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.

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To those who may be in the dark, let me bring you up to speed. At the recent launch of Wii Fit in South Africa, Core Gaming issued a 25 day Challenge to members of the media. The bottom line is that Wii Fit is being put to the test…will this game deliver the goods? Check back daily to track our progress as we develop our “deep muscles” and search for our balance.

Each day Monday to Friday we will complete the body test in Wii Fit as well as undertake some of the exercise routines. We know that playing games is hard work, but hey somebody has to do it!

This is a challenging task moving from the couch to the Balance Board so we would appreciate your encouragement to help us secure one of the top five places in the competition. It’s a worthy cause in that the five individuals who lose the most BMI get to donate their Wii Fit units to a charity of their choice.

Check out what we did in week one.

You’ve probably heard of the Kellogg’s All-Bran 10 day Challenge. Well this is a challenge with a difference, it’s the Wii Fit 25 Day Challenge.

Core Gaming has decided to put Wii Fit to the ultimate test by getting the media to take the 25 Day Challenge by getting into shape with Wii Fit and helping the community at the same time.

Members of the media who attended this morning’s launch of Wii Fit were each given a Wii console and a copy of Wii Fit, which comes bundled with the Wii Balance Board. The objective is simple: improve your fitness and your Body Mass Index (BMI) in 25 days.

“The plan is to put Wii Fit to the ultimate test, by trying out the fitness tool for the review period of 25 days. Every day, from Monday to Friday, each journalist is to complete their Wii Fit workout, a programme tailored to their individual fitness needs,” says Matthew Grose, General Manager of Core Gaming.

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