Whilst I was pregnant with my first son I gained three and a half stone, since having him 5 months ago I have been desperately trying to lose it! I have managed to lose quite a bit and only have 8lb to lose to get to my pre pregnancy weight. Anyone who has a small baby will know how difficult it is to get time to do anything for yourself, let alone exercise and by the time the evening comes and my husband gets home from work; the last thing I feel like doing is going to the gym or swimming. This is the reasoning behind us getting a Nintendo wii and wii fit, due to the cost of the package myself and my husband decided to go halves on it and it would be our ...  Read the complete review

Every once in a while a product comes along that everybody wants to get their hands on (or in this case, stand on), and the Wii 'Balance Board' is definitely one of those items. Even now, months after its original release, people are paying way over the odds for the product, and it's still sold out in most UK shops and online. The Wii Fit Balance Board is basically a set of interactive bluetooth weighing-scales which are designed to work with Nintendo's 'Wii Fit' software. Comparable in size to a DVD player, the board itself is an extremely well put together, minimalist construction which can be safely used by people weighing no more than 330lbs ...  Read the complete review

The Nintendo Wii was originally designed with 'Active Play' in mind and with the addition of the Wii Balance board is takes it to a whole new level! The balance board was originally made for and comes complete with the Wii Fit software. Using this software you can work on your posture and balance, excercise, lose pounds and tone muscles, engage in some yoga, track your progres towards reaching your ideal B.M.I and all whilst having fun. The balance board is extremely easy to set up and install, you simply press a button and the computer connects it for you. The first time you play you have to create a profile for yourself. You ...  Read the complete review

What it is? The wii balance board is a large platform that plugs into your Wii console and you stand on. The board can weigh you, you can play dance games or exercise on it and improve your balance and posture. Cost I have seen the board in black and white. Online they retail at around £69 new. The prices seem to vary quite a lot from place to place and they are often on offer so it is well worth shopping around for. There are also many cheaper versions around which are not official Nintendo boards but I can't comment on how good they are in comparison with the official board. Weight and dimensions I find the box bulky and the board rather ...  Read the complete review

The Wii fit board I purchased when in conjunction with the Wii. It offered a whole new gaming experience, instead of having a controller, it literally puts you in the game, and you can use a whole range of yourself to play along - e.g. your legs and arms - it's not at all about using your fingers with small buttons! The balance board works with the Wii fit games (and now the new fit plus), not with the standard games you can purchase. The Wii reads what motions you do, e.g. lift up your leg in stretching - and then acts in out on screen. A favourite of mine is the 'skiing' games, where you bend your knees to go faster and slower to go round the course. It ...  Read the complete review