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The best way to make the Wii Fit to easy to use is to make a short routine that you can use as a warmup for a longer workout, or use it as a quick workout or those days when you only have a short amount of time to Wii Fit. The new Wii Fit Plus at least has a limited routine feature…but it could be way better. The fact that your can’t mix aerobic exercise and balance games into a preset workout is lame. But to make up for that, there’s a website called wiifitroutine.com. There you can pick from premade routines, or use their routine generator to come up with routines that include all the exercises on Wii Fit Plus. I use this on weekends when I try to get in an hour to an hour and a half on the Wii both days.
But even with having wiifitroutine.com, you still need a short pre-set routine…they save so much time. Its a good way to make it easy to get on your Wii Fit every day. I start with my pre-set routine no matter what workout I’m going to do. So even if I’m using Gold’s Gym Cardio that day, I still use my Wii Fit Plus routine to warm up with. Two days a week, I work in the morning and I don’t have a lot of time, so I just make sure I get my pre-set routine in and go.
This week, work on creating that short routine. It only needs to be 15-25 minutes. You want it to have a warmup part, some strength training in the middle and then a short cooldown. That’s a great way to warm up for a harder workout. Plus, on those days when you don’t have a lot of time, it fills in as a mini-workout.
The hard part is knowing what exercises are good where. That’s something I wish Wii Fit was a little better at. Good exercises to start with are slow stretchy ones that can give your body cues that you are starting to work out. I always start with Sun Salutation, Half-Moon and Spine Stretch. Think of exercises that make you feel good when you do them, and that don’t make you sweat.
In the middle you want to have 2-4 strength and harder yoga poses. Find stuff that you can do, but they aren’t easy to do. I like the Arm & Leg Lift, Grounded V, and Lunges for this one. You want to have a little bit of a challenge, and get your blood moving.
Last get in some cool down exercises. Just like the warmup exercises, you want things that are stretchy, and give your muscles a chance to cool down. This is a great place for Spinal Twist, Tricep curls and Deep Breathing.
Here’s my ‘Daily’ routine, its 22 minutes, and really focuses on legs, butt and abs:
- Sun Salutation
- Half-Moon
- Spine Extension
- Arm & Leg Lift
- Warrior
- Grounded V
- Standing Knee
- Lunge
- Tricep Extension
- Spinal Twist
- Deep Breathing
Are you ready to build a routine this week? Do you already have a routine? What are some of your favorite exercises?
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