features a balanced inclusion of an intelligent board peripheral which tells you how good or how miserable you are doing various activities. Nintendo has been on a marketing rage with this one, promoting it as a mixture of fun and fitness, and it works. The Wii Fit is no doubt a decent alternative for people who don’t have the time to hit the gym or are too self conscious. However, the device has faltered in a few critical places, a really odd omission is the ability to create your own exercises. There are also serious questions about the health issues, thereby limiting its effectiveness.

At the core of the Wii Fit is a sleek new balance boars and an exquisite looking yet surprisingly sturdy peripheral which has several internal scales to detect any change in pressure and weight. The board itself I quite heavy weighing approx 4kgs, it is powered by four AA batteries and interaction with the Wii is purely wireless. The board comes fitted with four rubber pads to prevent it from slipping when kept on smooth surfaces. It even comes with four extra legs which can be used to increase the height of the device in case you have a thick carpet. Much like the Wii Remote, the balance board is extremely intuitive and is an ease to use once you get the hang of it. The Wii Fit is designed to be extremely sensitive and picks up the slightest changes in the weight. However the Wii Fit can accommodate only a max weight of 330 lbs (150 kg) and this prevents the real needy gang from joining the Wii Fit fad.

Anyway the plus sizes need not worry that they are missing out on a major weight loss chance. Wii Fit is by no means a total fitness solution due to the exercises concentrating more on muscle toning rather than on cardiac and weight loss. What it does give is a better and efficient way to better track your weigh, time spent for exercising , BMI (Body Mass Index) and thereby gives a clearer picture on how your health is functioning over a period of time. Wii Fit going to make you super fit as much as the Wii Sports is going to make you tennis pro. It can nonetheless prove to be an anchor for a heavier and maybe expensive routine.

Right from the moment you input you date of birth and height you will be asked to step onto the balance (all of which is guided by a cartoon on screen). From the height and weight it calculates your BMI and segregates into overweight, underweight to ideal. A balance test then determines your Wii Fit Age. The area where the Wii Fit runs into some rough edges is the judgments regarding BMI and fitness. These are usually evaluated by doctors and healthcare professionals and not by some cartoon in a video game peripheral.

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