Wii Fat

The Wii Fit game arrived yesterday. I just finished an initial fitness test and a few yoga poses. Most of my friends would agree that I'm in decent shape, but the Wii doesn't appear to be my friend. After entering my height, birth date (The Wii Balance Board has a built in scale), and the approximate weight of my clothes, a BMI (body mass index) of nearly 24 was returned. Oddly, that's just on the edge of normal - yes I better watch my weight. After a couple balance tests, the first run of my Wii Fit age was 43! Ouch.

I ran another test and made it down to 31 - much more acceptable.

After entering my swimming workout from earlier today into the fitness log, I went straight to the yoga. I did the first few very basic poses, one of which is simply breathing. Following along with the trainer (you can pick a male or female trainer), you work each pose while trying to hold a steady balance as indicated on the screen. The tree pose gave me a little trouble, "You're a little shaky." No kidding.

So I'll keep moving along with other forms of training in hopes of reaching my lofty goal of losing 3 pounds in a few weeks. We'll see how I do.

Soaking Up Sun

The beaches opened this weekend. Not that they were closed before, but now the lifeguards are on duty. So we spent the morning on the sand, thumbing through the Times and taking a few cheesy snapshots with the point n shoot camera. Until the humidity rolls in, it's quite comfortable at the beach, with the temperature in the mid 80's and a nice sea breeze.

Done baking, we headed home for lunch and a nap for Bonnie.

The afternoon led us to Target where we picked up Mario Kart for Wii. What a game! Nintendo is going to sell a boat load of this title. It's easy enough for anyone to pick up but has plenty of tricky courses to keep the more experienced players entertained.

And tomorrow it's back to work.