Wii Fit Plus Review

So, I got a Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board.

I love it. I have been haveing a blast.

I also hurt my legs from playing too much in one go. Very sore mussels are very annoying. I blame the marching game and my need to have the best score possible.

I plan on trying out the yoga tonight to see if it will help the soreness and to see what it's like. But so far this has totally been worth the money. I really wish I had gotten this over the winter.

The Shaky Arm Thing AKA The Shake Weight

Yes, I am talking about this device. They make it for both men and women. I'm sure you have seen the jokes on the internet about it.














Yes it is mock worthy, but at the same time it's kinda fun. The whole thing about me almost smacking myself in the face with it was less fun, but a good lesson. And hell, if it make my boobs perky then I'm all for it. I'll post a follow up review after I have used it some more.

Zumba Wii Review pt2

I'm having tons of fun with this. And two things have become painfully odvious to me.

The first is that Zumba is very hard on the ankles. I had no idea how much the dancing would rely on my anckles and ouch. They don't hurt today and didn't hurt after I rested yesterday so I know it's mostly me bing out of shape. But still, ouch.

The second thing is there is only a 20min beginner selection. I would have preferred a 10 min introduction work out. I spent most of my time streching my sore legs and remembering how to breath. Again my own fault, but a 10min selection would have been nice.

Also, a warm up and stretch training would have been nice. They have a cooling off section that didn't realy register on the belt too well. and i feel my whole breathing and most of my musil pains would have been helped but a 5min warm up.

Over all I still love it. It'll be a cold day in hell before I prance around in front of my family, but I love the game.

Zumba Wii Review

So, I requested the Zumba work out game for the Wii this holiday season. My mom can't follow it's onscrean directions to save her life (this is extreamly amusing btw) and my cousen started screaming at her husband for video taping her after she said to dance like you don't care.

The set up is very easy. Make a profile, strap the belt on, select your routine, select your profile and then slip the controller into the belt and away you go!

Keep in mind that you need a lot of space for this. At least 5 feet on each side so you don't walk into things/people/walls. and enugh space to back up about 5 feet as well. This is not like Dance Dance Revolution were you are on a designated area and just that area. This is real dancing.

I haven't had a chance to test out the mulity player options but it looks to be a good amount of fun. Again the space needed might make things difficult but no pain no gain. This could make for great Youtube videos.

The routines and training seem to run around 20 min each. You also have the option to unlock new areas and such. The down side is you can only have 4 or 6 profiles.

Over all I am loving it so far.

Sketchers Review Part Two

So, remember that little warning that I basicaly totally disregarded? The 'start wareing your shoes a little at a time to get used to them'? Yeah, that one...

While my legs didn't feel like they were hurting, they made it very clear that they were not happy with me.

I have almost twisted my ankle twice when jumping. It wasn't anything for the record books but it did catch me off guard. I haven't noticed any extra flexibility or weight loss. What I have noticed is better circulation. Which is nice, I guess.

Right now I don't see myself getting anther set of shape-ups right now. Possably next summer but for the winter I will not.

Friedeggs.com

I have only been using the site for a little bit but it has already proven it's self to me.

First and foremost it lets you expand upon your little blurb. This is exceedingly useful when posting blog updates or in jokes. It also has a separate section to post your link so that it doesn't take up your blurb limit. You can also upload a pick from the same window.

It almost reminds me of a blog post but smaller.

I couldn't help but wonder why Twitter never did it until I remembered about how much traffic they get compared to FriedEggs which is repetitively new.

But here is a nice review of the site that is so much better then mine.
http://www.flacksrevenge.com/2010/04/fried-eggs-asks-whats-cracking-giving-pr-something-to-crow-about-and-with.html

Skechers Shape-ups

I broke down and ordered a pair of Skechers Shape-ups.

Why? Because the sweet siren song of easy weight loss was very loud. Secondly I have a very sedentary job and every little bit of exercise I can eek out is a good thing.

So! The first thing that happened in my adventure was I looked at the styles available on the internet. This was also my first mistake. I fell for a pair of sandals that had ankle support. After searching several different stores at the mall I found that my favored style must only be available online.

I swear I must have taken the longest route in the mall.

The next day I placed my order online, joined their free club for free shipping and lo! You have to sign for the shoes when they are delivered. An easy fix and they would be at my office in around two weeks. Woot.

Today they showed up. Today I have been wearing them since I opened the box. :3

I can feel the difference in how my mussels are stretched. I have no idea if I am going to be stiff tomorrow or not. Nor am I aware of how many blisters I have earned. With luck I will continue to love them and grab a pair of sneakers for the winter.