My wife and I have decided to try out the Nintendo Wii
in order to try and lose a few pounds. After our daughter was born, the post pregnancy weight has not come off yet, and since I tend to spend a fair amount of time sitting on my fat butt behind a computer monitor – I’ve packed on a few pounds as well.
We contemplated a gym membership – but are concerned that it will be hard to leave the baby often enough, and after a month of Olivia Newton John’s “Let’s Get Physical” on the I-pod
, we both probably would end up not going frequently enough to justify the $80 a month it would cost to maintain two gym memberships. Not to mention, hitting the treadmills and exercise bikes in a public domain makes me about as excited as watching Richard Simmons in those short shorts…Ewwwwwwww!
Also, the wife has long suffered from some pretty worn out knees, as well as a few other injuries, which would truly limit her use of several of the standard equipment many gyms seem to offer. The biggest factor still is the fact that we want to be able to “work out” while still having some fun, and being able to be within ear shot of the next time the baby starts to cry for a bottle. Sure some gyms have day care you might say, but trying to time a newborn babies schedule around when to go pump iron isn’t the easiest thing, as many of you might attest! She might even enjoy watching Mommy and Daddy make fools of themselves playing Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party for Wii
! At 35 and 40 years old, I can’t think of a better way to have some fun with your spouse, get some exercise, and entertain the baby all at once!
This brought about the idea of the Nintendo Wii. We have an X-box 360
already – complete with all three Halos
(Daddy’s favorite) and Rock Band
for when we get the urge to pretend we’re Rock Stars. So, at first another game system seemed like a real stupid idea. But upon further review of the multitude of interactive, sweat inducing, fun cardio games available
on the Nintendo Wii – “Wii” are both going to give a Nintendo Wii with some sports games
a try! And in an initial eBay glance, it looks like the both the new and experienced eBayer can get Nintendo Wii for up 10 to 70% Off on eBay!
We are both not super up-to-speed on our Nintendo Mario Cart
, or the latest Zelda
knowledge – and would love to hear from anyone who could suggest a few games besides Nintendo Wii Sports
and Wii Fit
that would be good for a thirty something mom, and her sick of the boring treadmill husband (me), to play in the basement on the big screen – while burning some calories.
I’ll follow up this blog once a month for a few months – to let you know how our Nintendo Wii work out program has come along. I’m not expecting a radical transformation. Just the loss of some weight, and perhaps biceps like Greg Valentino after I play some serious rounds of Nintendo Wii Tennis
! Haha, I still wonder how the heck this guy got his arms to be twice the size of his head. Hmmmm…Steroids perhaps? Ya think!!!
