DDR Wii
If you are looking for a good workout that is fun and will keep your attention, consider DDR, Wii by Nintendo, is a gaming platform. You can buy DDR, or Dance Dance Revolution for Wii or other gaming platforms, such as Playstation 2. I have only tried the DDR Wii combination. It’s a lot of fun to watch your Mii dancing on the screen while you are doing the movements on your dance pad. Of course, my Mii is much more graceful than I am in real life. I’m kind of glad they don’t use motion capture. It would be embarrassing.
We originally bought Wii Fit. While I still enjoy that, I find that the aerobic portion of that workout is a little on the “light” side. I really don’t enjoy the running. Step is okay, but I wanted an aerobic workout that was more fun. So I asked for DDR Hottest Party 2 for my birthday. That was over six months ago, and it still has my attention.
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Here are some tips for you to help make your DDR Wii workout more effective.
Choose Workout Mode. Sure there are other options, but workout mode allows you to dance to six songs in a row without having to stop and select your next song. When I discovered Workout Mode, I was won over. I could now play for about 10 minutes without interruption. It doesn’t sound like much, but this little bit of continuous play really makes a difference. It keeps your attention. It doesn’t take a minute to get the next course in line, so when I’m switching to the next course, I take a quick sip of water.
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Set Targets. Once you’ve chosen workout mode, you can select what your goal is for that workout. Note: this will be stored as your default for each time you play, until you change it. Once changed, the new targets will be the default. You can decide how many calories you’d like to burn, or how much time you’d like to play for. I usually select a specified amount of time as I never really know what calories correspond to. If you’ve signed in as yourself as opposed to Guest, the Wii will remember your preferences the next time around.
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Select Your Music. There are six pre-programmed courses, each with a different flavor. Examples include “Twenty Something” and “Increased Stamina.” However, there are also six courses where you can select your favorite DDR songs. Just select a course, and then choose “Edit.” At the beginning, I would program the same song for all six slots so that I could learn the song. Of course, this can get really annoying for anyone within ears reach.
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It’s a lot more fun than getting on a treadmill! I really love DDR, Wii has made exercise a much more fun activity for me now.