Winter Olympics 2010-the Wii Fit way

Welcome to the 2010 Olympics, Wii Fit style! This morning I went to the YMCA for some treadmill time, so tonight I decided to have some fun with the snow sports on Wii Fit. All of these happen to fit into the balance category, so I have a bit of trouble with them, meaning no gold medals here!

• Snowboard slalom (no bueno!),
• ski jump (my all time favorite repeat activity),
• snowball fight (I improve almost every time--believe me, there was room for it!), and
• ski slalom (not nearly as bad as snowboard).

Maybe the next Wii Fit update could have cross country skiing for an aerobics workout. Hmm.

As the snow flies (and continues to accumulate here) we will enjoy the 2010 Winter Games and a few winter games of our own.

Fun combining routines

Yesterday my time on the Wii was almost all using Wii Fit Plus Routines and combining them into a workout. After going to the top tab, it gives you the option to combine routines. I think it just takes one activity from each selected routine.

Anyway, it was fun to see what was next and I found that I could do some of the things I have skipped thinking I would not have the strength or balance for it. Lots of things to try and ways to mix things up to keep it interesting. I can't believe I love this! (Neither can my kids who have been home for snow days and have to share the Wii with me/Mii!).

Healthy Eating

I am so bad at consistently eating healthy. I just LOVE treats!

But I have been eating Cheerios (it's whole grain, and good for cholesterol) and saw this deal on my newest box... beginwithcheerios.com.

So eating right, eating smaller portions, exercising using the Wii Fit and extra walking and aerobic exercise...adding one thing at a time. For my heart, for my family, for my health.

I tried this!

I tried:

• ...the Advanced Step since it was part of one of the routines I was doing. It was fun! I did not have a perfect record (like the video below...) (ha!), but I had a great time.
• ...and tried to log my walk from yesterday (so it would show up as yesterday and not today), but was unsuccessful. But that's ok, it's still in there.
• and finally...I make a habit of using my left hand to hold the Wiimote (unless it has to be in the right hand for something). Being an extremely right-handed person, this is weird, but I figure it will help me be a little more coordinated with that left hand!

Day of Rest

I love the Sabbath and don't even miss working out. Or housework. Or yard work.

I love to go on walks with the family on Sunday. And it's great to have a nice meal, even though there are still dishes. The family time is what I enjoy the most.

So when the Wii Fit asks, "So, you didn't have time to work out yesterday?" I don't feel even a bit guilty!

We and the Wii

The best thing in my life is my family. We are here for each other (why isn't that one word...eachother looks just fine to me??). The funnest time for me to do Wii Fit is when at least one of my family is there with me. And I like watching the kids do Wii Fit and Wii sports. Probably not Mario Bros. so much, but that's just me!

So, though the kids are gone to school during the day, almost without exception, I wait until at least our youngest is here and will cheer me on and do some of the exercises with me. The power of companionship!

It is way fun for my husband to watch me attempting Kung Fu while he is working in his makeshift wood shop in the basement family room. And we have found that when we do the Wii Fit Routines, it does not keep score and takes a little of the competitiveness out of the workout. Some of us are happier not knowing who is in first place every time. Now if we could just find a way to convince our Mii characters not to hang their heads in disappointment when we have a bad go at one of the games!

Persistence

It has been a week of keepin' on. Just doing something every day to strengthen, improve, or at least try.


It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.
-- Confucius

Yes! for persistence
and little steps...

image and quote from Great-Insprirational-Quotes.com