I'd like to get in on this. I was using my Wii to workout pretty often. I use Wii Fit and have started using Just Dance as well. I'm going to set my goal at 500 minutes. I just like the number 500 so there is no real reason for chosing that number.

Today I managed to crank out 49 minutes on Wii Fit+ so here's to hoping I can keep it going!

Welcome & good job highflyer!

I did another 48 minutes today! How is everyone else doing?

Whoo hoo! You're doing good!

I'm annoyed with myself. First the mailman didn't take my gamefly games today (returns) so I went to drop them off at a post office box, and didn't realize until AFTER I put the games in, that the box I put them in only gets picked up at 6pm. This was around 8pm. The games won't get picked up until tomorrow night, so they won't get back to gamefly until Monday probably, so I won't get a new game until Wednesday most likely. Boooo. I really want to try this Just Dance everyone is talking about! I was actually tempted to go to Blockbuster to rent it, but they're rental charges are CRAZY. $8 for 5 days?? Are you kidding me? I'll wait for gamefly to send it to me.

I'm joining in the challenge too.
from todays date till the end of the month I'm going to aim for 750minutes (or roughly 30 minutes a day).

Today i pulled my wii fit out (has been a while) and did a 30min routine of yoga and strength training plus one round of 'perfect 10'. My legs were pretty tired at this point (lol - a little out of shape).

Are we to be posting our progress daily? weekly? whenever? Thanks ^_^

vertigo-You have to get Just Dance, I love it. I may look funny doing it cos I have no rhythm but it is so much fun.

i have read some really good reviews about the game from amazon.com.
the only bad thing seem to be: no enough songs.
Everyone says its ton of fun and good exercise.
I'm definitely look into the game.

Just thought I pop in for a moment and throw in some titles for the wii you might not of heard of before....
Samba De Amigo is great for the arms and upper body
Wii Cheer is also a lot of fun and gets me sweating..

Piece of advice, get a wireless nunchuk.

Take care

hhaffner- However you want to do it! Daily or weekly, whatever works for you!

Thanks sweetcakes, I thought about checking out Wii Cheer. I just added the second one to my Gamefly Q. Never heard of Samba De Amigo, but I added that too.

Discussion for Everyone!

What are your favorite activities in Wii Fit(And Plus)??

I love the advanced step & rhythm parade for some reason. The obstacle course really gets me sweating too. Snowball fight is a lot of fun.

For me I really hate my arms. One of my goals in to be able to wear tank tops (or no sleeve garments) without feeling embarrassed. So for me i really like the flying chicken game. It gets my arms moving which is great. I als really enjoy the rhythm games as well.

My favorite on the original game was the bubble balance game (i became obsessed about makng it to the end, lol).

Ps. Did 30 min of yoga and strength training (on the wii) yesterday and i can really feel it in my legs and core today ^_^ yay!!

Oh dear, I tried the advanced step for the first time this morning. The purple feet really confused me.

I love the the balance game where you drop balls through the holes in the board. I always start my work-out with that to sort of loosen up and get into it. Then I do some yoga, which I view more as stretching exercises, and some strength ones because I know I should but I don't really enjoy them. Then off to hula hoop and step to get some actual exercise. Boxing too if I have time. I alternate balance and aerobic games for a bit. I always finish up my routine with the one where you just sit perfectly still for 3 minutes. I think that's my favoritest of all.

I'm really looking forward to getting the fit plus. I think we're getting it for work so I can play it before I buy it for myself.

hhaffner- I really hate my arms too. I need to work on them more. I hate working on my arms though. Haha. I hate bubble balance! I think it's the only one I don't like. Maybe because I get so frustrated with it! :P

Vladadog- I like the table tilt one too! I can never sit still for the flame one. I take yoga classes and sometimes they do things like that where you sit or lay for minutes in complete silence and try not to think about anything. I get to restless. I love doing the yoga, but when it comes to that part my mind just goes insane.

Where are the rest of you ladies at?!?!?! :)

My progress thus far: 125/750
Not a bad start ^_^

Looking forward to hear from others

A little late...but I'd love to join in. My Wii Fit is the only chance I get some days to actually "exercise", so I try to spend at least 15 minutes every other day on it...so for the rest of this month, that is my goal. 15 minutes, 4 days a week. I know I can do it.

Vladadog - the first time i tried advanced step i had the same same reaction as you. The next few time got better though.

I tried advance marching one the other day though was a little overwhelmed. (much like advanced step at first) Maybe i'll try in again in a few days, lol

Grandiose - welcome

Welcome Grandiose! Jump right in!

Wow, you guys are all doing great. I'm a little embarassed to admit that we are already 1/3 into in the month, and I have accumulated exactly 0 minutes thus far. Guess I'll have to have a few "cram sessions". If I can write a 10 page paper in two days, then shouldn't the same translate to this, lol? I just need to mentally substitute the "page" part for "hours", and the "write" part for "Wii exercise", and then it's done, lol. Now, I just need to actually start.

I got 15 minutes done yesterday...and my plan is to do at least another 15 today, after I wrestle with the dogs trying to get thier nails trimmed!! lol.
I need to set up a "routine" on the Fit that will have the most impact...any ideas/suggestions??

I'm at 245 so far. Hoping to exceed my goal of 500.

