Wii Fit's yoga demonstrated by comfy person

by JC Fletcher { Dec 20th 2007 at 4:00PM }

WiiFolder's Josh Thomas is back again, playing Wii Fit on camera so we can all see what we're missing. And no, he still hasn't bothered to change out of his pajamas. Blogging in jammies is fairly standard procedure, but we think that, as a rule, videoblogging requires pants.

It could just be that Josh required comfy, roomy pajama pants for optimal Wii Fit stretching, we guess. It could also be that we've spent too much time talking about this dude's britches and we should start talking about Wii Fit now. Basically, in Wii Fit's yoga program, you're required to hold one of 15 poses to a pretty severe degree of precision (indicated by a dot inside a circle) for 30 seconds. It looks really damn hard. We anticipate busting our faces on the Balance Board within hours. Or getting an awesome workout.

[Via GoNintendo]

Tags: exergaming, wii-fit, wiifit, yoga

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Zack W. @ Dec 20th 2007 4:27PM

So JC, are you currently blogging from the comfort of your
own Mr. T lounge pants? If not, you need to get you some
Mr. T Lounge Pants....as do we all.

Tony @ Dec 20th 2007 4:46PM

I just went along with the guy on the video and did the yoga positions as if I was the one playing Wii Fit. It felt very good, just got back from a jog and learned three new exercises that helped loosen up the knots. This video actually makes me want to buy Wii Fit now.

Very good blogging in my humble opinion.

funkchild @ Dec 20th 2007 4:52PM

this review is way too basic for my taste. i need to know what other poses are included in the repetoire before i can get excited about this. are they all standing poses? is there a "power" element to any of the poses? is this purely for new yogis, or can it also be useful for those of us who already practice daily?

some variety (like planks or arm balancing poses) would really add to the experience. crane pose seems like a natural fit for the balance board. i really hope that there's more depth to Wii yoga than revealed by the review.

Daniel @ Dec 20th 2007 7:29PM

It looks like from the picture here:

http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=2076915837&context=set-72157603344984807&size=l

that there are a large variety of poses.

Okane @ Dec 20th 2007 5:02PM

There probably going to have to send in the North American Wii fit board with a higher weight capacity...

jsa3mm @ Dec 21st 2007 8:55AM

In order for me to purchase Wii Fit, it would have to have a weight capacity of about 300 lbs. I only hope that it does.

Akbar Fazil @ Dec 21st 2007 12:19PM

If you watch the video he mentions it is rated up to 300 lbs.

tiamat1990 @ Dec 20th 2007 5:18PM

Damn he's good.

gevenstaines @ Dec 20th 2007 9:06PM

i don't care if he reviews 'ghost squad' as long as i get to see him in those pajamas!

Larry @ Dec 20th 2007 10:06PM

You should see his MySpace...

funkchild @ Dec 20th 2007 9:08PM

thanks daniel.

looks like the later poses do have a fair bit of variety. i really hope that there will be expansion packs with differing intensity for various fitness levels. that would get me really excited for Wii fit - as it stands now, the focus is a bit too general/beginner to apply to everyone.