Wii seem to be somewhat fit.....

To be honest, the only reason I agreed to a game system in our house was Brett showing me the Wii fit program. It did take quite a bit of convincing to get me to buy the system and then I got the surprise......Wii fit was not slated to be released for almost a whole year. Hmmmm. What to do with a perfectly good game system....well, we managed to figure out a few games that we can play.

Side note: 4 players all racing on Mario Kart can truly qualify as a full body experience.

So today (drum roll please) our Wii fit arrived. It was Gabe who was running around the house, squealing and begging to open it! I'm unsure why he was so excited but this kid will probably be making his own games in a few years.....I guess he knows what this is going to do to our family.

The kids have been weighed, measured, BMI'd, counseled, selected their trainer, and have been playing soccer, ski jumping, ski racing, doing some yoga, dropping balls into little holes using their feet and an assortment of other interesting activities. I am starting to wonder if this tv babysitter will finally wear my kids out or if they will only become more energetic. The fascinating part in all this is that neither Brett nor I have even had a fighting chance to step on the board and log ourselves in. After seeing that it weighs you and calculates your BMI, we'll probably wait until no one is looking.......

Is this going to make us healthy? I doubt it. Is it going to change our lives? I doubt it. Is it fun? Heck yeah! It's hilarious to see your kid turned into a huge snowball when they miss a jump and the friendly rivalry over scores is great for them to get used to. I'm pretty certain we will all be a little sore after trying all the events, but we will leave the science side up to the exercise guy and see if we really can make a difference in our bodies. I have a feeling this will be the start of some interesting discussions and ideas for workouts......I'll bet we can get Brett back on the news with a Wii workout. We'll keep you posted!