I have a 15 minute routine set up, Grandiose, I think most of them focus on my stomach, need to tighten it up.

Jaken-you can still do it, you still have 21 more days of May.

Vertigo-some of my faves are some of the strengthening leg lifts, and I love the obstacle course, and the penguin one. Not a big fan of the yoga but I do it. I have been doing a lot of strength. I like free step too cos I can do it and watch tv at the same time.

Worked in my yard for 4 hours today, so dont think I will do any today, but definitely will tomorrow.

Grandiose: I find that Hula Hoop, Advanced/Free Step, and Basic/Free Run are really good in terms of calorie burn. When I used it religiously, I used to do all three of those above workouts every day. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays I would add some of the strength trianing exercises. On Saturdays and Sundays I would add some yoga and a couple balance games. On Tuedays and Thursdays I would double up on hula hoop, step, and run. Hope this helps.

Today: 36 minutes of Gold's Gym
Total: 36/1200

Thanks burgundyrayne. I have 36 minutes down, only 1164 to go.

if you are using wii fit plus you can get the wii to create a routine of yoga and/or strength training based on how much time you wanna spend exercising.
After you learn which ones you like you can always make a custom one. i personally like being able to change my routien everyday, even if its just the order i do things in ^_^

jakenamirgirl- I know that feeling about the papers! Too well. Haha. You can do it!

Grandiose- There are a few premade routines if you have wiifitplus. I'll write down the routine I made and post it later. I also agree with jakenamirgirl that Hula Hoop, Advanced/Free Step, and Basic/Free Run are good cardio. Obstical course really gets me sweating toe! I get really into it. :)

Walk It Out - 61 minutes

Total: 97 / 1200 minutes

New To Wii
 

How do I get started, I need help It;s sitting in my living room untouched?
HELP-----Ellen

Well, you'll have to take it out of the box and plug it in. Plus connect it to the TV and hook up the sensor bar. Put some batteries in the remote. Then turn the wii and the TV on. Pop in a disk and away you go!

The disk will prompt you for what to do. I pretty much only use Wii Fit and it's very easy and helps you along the way.

Speaking of the Fit... I fire dit up today but only did 9 minutes. I just wasn't in to in tonight. But I'm doing great toward my goal for the month so I'm not going to fuss about it. I had the dogs out for a good long walk this afternoon so I did get exercise and I can always Wii tomorrow....

I got my next 2 discs from gamefly today. I tried the first one, Jillian Michaels' Fitness Ultimatum 2010. I was not impressed.

My other one is Punch-Out, which has good ratings, I'm going to try that tonight...maybe. I did P90x today, was about an hour and a half, so I am whipped.

I have not been very motivated to exercise recently for some strange reason but I got to it tonight and my piggy turned bronze!! At long last!

Vert-I have Jillian's Fitness Ultimatum on my gamefly Q but I haven't gotten it yet. I bought Punch Out because I liked it so much but I must tell you it is not a boxing viedo-it is a video game. Meaning, there is a trick to it. You can't beat your opponents simply by shear power, you have to learn their weaknesses and exploit them. Also, the balance board part of that doesn't work well, don't try to use it. Once I realized it was a game and that I couldn't just punch them to death, it was more fun. I sent back Biggest Loser. I didn't like it enough to keep it. I also have endless ocean right now. This is kind of fun. Unlike any other video game I've ever played. I just sent a bunch in as trade-ins.

the pig turns bronze? Really? What do you have to do to have that happen?

Accumulate 10 hours of Wii fit time. The pig turns silver and gold too but I haven't gotten there yet.

I'm up to 7 hours now. If I hadn't accidentally delated my profile this winter I wold have a bronze piggie. Drat! Of course if I get down to 250 punds and reach my 360 minutes this month - looking goood on both counts - I'll get the Wii Fit Plus game and have to start over collecting hours... So unfair!

Thanks Petra! I'll keep that in mind when I start playing today!

What is Endless Ocean all about?

Endless ocean is a game where you are a scuba diver and you go explore all these diving sites. They give you directions and you swim over and check out the fish and plants and whatever. You can point to a fish and they will tell you all about it on the screen. Kind of educational I suppose. I haven't gotten very far into it and I'm not sure how much I like it but it certainly is different. There is a sequel which might be better.

Vlad. I think if you get wii fit plus it keeps your profile and it might keep your time. I never had the old version so I wouldn't know for sure but it seems like that would make sense.

I'm trying out work's Wii Fit Plus and I LOVE it! I set up a 26 minute strength and yoga work out and it was much more of an actual work out than the old "select a routine, do it, get your score, wait, select another routine, etc" It's still not like a gym but since I'll never go to a gym anyway (money, time, short attention span) this is as good as we're gonna get in Vladland. I definiely see a wii fit plus game in my future!

when you switch from wii fit to wii fit plus you get to keep all your time. You piggy is NOT reset. :)

Up to 330/500 so far. My calves are sore from doing step aerobics yesterday.

Since its the Middle of the month I wont set to high of a goal So my goal is 30 mins a day...

Total Goal Mins for rest of may = 510

Hey, My name is Stef and I'm a newbie to this board and just bought a Wii and Fit Plus. So far I have logged 138 minutes. Hoping to log a total of 550 minutes by months end. 3 days using it and I'm sooo sore! My favorite workouts are the run and advance step. Good luck everyone!!!