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  • A Stretch on the WiiRack

    I'm still pretty loyal to WiiFit. Take that, lazy gamer stereotype. I haven't dropped much weight. Actually, it seems like I've barely dropped any; I'm really up and down. At the same time, I must be seeing some kind of benefit because my muscles are definitely firmer and my waistline is smaller. Also--and this comes as a pleasant surprise--I don't feel like an old woman when I pour myself out of bed in the mornings anymore.

    I used to experience a lot of morning soreness (or afternoon soreness as it were--God bless the crazy hours of the freelancer) because I fight dragons in my sleep. Some fellow idolterers at the altar of the Wii Balance Board noted that Wii Fit's yoga regimen has left them feeling as tender and supple as new veal. Maybe not quite as delicious, but the absence of aches and pains is pretty nice either way.

    I wasn't expecting to get so much from Wii Fit's yoga. I had initially planned to mostly ignore it in favour of muscle-building and fat-burning, which would have been a shame. I know the Internet regularly says "Yoga ROCKS!!!" and that I should listen to everything the Internet tells me, but I thought doing yoga would make me look like a three-legged Shetland pony balanced on a beachball. It does, to be honest, but it also feels really good. I dare say it's done more for tightening certain creases and folds than the cardio or muscle toning.

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