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Names Matt Razak and I'm just a gamer with a Wii and a 360 and PS3. I'm also really, really, really, ridiculously good looking and a ninja...and humble. I'm the Editor and Chief at Flixist.


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As the loyal readers of my blog (all two of you) will know I have purchased a Wii Balance Board and Wii Fit. Now the real question on everyone’s mind is does Wii Fit actually work? There is only one way to find out and that is through highly scientific experimentation on a human subject. Unfortunately the TVGB budget for highly scientific research was used up when we attempted to see how much wood a woodchuck could actually chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood. A waste of money? Possibly. But thanks to that, instead of hiring subjects to research on, I have volunteered my body and probably a lot of my pride to conduct a semi-scientific experiment.

Wii Fit has told me that I am out of shape and overweight. With a BMI of 25.62 and a body weight of 189.2 pounds at the tender age of 25 I am not in perfect health. My balance is also of center to the left and I probably slouch too much. Can Wii Fit solve all these problems and help me lose weight? Over the next two months, which is the time period I set to lose 10 pounds or so, we’ll find out. I’ll be updating you every week as I train daily on the balance board. But it isn’t just about the balance board. Time and again Nintendo and more specifically Miyamoto have stressed that Wii Fit is meant to make people more conscious of their health and inspire them to exercise more. So that’s what I’ll be doing…if Wii Fit really works.

If it does inspire me then I am hoping to get a run in at least every other day and maybe actually show up at my gym too. This is all part of the test to see if a silly game can actually lead to a healthier life. As for getting back into the same shape I was in college when I was rowing 3-4 hours every morning and lifting every afternoon, I seriously doubt that will ever be an option again but just getting some muscle tone and definition back would be nice. So get ready, each week you’ll get my activities, how badly the board is kicking my butt and whether or not it has actually motivated me to get off my ass and do more. Who knows maybe I will even start eating better.

I’ll give you my starting stats now along with a picture of myself without a shirt on, which you may or may not want to actually see. I can tell you right now that after only two days of training my pectoral muscles and triceps are already sore and my abs are getting there. I really haven’t worked out in a while :(. On the flip side, the yoga has been generally relaxing and I actually went for a run today for the first time in ages.

I’ll see you next week at the same time with my new stats and updates on how I’m doing both physically and with dealing with my public embarrassment at people seeing me with no shirt.

Stats - Week One
Age: 25
Height: 6′0
BMI: 25.62 (Overweight)
Weight: 189.2 pounds
Wii Fit Age: 33



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Is that actually you in the top pic?
& Cowzilla, say CHEESE!
This will be a very good experiment.
Yea that would be in college when I rowed and had muscle tone and no beard and enjoyed dressing in underarmor.
OH GOD, Why did I not shield me eyes! I was told to shield my eyes! Why did I not heed the warning!?

Srsly tho, I would love to see if Wii-Fit actually works or if its just another gimmick.
Now this is something I am very very interested in. I'm considering getting WiiFit myself, but am still debating it.
I CAN'T UNSEE! THE GOGGLES, THEY DO NOTHING!!!!!
THE GOOGLES! THEY DO NOTHING!

And that's quite a difference from the top pic. Let's see how this goes.
Yay! Another rower!

I row for Ohio State, and we just got back today from the ACRA National Championship regatta in Oklahoma.

Where did you go to school? More importantly, what's your 2k? :)
I went to school at Vassar in poughkeepsie NY so i rowed D3. My 2k right now is my back is fucked up so erging can't be done but my PR was 6:25.

Glad to meet another rower.
You see, the thing is that Wii Fit alone is not going to get you back into shape. Sure, it's good exercise and all, but you're going to have to make other lifestyle changes if you want to be fit like eating right.

If you're dedicated enough, you should be able to pull it off.
I realize that notdryad and addressed it in the post.
@ welkstar

Which campus do you go to? I live semi-close to the High street campus.
THE GOGGLES, THEY DO NOTHING
Interested in your findings!

I’d hit it.

Uh, I mean...good luck with your experiment!
What is it with everybody and wearing pants all the time? I heard there were nudes; this is disappointing.
eeeeenteresting.

Also, DO WANT
Cowhasselhoff
SCIENCE!
... Tom Green?
Hmmm, it needs more cowbell.
I could really use this, silly though it may be. So, someone send me a Wii and Wii Fit because I'm awesome and fat.

I think the first pic with you in all under-armor hurts my eyes worse
Bonerific.
Cowzilla stole my bike!


Good luck with the program
I'm 31, 5'10, and close to 230. Wii Fit has me dangerously close to the top of the obese category.

If I'm not around next week, call the police. I may be found on top of my balance board, stone dead, with a bucket of KFC tender wings in my hand.
I think it really depends on your resolve. Wii Fit might inspire some to exercise more, and others not. I don't doubt that you can drop ten pounds in a month, but it's really more up to you than the game.

I've been meaning to pick this up, just because I'd like to track my weight, though the BMI will say I'm obese.
yum yum :)

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