Whats everyone up to lately? (1 Viewer)

[Cyan_phoeniX]

Has it been proven that Wii Fit is a legitimately effective form of excercise? Sounds awesome, coz it's hard to have fun at a gym

half the games are more stretch-like exercises (which are cool). I don't know if it has been 'proven' but some games are surprisingly demanding, namely jogging and boxing, and it feels that your getting a good work out.

 

[Supra]

half the games are more stretch-like exercises (which are cool). I don't know if it has been 'proven' but some games are surprisingly demanding, namely jogging and boxing, and it feels that your getting a good work out.

It was designed with Sumos in my mind apparently. My brother has a Wii...love the boxing

 

[Cyan_phoeniX]

It was designed with Sumos in my mind apparently. My brother has a Wii...love the boxing

Wouldn't sumo's be too heavy for the board?

 

[AsyLum]

Has it been proven that Wii Fit is a legitimately effective form of excercise? Sounds awesome, coz it's hard to have fun at a gym

Quite the opposite from the literature I've been reading, its not a replacement for the gym like others have said, but it helps promote activity and stretching which is always good.

 

[clairegirl]

Has it been proven that Wii Fit is a legitimately effective form of excercise? Sounds awesome, coz it's hard to have fun at a gym

i think wii is okay for excercise... it annoys me thaat i can be playing wii for an hour... and feel like i haven't had a proper work out ... at the end im like damnnit i should have just gone to the gym! haha

But i think if you stick with boxing (wii sports), hula (wii fit) and jogging (wii fit) .. it can increase your heart rate to at least the fat burning range. I think Hula gets your heart rate up the most. I agree with you MJ hula is awsome!! ... whats your highest spins? have you unlocked the super hula? I hate hula-ing to the right :S.. soo hard! haha

I do wii when i i dont want to go to the gym or i don't want to do a tae bo work out lol... or if i've just eaten a big meal and can't work out intensively but feel like i should do something.

I think all in all.. the wii is better than nothing and there are definately a few programs on there that can help increase your fitness. Ihe good thing is that it's fun.. the bad thing is that it takes a lot longer to get the same workout you would have gotten if you just did the excercises normally.

 

[MaryJane]

haha I agree that hula-ing to the right feels totally wrong! Super hula is great, but it makes me so tired and un-co afterwards. I think my max is around 350 for single, and 900ish for super (I'm not sure why I'm better at super.. you'd think it would be even?)

I did the island lap last night and had a burn rate of 97% which i thought was pretty impressive! (not that I understand fat burning and all those things).

Supra, the wii fit is good for me because I am lazy and don't go to the gym.. my exercise prior to the wii fit consisted of the odd walk and some yoga. For me, it makes exercising fun and passes the time much faster. I'm loving doing 30 minute free-step while watching TV; the other day I did 3000 steps - thats 30% of the daily requirement done while watching Friends!

 

[clairegirl]

haha I agree that hula-ing to the right feels totally wrong! Super hula is great, but it makes me so tired and un-co afterwards. I think my max is around 350 for single, and 900ish for super (I'm not sure why I'm better at super.. you'd think it would be even?)

I did the island lap last night and had a burn rate of 97% which i thought was pretty impressive! (not that I understand fat burning and all those things).

Supra, the wii fit is good for me because I am lazy and don't go to the gym.. my exercise prior to the wii fit consisted of the odd walk and some yoga. For me, it makes exercising fun and passes the time much faster. I'm loving doing 30 minute free-step while watching TV; the other day I did 3000 steps - thats 30% of the daily requirement done while watching Friends!

MJ that is really impressive! well done 97% burn rate Do you keep the wii in your pocket or do you hold it? I tend to hold it because i usually don't have pockets.. my burn rate is usually around the 70% mark lol. I love the island lap too!

And 350 for single hula! thats crazy! haha... the most i've gotten is 303 haha ... my little cousin got around 350 for hula though, im still trying to beat that score!

I like the boxing.. my arms get soo sore.. i think my arms are the most unathletic things of my body. I like doing the muscle stretches.

Hula, jogging, tennis, baseball, (wii sports)

Ooooh and whats the free-step.. i don't think i've done that before?!... i dont like the steppy-rythm ones.. but if u just stepping up and then down.. that would be an awsome work out. Do i have to unlock that???

 

[AsyLum]

I think you should just play Guitar Hero III while playing Dance Dance Revolution *nods*

That'd burn some uber calories and make you suitable for the next Australia's Got Talent!

 

[MaryJane]

Guitar Hero 3! *drools* That is my next Wii acquisition My brothers have it on Playstation and that is seriously the best console game ever. It makes me feel talented.

 

[Cyan_phoeniX]

I want to use Guitar heroes 3 for my ressearch project (training sustained attention). I have the wii version - its great. only bad thing is that some songs can only be played in coop (i.e. suck my kiss from red hot chilli peppers, and reptilia) and not in single player :/

With the boxing - i meant the boxing for wii-fit, not wii-sports. the former can get quite hectic.

 

[AsyLum]

So can the latter, especially after a few drinks!

 

[xeuyrawp]

Slowly vegetating as I write this damn thesis.

Quickly incinerating as I'm not writing this damn thesis.

 

[clairegirl]

I want to use Guitar heroes 3 for my ressearch project (training sustained attention). I have the wii version - its great. only bad thing is that some songs can only be played in coop (i.e. suck my kiss from red hot chilli peppers, and reptilia) and not in single player :/

With the boxing - i meant the boxing for wii-fit, not wii-sports. the former can get quite hectic.

i have guitar hero III! Funny that..because my cousin just came home with it this afternoon!


first impression : i totally suck lol

i like the wii fit better..*off to go watch my boyfriend do muscle exercises* haha

 

[Cyan_phoeniX]

i have guitar hero III! Funny that..because my cousin just came home with it this afternoon!


first impression : i totally suck lol

i like the wii fit better..*off to go watch my boyfriend do muscle exercises* haha

That game requires so much attention! It would be a great example to use for my project, but it would be great if they had modes where you use a lot of divided attention...

 

[AsyLum]

How bout Ikuraga, with its mode switching!

 

[AsyLum]

4:50 am...lol I'm fucked for work

 

[AsyLum]

Also, getting my pictures on the uni site

http://www.mq.edu.au/learningandteachingcentre/blog/2008/09/02/how-do-students-picture-macquarie/

 

[xeuyrawp]

Lol at the cheap shot at the site - Agnes Bosanquet was probably just wounded by someone here pointing out that one of the staff members that she trained is shit.

 

[AsyLum]

Rofl, its more like your usual top down flight shooter thing, ala Raiden, 1942, but the difference being unlike those games where the enemies bullets hurt you, Ikuraga features a function where your ship, depending on which colour it is, can absorb your opponents bullets.

There are two main ones (black and white) and the trick is to a) memorise the attack/spawn pattern of the enemies, b) watch for the colours, as stacking and absorbing colours charges you up, c) different colours do 2x damage on opposing fighters, d) its also somewhat a 'rhythm' game, as you can build up combos depending on the colour of opponents killed/your ship's colour.

 

[Peartie]

all ive been doing is hanging around germany

woot for exchange!