# Wii Fit: Have You Tried It? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 7, 2009, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wii-fit-have-you-tried-it/502213 "2009-07-07T16:56:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2009, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wii-fit-have-you-tried-it/502213/21 "2009-07-08T10:11:04Z")
I’ve got Wii Fit, I mainly use to measure my weight and BMI and track my progress toward my weight goal. I think it is ideally used in conjunction with outdoor or gym activities, however it would be really good if you had it set up in front of a treadmill so you could use the jogging game as motivation while you run for real instead of running on the spot. ---
**Author:** ![borschevsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2009, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wii-fit-have-you-tried-it/502213/22 "2009-07-08T15:00:45Z")
There is also a new version “[Wii Fit Plus](http://wii.ign.com/articles/989/989336p1.html)” scheduled to be released later this year. From the sounds of it, it’s a relatively minor update, but it does address some of the issues with Wii Fit. It allows for setting up a series of exercises, so you don’t need to navigate the menu after each one, and it tracks the number of calories you’ve burned. ---
**Author:** ![wonderlust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonderlust/32/7237_2.png) [@wonderlust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonderlust)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2009, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wii-fit-have-you-tried-it/502213/23 "2009-07-08T15:08:12Z")
> [@borschevsky](#): > > There is also a new version “[Wii Fit Plus](http://wii.ign.com/articles/989/989336p1.html)” scheduled to be released later this year. From the sounds of it, it’s a relatively minor update, but it does address some of the issues with Wii Fit. It allows for setting up a series of exercises, so you don’t need to navigate the menu after each one, and it tracks the number of calories you’ve burned. That sounds like it might have potential. Based on comments here, Wii Fit isn’t quite worth it as is. However, it does sound like getting a Wii + EA Sports Active + DDR would be the ultimate in fitness fun, all for the cost of a couple months at my ex-gym. There’s a bundle that includes Wii Play with basic arcade-style games…worth it?? ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2009, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wii-fit-have-you-tried-it/502213/24 "2009-07-08T15:20:31Z")
> [@wonderlust](#): > > There’s a bundle that includes Wii Play with basic arcade-style games…worth it?? Wii Play is worth it if it’s bundled with a second controller (Wiimote/Wii Remote); normally another remote is $40, and typically that bundle is sold for $50. It’s a set of simple games designed to teach you how to use the remote. They’re cute and pretty fun, but not mindblowing. You’ll also need a [Nunchuck](http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8054482&st=nunchuck&lp=1&type=product&cp=1&id=1158316638226) controller for either Wii Fit or EA Sports Active - this plugs in to the end of the remote, allowing for things like the Wii to track both hands in a boxing game, and so on. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2009, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wii-fit-have-you-tried-it/502213/25 "2009-07-08T16:05:12Z")
> [@Juliana](#): > > The Wii Fit is in my future. I personally cannot use it right now, because it has a weight limit which I, sadly, have exceeded. But we are looking at it for our kids and for me in the future. > > Right now, I’m more into Dance Dance Revolution for a good workout. That, the treadmill and Bowflex at work, and a good walk are all part of my day now. If you’re doing DDR and treadmill and Bowflex… I’m thinkin’ Wii Fit is going to be fun, but easy for you. ---
**Author:** ![wonderlust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonderlust/32/7237_2.png) [@wonderlust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonderlust)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2009, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wii-fit-have-you-tried-it/502213/26 "2009-07-08T16:11:05Z")
Does EA Sports Active let you have more than one profile for other family members? ---
**Author:** ![wonderlust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonderlust/32/7237_2.png) [@wonderlust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonderlust)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2009, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wii-fit-have-you-tried-it/502213/27 "2009-07-08T16:25:43Z")
While I have you all here 😉 have any of you used My Fitness Coach? Yep, I’m filling up my shopping cart on Amazon right now. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2009, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wii-fit-have-you-tried-it/502213/28 "2009-07-08T17:37:21Z")
> [@wonderlust](#): > > Does EA Sports Active let you have more than one profile for other family members? Yup, and they have a split-screen mode where two can exercise at once - off the top of my head I don’t recall if this works for all exercises. (The other person would have to have another resistance band and “holster”; they sell extras separately.) [Link to their website](http://www.easportsactive.com/home.action) if you’re curious. Side note: The upper body exercises are really pretty low-impact. It would probably take some hand weights and a tough resistance band from a store to get anything serious from them. Consider it mostly an aerobic-type exercise system. ---
**Author:** ![wonderlust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonderlust/32/7237_2.png) [@wonderlust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonderlust)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2009, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wii-fit-have-you-tried-it/502213/29 "2009-07-08T17:48:01Z")
Good. Yep, I saw that there’s a split-screen mode for two people, just wasn’t sure that both people got independent profiles. Sounds great! So here’s my purchase decision, to arrive from Amazon Friday (yay!): _Wii Wii Play_ with bonus controller _EA Sports Active_ _My Fitness Coach_ for core/flexibility stuff and _DDR_ to be purchased later as a reward for some goals I’ll set 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wii-fit-have-you-tried-it/502213.md?page=1)