Wii Fit

While taking cover from the tornadoes last night at a friend's house, I experienced Nintendo's Wii Fit for the first time. Most typical dudes probably don't care much about toning their cores or learning yoga exercises. Instead, they're just wondering which way it is to the weight room. (Tommy Boy, anyone?) I don't have a Wii myself, so it was a fun diversion. My buddy and I ragged on each other as we failed at certain games. Note: Hula hooping is HARD. The games are divided into four categories: yoga, strength training, aerobics, and balance. We skipped yoga, and got a taste of the others after my buddy went through the initial body analysis. The cute Nintendo voice told him that his Wii Fit Age was four years older than his real age, so that provided some good laughs. On my part, anyway.

As for the games themselves, they're easy enough to play, but pretty difficult to master. A labyrinth-type game requires you to lean side to side and front to back to guide balls into a hole, and it's every bit as frustrating as it sounds. If you think you have good balance, this game will serve up the proper dose of humility. When I "played" the push-up "game," I scored a perfect 100, and my digital trainer told me I was really strong, so that was nice.

Even if you're more into the typical video game where you mash buttons all day, I think Wii Fit is a great change of pace. At the very least, it's amusing to make fun of each other while they do things like stick out their leg or shimmy their hips. Who would have thought that looking so foolish could be so fun?