Losing weight - Gym V Wii

burnoutbabe

got my Wii fit out today, only got the Wii fit game, which is a bit too much mini games for me,

I suppose i want something thats 20 mins of some routine, rather than keep pressing A (which means holding the wii mote, and trying to put in my pocket for half the activities)

any recommendations for good (gentle) workouts?

Wootball

burnoutbabe wrote: »

got my Wii fit out today, only got the Wii fit game, which is a bit too much mini games for me,

I suppose i want something thats 20 mins of some routine, rather than keep pressing A (which means holding the wii mote, and trying to put in my pocket for half the activities)

any recommendations for good (gentle) workouts?

EA Active (the first one) sounds ideal for you. Although you will still need to hold the remote, as you will for the majority of Wii games.

System

Bought Biggest loser yesterday so know have that to rotate with the wii fit plus Really need to get into the habit of going on the wii everyday

hollowhead

xXMessedUpXx wrote: »

Bought Biggest loser yesterday so know have that to rotate with the wii fit plus Really need to get into the habit of going on the wii everyday

DVD biggest looser or Wi game? let me know how you get on as I was thinking of getting one of them . The DVD is £5 in Morrisons

Jesthar

burnoutbabe wrote: »

got my Wii fit out today, only got the Wii fit game, which is a bit too much mini games for me,

I suppose i want something thats 20 mins of some routine, rather than keep pressing A (which means holding the wii mote, and trying to put in my pocket for half the activities)

any recommendations for good (gentle) workouts?

I've got EA Active Sports, which is far more routine based. I wouldn't call the one routine I've tried so far totally 'gentle', but I have only tried one, and it's probably also more to do with me not being incredibly fit than anything else! On the plus side, you can skip bits you find too tough, and you can put your own routine togeher too. I've managed not to skip anything so far, and there's only been one bit I've found genuinely hard.

With any Wii game you're going to have to be holding the remote much of the time, that's how the thing works. With EA Active you also need the Nunchuk, which is either in you left had or on a specially suppled belt round your right thigh, depending on the part of the routine you're on. I'm getting better at changing it over!

System

hollowhead wrote: »

DVD biggest looser or Wi game? let me know how you get on as I was thinking of getting one of them . The DVD is £5 in Morrisons

Wili Game

It was on sale in GAME (i had a voucher for xmas)

northwest1965

Wootball wrote: »

EA Active (the first one) sounds ideal for you. Although you will still need to hold the remote, as you will for the majority of Wii games.

Wootball, is EA Active 2 really hard? I'm looking to get something that I can do along with the Wii fit plus so I dont get bored.

Magicboo

:wave: Hi, Can I join please?
I'm getting married at the end of April and weigh 1 1/2 stone more than when I met the beloved (18 months ago!) but need to lose about 2 stone in total to get to my ideal BMI. I would love to lose a stone by the wedding and work on the rest before our honeymoon in New Zealand in October.
I have been going on the wii fit since New Year but the H2B has decided it's a good idea too, so is cutting my time I can play! I have signed up to zumba classes, which start tonight and I am trying to be careful about what I eat (now I'm watching what I eat, i can't believe how many biscuits and chocolates I eat at work )
I'm thinking about buying the biggest loser wii game, it's £9 on amazon at the moment, I've seen other people raving about the DVD, so thought it might be good..
So, current stats:
Weight: 12st 9lb
Height: 5'9"
Ultimate aim: 10st 9lb
Jan aim: 5lb
x

Maldives_lover

Did my 3rd day of the EA Sports Active 9 week challenge today, plus 6 minutes boxing, I'm only just recoving from the first two but I know the aching is a good sign. Also walked briskly at lunch time for 30 minutes. Hoping to lose 3lb by the time I weigh in on Monday:j

Maldives_lover

Magicboo wrote: »

:wave: Hi, Can I join please?
I'm getting married at the end of April and weigh 1 1/2 stone more than when I met the beloved (18 months ago!) but need to lose about 2 stone in total to get to my ideal BMI. I would love to lose a stone by the wedding and work on the rest before our honeymoon in New Zealand in October.
I have been going on the wii fit since New Year but the H2B has decided it's a good idea too, so is cutting my time I can play! I have signed up to zumba classes, which start tonight and I am trying to be careful about what I eat (now I'm watching what I eat, i can't believe how many biscuits and chocolates I eat at work )
I'm thinking about buying the biggest loser wii game, it's £9 on amazon at the moment, I've seen other people raving about the DVD, so thought it might be good..
So, current stats:
Weight: 12st 9lb
Height: 5'9"
Ultimate aim: 10st 9lb
Jan aim: 5lb
x

Hi Magicboo

Welcome aboard, I'm sure you'll be able to lose 1 stone before the wedding, good luck with the zumba, let us know how you get on. You could also try my fitness pal.co.uk to log your exercise and create a food diary, I've found it very helpful.

ML