Posted by Trish Milburn Feb 23 2012, 12:01 am
By MJ Fredrick
I’m here at Healthy Writer today to share my love for the Wii. The coach at my elementary school bought one for Fun Fridays, along with Just Dance. He gets all the kids to follow the moves and picks the best ones to take the controllers. Cool, right? I tried with the kids and just couldn’t get it, but I really was intrigued. When the Wii went on sale at Thanksgiving, I bought one and my own copy of Just Dance.
Y’all. It was hard to get used to. On Just Dance, it grades you on three levels: Missed moves, OK and Great. For the first week or so, my dominate percentage was in missed moves. Oh, it was awkward. But slowly I improved, learned to interpret the little symbols that showed the upcoming moves. And my percentages were more in the “OK” range.
And I was getting a better workout. I was able to get 10 songs done–about 30 minutes–before dinner, and I was working up a good sweat. The goal is always 10 songs, but it’s a fun workout, so sometimes I’ll play just one more.
The one downfall I find is the controller. Because you hold it in one hand, one arm gets way more tired than the other. And you have to hold it just so to get the right results. Maybe the Kinect is better because of this.
And it makes me sad when I can’t “get” some of my favorite songs. “Heart of Glass” and “Lump” are songs I don’t do well on. I have mastered “Wannabe” and “Groove Is in the Heart.”
I like it so much I bought Just Dance 2, which is SIGNIFICANTLY harder. “Jump in the Line” about killed me. And a lot of the Just Dance 2 songs can be played by 2 people, though no one in my house wants to try it (at least not when I’m around.) I like the first one best.
Does anyone else love this game? Any other Wii games you’d recommend? (Other than Glee, which I also have!)
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Visit MJ’s website to find out more about her books including Bluestone Homecoming and Bluestone Song, the first two books in her Welcome to Bluestone series.
Posted by Trish Milburn Feb 22 2012, 12:01 am in The Biggest Loser, Trish Milburn
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Posted by Trish Milburn Feb 15 2012, 12:01 am in The Biggest Loser, Trish Milburn, weight loss
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Posted by Trish Milburn Feb 14 2012, 12:01 am in eating healthy, exercise, Trish Milburn, weight loss
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Posted by Michelle Butler Feb 12 2012, 9:29 pm in cooking, Expectations, food, Holidays, Michelle Butler, Michelle Mondays, positive thinking, recipes
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