Wii Fit Aerobics

Who says aerobics can't be fun? Players can get all the healthful benefits of aerobic exercise on Wii Fit without the dull, sweaty gym. Fun exercises like a jog around Wuhu Island and Rhythm Boxing will make exercise entertaining while keeping your body in shape.

Wii Fit Aerobics Benefits

• Fitness for Everyone: No matter your age or fitness level, the Wii offers a beneficial aerobics experience.
• Comfort, Privacy and Value: There are no monthly fees to use the Wii, so you will save a bundle over the gym. And you'll get to enjoy your fun workout program in the comfort and privacy of your own home.
• Health Benefits: Aerobics can help to improve your weight loss, mood, and even decrease your susceptibility to disease.
• Quick and Easy to Get Started: With the quick start guide and the on-screen instructions, it's quick and easy to get started.
• Interactive and Fun: Aerobics on the Wii is different than other aerobics exercises out there, because the activities and enjoyable and interactive.
• Plenty of Fitness: With many different activities on Wii Fit Plus and several other games focused on a comprehensive home workout, there are plenty of customizable routines to help you achieve your fitness, cardio and weight loss goals.

Lots of benefits in one exercise

The Mayo Clinic lists plenty of reasons why aerobic activity is beneficial and even crucial to a person's health and well-being. It's important to get the heart pumping and keep it healthy. Just a few short activities on the Wii console each day can help with weight loss, managing chronic conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure, warding off illness, and even a longer life.¹

Get a comprehensive workout

Wii fitness games create a customized program that addresses the core muscles, legs and arms. You will feel stronger and toned, and have increased stability and balance. Best of all, games like Wii Fit Plus will mix aerobic exercises into a complete routine, allowing players to train their muscles while they lose weight and get fit with cardio, strength training, yoga, and balance exercises.

There are more than 50 Wii fitness games that provide hundreds of different workout activities, so there is a game that's perfect for your aerobic needs. Games have been produced by some of the biggest names in the industry, including Jillian Michaels, Biggest Loser and Zumba.

Even dance your way to aerobic fitness

You can even burn calories and improve your cardio fitness to a fun rhythm and dance game such as Zumba Fitness, moving to your favorite hit songs with your friends and family. One of the keys to a successful exercise program is being able to get "lost" in the workout, where the participants are so engaged in the activity that they hardly realize that they're doing any exercise at all. With Wii dance fitness games, get lost in your own dance party while you have fun and burn calories.

Save time and money

One of the biggest benefits to a cardio workout on the Wii is the value and convenience. A Wii console is a one-time fee, so there aren't any monthly gym membership dues or any fees to personal trainers, saving money. And since the Wii is plugged into the television, players can enjoy the benefits of fitness and fun in the comfort and privacy of their own homes.

Easy and safe on the Wii

Strength training is easy and accessible on the Wii console. The on-screen trainer shows exactly how to do each exercise, and the Wii Remote and Balance Board tracks the player's movement, allowing the trainer to provide helpful feedback and make sure that each motion is performed safely and effectively. That means that beginners, even those with little cardio activity experience, will have no problem getting aerobic exercise.

And because these exercises start off easy and can be adjusted to fit a player's skill level, anybody from age 5 to 85 can enjoy the health benefits of fitness on the Wii. Do you have diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, or obesity? Aerobic exercise on the Wii will help.

How to get started

All that's needed to get started with an aerobics program is a Nintendo Wii console, a fitness game that includes aerobic and cardio exercises, and potentially a Wii Balance Board, depending on the game's requirements.