Yesterday I finally unlocked the Balance Ball game which Wayne had been taunting me with for the past couple of days. I must admit that my excitement was short lived as this turned out to be the most challenging game I have played so far. Challenging, but fun and really annoying when you don’t complete it which leads to many, many attempts. Today I can proudly say that I negotiated my Mii to safety, past rapids, ragged rocks, bees and even my own impatience. Now if I could just beat Wayne’s time!

After trying out a couple of the Yoga exercises again, I decided to give the muscle workout section a whirl. A couple of single leg extension’s later I was feeling the burn. I have unlocked quite a few muscle exercises and am looking forward to giving them all a go in the coming weeks.

Right, left…block

After working on my fish catching skills in one of the balance games (I obviously was not meant to be a fisherman), I unlocked a new game in the aerobics section. It turned out to be boxing and one of my favourite games so far. Most of the games in Wii Fit are either one or two minutes to begin with, but as you progress in the game the unlocked games are longer to challenge you more.

Boxing is four minutes and rivals the Step Plus routine which weighs in at five minutes. This is the first game in Wii Fit which I have used the Nunchuk for. You connect the Wii Remote and the Nunchuk and follow the lead of your boxing trainer as you punch first left, then right and finally block in different combinations. Apart from being fun, this is a promising workout routine and I look forward to working on my Million Dollar baby moves tonight.

Since Wayne has been preoccupied with balance games since we started, I decided to shake things up a bit. With me in charge of the Wii Remote he had no option but to try his hand at Yoga and aerobics. I let him off easy, I mean he only did the Half Moon, not the Tree! After some complaining following the stretching that Yoga inflicted on his unsuspecting body, it was off to the aerobics section. Despite the evil glint in my eye, I did not select the Hula-Hoop but instead settled for the Step Basic routine.

Breaking records

After he unlocked the boxing game, how could I not let him step into Rocky’s shoes and his session ended by trying to save his dignity after Peter walloped both of our Ski Jump records. How he managed to record a jump of 348m is still beyond me but practice makes perfect so more Ski Jumping is definitely still on the cards for the rest of the week.

Before I finish off today’s entry I would like to discuss something with you who may be reading this article. Have you any tales of mirth which you would like to share with us? What is your distance record in Ski Jump and how many hula-hoops have you managed to complete? We would love to hear from you and if you make us laugh hard enough or astound us by beating our records we may scratch around in the lost and found box and see what we can send you.

If you missed the first week of our Wii Fit 25 Day Challenge, make sure you catch up on what the team has been up to.