Our summer series of articles from guest bloggers continues with Fern Boldt
Wii Fit
Who would have thought one incident could have made such an impact on my life?
That’s what happened this past Christmas when our son and his family came for a visit toting a Nintendo Wii Fit. It was an instant success at our house. My husband and I soon purchased our own and started bowling after dinner. Almost every morning for the past five months I’ve weighed in, found out my Wii Fit age for that day and done some aerobics. We made little “Miis” to represent most of our family and some friends. When I do the ten-minute run around an imaginary island, I recognize my kids, grandkids and friends running along with me. I greet them and keep on running.
After running in place in the house for several weeks, I thought to myself, “Why couldn’t I do this outside?” Never mind the fact that I’ve never run more than a few feet before and am soon to start collecting an old age pension! Well, I tried it. I tucked my kitchen timer in my pocket and set it for ten minutes. I ran five minutes away from home and five minutes back with a lot of huffing and puffing, and some walking in between.
Next, I ran ten minutes and took a long walk after. Then I got the brilliant idea of running an entire 2 km. Now I do it three times a week. I look forward to the mornings when I run. It gets easier and easier.
The results of all this? I’ve lost 15 lbs. since January and feel better than I have in a long time.
If you don’t have the Wii Fit, try it. The grandkids play on it all Sunday afternoon. Great competition and great fun!
**
Visit Fern at her blog
Posts
4 comments:
Wow, Fern, that is amazing! I'm in awe of what you've done with your unique exercise routine.
Makes me wanna go rush out and buy a Wii Fit!
Thanks, ladies. I bowled on the Wii today with my 84-year-old sister-in-law. She beat me! And she's in a wheelchair.
Everyone should have a Wii Fit!
Following some simple exercises, one can loose weight. Exercises like: pole walking, in pole walking, one have to walk with pair of sticks, preferably a set of Nordic poles. One can even go for weighted vest into one’s wardrobe, Wii Fit game which includes yoga to aerobics, strength building and balance based exercises.
Post a Comment