I turned on my Wii Fit Plus this morning and went right to the plaza. This is where everyone’s characters are housed until you select your character and start using the system. It was a sad sight before my eyes. All of my family’s characters were standing up and sleeping. Their heads were hanging down, arms were drooped and you could see “Zzzz” coming from each one.
A part of me thought it was funny and a part of me thought it was sad. Our characters had not been using the system recently, some longer than others, so they had actually fallen asleep.
When you move the arrow over each character their heads come up and they get this excited look on their face. If you don’t choose a character, their excitement turns to this dejected look. When I finally selected my character she jumped up for joy.
I determined then and there that we would start implementing a family fitness challenge. I have heard of all kinds of fitness challenges and thought a family one would be a great way to get everyone involved.
My idea is to select one person every week that gets to choose something we do together as a family. No, going to the movies wouldn’t qualify. However playing miniature golf would. It could be anything that requires us being active.
I bet families could come up with some pretty fun and creative ways to not only work on fitness together but spend time together. You can never have enough time with family. I challenge others to put together their own family fitness challenge.
It’s time to get everyone off the couch, away from their electronics and on to more productive things. I would love to hear from others some of the things they decide to do together as a family. Share your ideas and the benefits to having a family fitness challenge.
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