Wii Fit Yoga Zen

You are only as old as you think you are… and Wii fit tells you that you are!

About a month ago I decided I would get a Wii for the express purpose of using it for the Wii Fit Plus exercise program. Sounds like a good reason to buy a video game to me. What was amazing was that when I went to actually purchase the game machine, there was not one in the entire state of Oklahoma. When I started calling around what I found was that places were getting shipments in of 2 or 3, maybe 4 and selling out almost immediately and they were almost not hitting the shelves. Then, finding the Fit Plus with Balance Board was an equally difficult task.

Sure, I could have ordered one from Amazon, but I am an instant gratification kinda guy. Thus, I want to get my exercise from a video game, not an actual gym, you see the logic. So I had been watching the websites of stores that carried the Wii and one Sunday morning I found stock, so I called my wife on her way to church and she stopped. She walked up to the counter and they had 3, someone was buying 1, she bought 1 and as she was checking out someone walked up and bought the 3rd…sold out. Amazing, a kid’s video game.

Anyway, took it home and hooked it up. For those not familiar with the Wii Fit, it uses a balance board that can tell where your center of balance is, how much you weigh, how well you move, how good your reflexes are, and all kinds of things. So, to start with it has you put in your height, birth date, and it runs you thorough some tests. Then, sound the music….. it gives you… Dum Dum Dum…. Your Wii Age….

The first time I did it I was 52…. 52! (You have to understand in real human years I am only 39, yes I am “morbidly” obese at 6’ and 316lbs but my wife tells me I look good, as all wives should.) I was hurt more than devastated. I didn’t expect to be in great shape, but I was hoping for something a little closer within a decade.

So I started an exercise regime which has included some Yoga, for balance, stretching and focus. Strength training for the obvious. And aerobic exercise for stamina. I do about 30 min a day balanced between the three. And have been going for about 3 weeks now. I knew that I had good balance when I was dancing in my history. And that I had good body control as well. Apparently that is coming back more quickly than I thought because as I have taken new tests over the last weeks my age has steadily decreased. A week into it I was down to 42. Last week I was so excited… I hit 37, two years younger than I actually am now.

But the coup de gras was last night…. After completing my workout and cool down, I did a couple of minutes of deep breathing exercises and hit a body test again. You could have blown me over with a feather when the result came back…. My Wii Age as of St. Paddy’s Day was ….wait for it…. 28… that’s right eleven years younger than my actual age.

So if you are only as old as you think you are…. And the Wii Fit tells you that you are… I will live FOREVER!


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