So Apparently today I am 33 years old! My dad called mid-way through a test when I had to stand completely still... so apparently I didn't do too well. At least today's body test didn't involve doing any maths like some of the other tests. My centre of gravity doesn't seem to be getting any better...
I was already dreading my 10 mins of strength training. Not because they are too hard, but just because there isn't enough variety. I've started 'unlocking' more reps so at least now I can spend a little longer on particular activities and can mix up the 10 mins a bit more, but there just aren't enough activities that don't require a large amount of floor space and unfortunately I just don't have it.
I'm also finding myself REALLY out of sync with the step exercises. I used to ace these so I don't know what it is, but I'm finding that they really annoy me because every time you only get an "OK" or get a "Miss" the music goes out of sync, stuffing you up even more.
Tomorrow I'm going to actually check out how many calories I'm suposedly burning off (I think this is only a feature on Wii Fit Plus) I keep forgetting to check. I also went for a walk today with my baby (My dog Hamlet) who's staying with me for two weeks while my parents are in Vanuatu.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Monday, July 12, 2010
Wii Fit 2 Week Challenge Day 1
So I had my first day of Wii Fittage today. I'm going to leave any huge analysis until the very end of the two weeks, but here is how the first day panned out. I was planning on an early rise and getting it over and done with before my housemate was out of bed. I forgot that we had to pop into work early, and I also forgot that my housemate always wakes up before me. (From this point on 'housemate' will be refered to by her actual name: Kirby) Instead I got out all my gear at about 6:00pm after Kirby was already at work, and then by about 6:30 when my Wii controllers were actually charged and I had pinched my Xbox controller batteries for the Balance Board I was ready to go.
I got the ripe age of 20 as my Wii fit age. Apparently this is good because it's my actual age, so WOO me! What I don't understand with the Wii is the whole "centre gravity" stuff. I will feel like I'm completely centered and all lovely postured and then I'll be 40% on one leg 60% on the other. Gobbledygook and quite confusing? Yes I thought so too. But I think that's going to be my main aim, have a perfect centre of gravity by the end of the two weeks.
I decided that I'll do 10 minutes in each of the sections. Yoga, Strength Training, Aerobics and Balance Games (Where I pretty much just play around and try to beat my scores or finish games). The Yoga and Strength Training were quite good, they had detailed instructions so you felt like you were actually learning what to do. I felt a bit like the Yoga was disjointed, instead of routines that you would usually do one after another they are all split up into a separate "activity" because otherwise it wouldn't work very well with the balance board. Saying this both the Yoga and Strength Training felt like they were stretching my muscles and getting my body feeling a bit looser.
The Aerobics aren't particularly hard, but you do have the options to change the difficulty levels or the time you spend doing things like hula hooping, step exercises, jogging or boxing. Personally I had the most fun doing boxing because you have this big punch out at the end where you just hit it repeatedly. I think tomorrow maybe I'll up the time I spend on boxing and maybe go up to the harder step activity because the beginner one was a bit slow!
Overall I definitely didn't work up a sweat but I did feel like I was doing something. My body definitely felt a lot better than it does after an Assasins Creed II marathon!
I got the ripe age of 20 as my Wii fit age. Apparently this is good because it's my actual age, so WOO me! What I don't understand with the Wii is the whole "centre gravity" stuff. I will feel like I'm completely centered and all lovely postured and then I'll be 40% on one leg 60% on the other. Gobbledygook and quite confusing? Yes I thought so too. But I think that's going to be my main aim, have a perfect centre of gravity by the end of the two weeks.
I decided that I'll do 10 minutes in each of the sections. Yoga, Strength Training, Aerobics and Balance Games (Where I pretty much just play around and try to beat my scores or finish games). The Yoga and Strength Training were quite good, they had detailed instructions so you felt like you were actually learning what to do. I felt a bit like the Yoga was disjointed, instead of routines that you would usually do one after another they are all split up into a separate "activity" because otherwise it wouldn't work very well with the balance board. Saying this both the Yoga and Strength Training felt like they were stretching my muscles and getting my body feeling a bit looser.
The Aerobics aren't particularly hard, but you do have the options to change the difficulty levels or the time you spend doing things like hula hooping, step exercises, jogging or boxing. Personally I had the most fun doing boxing because you have this big punch out at the end where you just hit it repeatedly. I think tomorrow maybe I'll up the time I spend on boxing and maybe go up to the harder step activity because the beginner one was a bit slow!
Overall I definitely didn't work up a sweat but I did feel like I was doing something. My body definitely felt a lot better than it does after an Assasins Creed II marathon!
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Highway to Uh... Where?
So if you remember, a few weeks ago Roxy and I lay down this stupendous plan: Highway to Health was going to begin and we were going to be kicking some lazy ass! Unfortunately life got in the way. Roxy got the amazing opportunity to do an internship at the Sunday Mail where she was too busy attending fashion shoots and getting her name in print that she couldn't meet me for a gym sesh, and I was a bit too busy working 40 hour weeks at The Good Guys (My excuse is just as cool... right?). Well excuses, excuses we thought and we were rearing to start but now Roxy is completing another 2 week internship this time with the Messenger so unfortunately our traversing all over Adelaide to find our inner health gurus is once again on hold.
You know what, I'd even got all ready! I did what any girl needs to do in order to start something new, I went shopping! So now I'm armed with a new drink bottle and trackpants and a mere 15 hours a week and I'm itching for a gym buddy, so instead of discovering some healthy gems without my buddy I've picked up a new friend to help me see through these two weeks... Introducing: Wii Fit Plus!
Lame? Okay, so it's not quite the fanfare we wanted to begin with (we were planning on getting all hot and sweaty with some Bikram Yoga) but I figured why not review the games system that so many people are keen to try (I sell these things, believe me I know!). I'll be updating daily so if you're interested to hear if the whole Wii fit thing has any bang for its buck then check it out!
I'll be reviewing it for 2 weeks starting from tomorrow, at the same time I'll be trying to be a bit more careful about what I'm eating by using my trusty kikki.K meal planner, and I'll be braving the rain and trying to go for some more walks thanks to my new raincoat (Yes, even more shopping). This really has been a very hectic holidays, and it's really helped me realise how much life can get in the way of trying to look after yourself. After long weeks, overnight stays with my nieces and the biscuits and chips that coincide, and a bout of stomach flu and reflux I'm feeling the temptation of the Urban Remedy Winter Warmer Cleanse and perhaps a nice weekend away. Melbourne anyone? (hint: Roxy and I will be going to Melbourne in August! Weee!) So enough blabbering I've got to get some sleep for my Wii Fit sesh in the morning, and here are the lovely goodies I bought:
1. Camelbak Better Bottle $29.95, 2. Running Bare Tigerlily Soft Knit Track Pants $79.95, 3. Cath Kidston Navy Spot Raincoat $50, 4. NintendoWii Fit Plus $129, 5. kikki.K Meal Planner $9.95.
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