There’s an interesting article over on one of the Wired blogs reflecting on one months worth of Wii Fit usage. The findings by the author, Chris Kohler, praise the balance board.

All in all, I’m quite impressed with Nintendo’s exercise software, especially the Balance Board. Wii Fit is certainly not the first example, even in recent times, of a product that attempts to turn exercise into a videogame. But it’s probably the most successful one, and a lot of that is thanks to the controller. Since the board can determine quite accurately how well you are performing a set of standard exercises, the feedback that you get from the game is meaningful.

The gradual increase of difficulty that Wii Fit provides also seemed to help with making progress with your training plan.

Wii Fit itself has ramped up the challenges for me as I’ve gotten better at them. Doing six reps of the push-up game used to be all I could manage, but I can now do 20. Finishing that for the first time with 100 points felt great. Same with the jackknifes, which are like crunches but you pull your arms and legs up into a V shape: Doing 30 or more of those with decent form is no longer an issue.

Its a good article that’s well worth checking out. Click here to read it.

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