

Yesterday, Mr. Pomegranate and I attended a birthday shin-dig in honor of one of our groomsmen. Imagine our surprise when the birthday boy himself, busted out a rather large and exciting gift for us!

A Wii Fit!! I immediately grabbed for my checkbook to pay him back, as we had been waiting for his generous Video Game Store Manager hookup for the past few weeks with full intentions to buy it off of him. However, he stopped me before I could grab my pen to tell me, “Congrats! This is your wedding present!” Albeit a tad early, I can’t imagine a better gift to receive than this! He’s given me permission to break the “Don’t Open Until After the Wedding” rule so Mr. Pom and I can get our flabby buns in shape for the wedding.
We raced home and set it up after dinner. I tried out the Yoga Poses (my favorite) - during the Tree Pose it noted that my leg was a little wobbly (uhhh…yeah) and recommended that I focus on lengthening my spine and stretching my arms. It totally helped! I’ve had a personal trainer before, but the Balance Board is intuitive and picks up on allll those weaknesses you try to hide from the casual observer.
I also tried the Strength Exercises, but have yet to try any of the Balance Games or the Aerobics. So far I can see it giving someone a pretty okay workout, especially if you do it daily. Besides that, it’s the combo of working out and playing video games that I love - it makes it a lot easier to motivate myself to get off the couch and get moving!
Have any of you tried the Wii Fit yet?