I’m starting to feel like a real loser for not having ridden my bike to work yet. Everyday someone in the office asks, “did you ride here today?” I’m getting really sick of having to say no. I’ve always got a bunch of semi good excuses, like “it’s 400 degrees out and I have to go to the dentist at lunch” or “I need to go to tutor 40 minutes away right after work” or “we’ve got practice and I have my guitar” or BLAH BLAH BLAH!

Anyway, next week I am going to make it happen if it’s the last thing I do. All 8.5 miles. I’m supposed to get my sweet chrome rack and basket in today and that will help me for sure. I definitely need a lot of water to be readily available and I’m super tired of the backpack scene. I’m going to give myself 2 hours the first time to avoid any feeling of stress whatsoever.

Maybe I should just get a Wii Fit… but then I’d have to get a Wii. I’m a little nervous about how 1984¹ the whole scene is too. I guess I’ll give the biking a fair shake before I go the route of being watched by Big Brother.

1. In Orwell’s book, an exercise instructor wakes everyone up at the same time and they have to do all kinds of stretches and work outs via a creepy two way screen, a mandatory fixture in every home.

Yesterday, I thought I would lose a little sleep to ensure that I start my new fitness program sooner rather than later.  Two Walmarts later, at 12:01AM,  I purchased Nintendo’s Wii Fit ($89). Like the Wii, it was hard to get.  My wife really wanted one, but I would be lieing if I said I was buying it just for her.  The truth is I wanted to give it a try as well.

When I first turned it on it asked for info like my birth date, height, and how much my clothes weighed before figuring my BMI and telling me I have awful balance. Then it ask to set a 2 week goal based on your current BMI and guides you to meeting that goal through fitness challenges. After you run through a few more test you are able to train in areas like Yoga, Strength Training, Aerobics, and Balance Games.  As you train your time is logged and you are graded on how well you performed in the challenges. The more you play the more challenges you unlock, 40 in all.  After only logging a little over an hour and half, I am pretty sore. I found I am pretty good at the yoga and balancing games. The Strength Training is pretty tough and works up a nice sweat. My wife kicks my butt in many challenges but I still surprised her with my dance skills in a DDR inspired rhythm game. The games are all cheesy but when you look at the graphs and all the data that the Wii is keeping track of, it’s really pretty awesome. I will keep you posted on our stats at the end of my daily blogs.

Wii Fit Stats for Today
Josh’s BMI - 22.10 Goal - 21.48 Feeling - Sore
Des’s BMI - 21.15 Goal - 20.78 Feeling - Sore