A fun and friendly guide to enjoying the benefits of video games with actual fitness results!
Lose weight, find serenity, and tone your muscles while playing a video game ? It's almost too good to be true! Yet, the Wii offers all of that, with fitness games that focus on losing weight, achieving balance and building strength. Written by an author team of Certified Personal Trainers, this friendly guide is aimed at anyone who is eager to take advantage of combining the fun, interactive, and motivational aspects of video games with traditional fitness activities.
You'll learn how to use Wii Fit Plus, EA Sports Active and other games as part of a sensible workout routine and lifestyle. The authors guide you through best practices for doing the exercises and explain how to incorporate a variety of other activities to maintain long-term results.
Wii Fit Plus and EA Sports Active feature different fitness games that focus on losing weight, achieving balance and building strength
An author duo of Certified Personal Trainers guide you through combining the fun, interactive aspect of Wii fitness with traditional fitness activities
More than 100 color screen shots serve as helpful examples for performing the routines safely and effectively
Using this instructional and innovative book, you'll be fit with your Wii!

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by Christina T. Loguidice, Bill Loguidice

John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated

Spectrum Publications

Halsted Press

Wiley Pub.

--For dummies, --For dummies, Hoboken, NJ, New Jersey, 2010

United States, United States of America

--For dummies, Hoboken, N.J, c2010

Hoboken, Feb. 2010

1, PS, 2010

lg294548

producers:
Acrobat Distiller 6.0.1 (Windows)

Includes index.

WiiTM Fitness for Dummies 1
About the Authors 5
Dedication 7
Authors’ Acknowledgments 7
Table of Contents 9
Introduction 15
Conventions Used in This Book 15
Why You Need This Book 16
How to Use This Book 17
Foolish Assumptions 17
How This Book Is Organized 18
Icons Used in This Book 19
Where to Go from Here 20
Part I: Wii Fit Plus 21
Chapter 1: Getting Started 23
Introducing Wii Fit Plus 23
What’s in the Box 24
Hooking Up the Components 25
Establishing Your Baseline 28
Understanding Balance Board Capabilities 31
Incorporating the Wii Remote and Nunchuk 33
Navigating the Wii Fit Plus Menus 34
Warming Up and Cooling Down 42
Chapter 2: Understanding Your Baseline 43
Finding Your Center of Balance 44
Body Mass Index (BMI) 46
Controlling Your Body 48
Determining Your Wii Fit Age 53
Marking Your Results 54
Setting Goals 54
Assessing and Comparing Your Results 55
Locking and Unlocking Your Results 58
Chapter 3: Getting Fit with Yoga and Strength Training 59
Getting Started 60
Understanding Yoga 61
Mastering the Yoga Poses 62
Beginning Strength Training 77
Chapter 4: Working Out with My Wii Fit Plus 91
Starting My Wii Fit Plus 91
Going Over the Icons 92
Working Out with Wii Fit Plus Routines 95
Making My Routine 97
Favorites 101
Chapter 5: Breaking a Sweat with Aerobics 103
Getting Started 103
Toning Your Body 105
Chapter 6: Training Plus and Balance Games 115
Starting Training Plus and Balance Games 115
Exploring Training Plus 116
Improving Your Balance with Games 126
Part II: EA Sports Active: Personal Trainer 135
Chapter 7: Getting Started 137
Exploring What’s in the Box 138
Gearing Up 139
Creating Your Fitness Profile 144
Navigating the Main Menu 148
Keeping Your Fitness Journal 150
Working Out 153
Using Help & Settings 156
Getting Fit with a Friend 157
Chapter 8: Performing the Exercises 159
Working Your Upper Body 159
Working Your Lower Body 170
Increasing Your Heart Rate with Cardio 181
Having Fun with Sports 185
Chapter 9: Getting Active with the Routines 193
Choosing From Preset Workouts 194
Developing a Custom Workout 196
Assessing Your Post-Workout Results 207
Part III: Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2010 211
Chapter 10: Getting Started 213
Introducing Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2010 214
Registering Your Information 214
Navigating the Island Hub 215
Chapter 11: Tackling the Exercises 219
Examining Exercise Tracking and Scoring 219
Customizing the Single Exercise Workout Area 221
Working Out with Wii Remote Exercises 222
Performing Wii Balance Board Exercises 228
Cooling Down Exercises 233
Chapter 12: Running through the Routines 235
Examining Circuit Training 235
Establishing Resolutions 241
Part IV: The Part of Tens 245
Chapter 13: Ten Best Wii Fitness Accessories 247
Getting Down 247
Using Eco-and Econo-Friendly Power 248
Keeping It Covered 249
Getting a Grip 250
Creating Tension 250
Moving on Up 251
Of Brassards and Remotes 251
Breaking Free 252
Heavy Handed 253
Stepping Out 253
Chapter 14: Ten Other Wii Fitness Workout Programs 255
Active Life 255
Daisy Fuentes Pilates 255
DanceDanceRevolution 256
Gold’s Gym Cardio Workout 256
My Fitness Coach 256
The Biggest Loser 257
Walk It Out 257
Wii Sports 258
Yoga 258
Your Shape 258
Index 259

A fun and friendly guide to enjoying the benefits of video games with actual fitness results!Lose weight, find serenity, and tone your muscles while playing a video game? It's almost too good to be true! Yet, the Wii offers all of that, with fitness games that focus on losing weight, achieving balance and building strength. Written by an author team of Certified Personal Trainers, this friendly guide is aimed at anyone who is eager to take advantage of combining the fun, interactive, and motivational aspects of video games with traditional fitness activities.You'll learn how to use Wii Fit Plus, EA Sports Active and other games as part of a sensible workout routine and lifestyle. The authors guide you through best practices for doing the exercises and explain how to incorporate a variety of other activities to maintain long-term results.Wii Fit Plus and EA Sports Active feature different fitness games that focus on losing weight, achieving balance and building strengthAn author duo of Certified Personal Trainers guide you through combining the fun, interactive aspect of Wii fitness with traditional fitness activitiesMore than 100 color screen shots serve as helpful examples for performing the routines safely and effectivelyUsing this instructional and innovative book, you'll be fit with your Wii! Christina T. Loguidiceis Editor of Oncology Net Guideand OncNurseand holds a Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do.Bill Loguidiceis cofounder and Managing Director for the online publication Armchair Arcade(www.armchairarcade.com). Both are American Fitness Training of Athletics (AFTA) Certified Personal Trainers

Describes fitness game titles, such as Wii Fit Plus; includes details on getting started, doing the exercises, and understanding the results; and provides the ten best accessories and fitness titles available.

Have fun while getting fit! Here's how to get the most from your Wii Fitness system. Find out how to create your own individualized workout and watch yourself improve!

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