Matthew Knott

My wife really wanted a Wii Fit, but we don't have a Wii, so last night I went out and picked one up (She already had the Wii fit), and this is how a night of fun and exercise began.

I wanted a Wii when they first came out, pre-ordered well in advance, and was disapointed like so many others when there was no stock to fulfil pre-orders. Ever since then I've shunned the console in favour of a more graphically satisfying experience with my Xbox 360.

Anyway, since my 360 melted I've had a gaming hole that I couldn't fill, so when Lisa suggested getting a Wii with Wii Fit, I was all for it.

After setting it up and having a quick go through the array of Wii sports, I was feeling the much discussed arm ache, and thought, like many over weight idiots do, that this could get me fitter. I'm sure it does help, you're more animated than you are with an Xbox (Unless I'm doing a tricky overtake in Forza 2 and need to lean into it).

Anyway, after playing Wii play for a bit, I moved onto Wii Fit, and I think it was at that point I realised that Wii play is to Wii Fit, what canabis is to heroin, It gets you started and you think your in control and before you know it you're in your underwear dripping in sweat and gyratng your hips. That pants clad, sweaty man was me at 7pm last night, struggling to get one over on my wife in hoola-hooping.

I've always been pessimistic about the fitness benefits of the Wii, but the Wii Fit really is good, to be aching all over the next day is a sure sign that something is happening.

I think many people will misconceive the benefits from the Wii Fit as a suitable offset to their diet of Kebabs and Beer, and it is, in the parrallel universe of perfection, but as with all forms of exercise, diet is critical. Go to Weight Watchers, register and start getting healthier.

Tags: Wii Fit Diet Health Exercise Fitness

It's been hard to find time to get much done this week outside of work, what with rugby and spending time with Michael and Lisa, but the ideas and output are still trickling through.

Digita Solutions

Every time I look at the v3 design for Digita Solutions, I come up against the same brick wall, what do we want to offer. I keep bouncing off the web design question, do we? don't we?

It's very frustrating not having the confidence in yourself to commit to an area of the business, my initial fears were over making it pay, but I think if the quality is there then you make it pay through competitive charging for the product, but not selling yourself short.

I really do believe that once we've finished the products we have in development then we'll have the capital to start looking at different services like web design.

This site

I'm planning something revolving around a photo gallery Silverlight application, and also setting this blog software up to post to multiple blogs simultaneously. With dual posting I can post items of consequence to other sites I maintain such as the digita solutions site. Would be great to do it form a single admin suite.

Life

After I was deeply disappointed with the shortages of Wii's when they first came out, a few years on we've finally bought one. Lisa want's a Wii fit, which frustratingly are in as short supply as the Wii's were. Very frustrating that Nintendo seem to want to create demand for the product even greater by not supplying in sufficient quantities, and then we end up with a situation like this, where hoarders buy up a large volume of the item and sell for £120 plus on eBay. Rediculous profiteering.

I've got dentist Friday, argh, no fillings please.

Work

It's been a slow week, but looks like things will really pick up tomorrow, may be a late night on the cards, I stayed on a little tonight, but the flexi will be useful for a long lunch in town next week I'm sure.

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