November 17, 2008

Fitness Pays Off

Every year, Mr. BBM makes suggestions to the girls about what they "want" for Christmas. The year the Wii came out, he started talking about it immediately after pre-orders were taken which meant that I spent weeks driving around searching until I got lucky just a few days before Christmas.

This year, he started talking up Wii Fit. I've watched the demo. It is a really cool game and it would be good for all of us. I mean, have you seen the balancing exercises? It would be great for my knee. So, we started the search this weekend and came up empty.

The sales person at Gamestop basically told us we were SOL. I searched the internet and all I could find were bundles with junk we don't need. I swore I wouldn't do this searching for the big favorite toy thing ever again, but here I was doing it.

After watching the Steelers game and The Unit last night, I went to bed really late. I usually hit the gym on Monday mornings but I wasn't feeling it today. I talked to Mr. BBM though and he told me to just go. So I did. I found some new exercises to do for my legs and busted my butt on the stationary bike too. I spent an hour and then picked up Lil C from the Kid Zone and drove to the store. There just so happened to be a Gamestop right next door so I thought I'd just inquire about the availability of Wii Fit. After all, since I looked sweaty and tired, I figured someone might feel sorry for me and hold one back.

It wasn't necessary. Behind the girl were stacked a bunch of new delivery boxes. "I know this is a stupid question, but do you have any of the Wii Fit games in stock?"

She turned around, slit open a box and handed one to me. No bundle, no inflated price, just like that.

Suffice it to say that I am thrilled as I'm sure Big I will be on Christmas morning. And this year relatives, we'll be doing yoga after dinner. Just warning you now.

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Posted by on November 17, 2008 in Work it out | 13 Comments

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13 Comments on Fitness Pays Off

  1. Miss Chris on Mon, 17th Nov 2008 1:04 pm

    2. Wow. I guess you were in the right place at the right time!

  2. Black Belt Blues on Mon, 17th Nov 2008 1:04 pm

    3. I’ll be curious to see how you like it. We’ve had one for half a year and still use it pretty regularly.
    My sons seem to enjoy the “balance” games the most, which I think are the most useful in the package. And it is kind of fun watching my 6 year old do the Sun Salutation 🙂

  3. Renovation Girl on Mon, 17th Nov 2008 1:23 pm

    4. Good for you!!! It’s nice when you don’t have to work so hard!!

  4. Adrianne on Mon, 17th Nov 2008 1:45 pm

    5. Good for you!! It’s an awesome game. Your girls will love it. I’ve been using it to rehab my knee after ACL since my insurance paid for ONE (yes, that’s right one) PT session after surgery. But, according to my ortho, I’m ahead of where I should be at this point so I guess it works!! Have fun!!!

  5. Karen on Mon, 17th Nov 2008 3:41 pm

    6. That’s exactly how I got mine soon after it came out. No one had it and I figured I would just have to wait til the popularity wore off. But one day after aikido, I stopped in a Gamestop in a small town and was shocked that they did indeed have several Wii Fit games! I used it almost daily for months, then I went away for a few weeks…and haven’t used it since then. Gotta find the time; it really was working!

  6. Marguerite on Mon, 17th Nov 2008 4:09 pm

    7. Okay, I totally need to be where you are! I have been hunting for one for quite a while now!!

  7. Karl on Mon, 17th Nov 2008 10:22 pm

    8. Cool, I want to get the Wii Fit.

  8. WaywardGoddess on Tue, 18th Nov 2008 7:42 am

    9. I saw stacks of Wii Fit at Target last week for $90!. I wish I would have bought it then, cause now they are out of stock. Ebay is selling them at ridiculously inflated prices.

  9. Martial Arts Mom on Tue, 18th Nov 2008 7:53 am

    10. I just wish I could afford a Wii at all! LOL! Someday…

  10. Marguerite on Tue, 18th Nov 2008 11:19 am

    11. You put that suggestion into my head and I *had* to follow suit…I went out and got myself a Wii Fit last night. Thanks for the suggestion, BBM!

  11. Amy on Tue, 18th Nov 2008 5:44 pm

    12. Wii Fit is FUN! My girls like the hula hoop games and I liked the balancing, at least before I injured myself. I had AWESOME center balance and now I’m afraid to see what it looks like.

  12. mathieu on Tue, 18th Nov 2008 10:08 pm

    13. The balance board is a good exercice for the knee.
    I recently learned new ones for the ACL. including balancing acts on one leg.
    be well and have fun.
    mathieu

  13. Adrianne on Wed, 19th Nov 2008 9:50 am

    14. Thank you for the offer yesterday. I tried to email you back but it keeps getting returned. 🙁 Love your blog! 🙂

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