Chapter 1
Getting Started
In This Chapter
▶
Getting acquainted with
Wii Fit Plus
▶
Preparing your Mii
▶
Using the Balance Board and other controls
▶
Navigating the
Wii Fit Plus
software
A
fter you make the decision to incorporate
Wii Fit Plus
into your healthy
lifestyle, the first step is to set up the system. Unlike most games,
setting up
Wii Fit Plus
is a multistep process befitting its unique combination
of sophisticated hardware and software. This chapter helps to make this
process a breeze so that you can get down to the serious — yet surprisingly
fun — business of working out.
In this chapter, you find out how to set up
Wii Fit Plus
to work with your Wii
console. You also discover how to activate your Balance Board, prepare your
Mii for the activities ahead, and establish your baseline physical fitness level.
We go over what the Balance Board can and can’t do, how the Wii Remote
and Nunchuk are used, and how to navigate around the many
Wii Fit Plus
menus.
Introducing Wii Fit Plus
One of the major reasons the Wii Fit phenomena has been so strong is
because it relies on a unique bundled peripheral called the Balance Board.
This innovative wireless controller has become the face of the Wii fitness
revolution, adding a new dimension of interactivity far beyond what is
possible with just the Wii Remote and Nunchuk.
Although the original Wii Fit features over 40 strength training, aerobics,
yoga, and balance activities, the exercise experience is unstructured and
mostly solitary. Although not a radical change,
Wii Fit Plus
adds over 20
more activities, provides preset routines and customizable workouts, has a
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