The Game Team Diary
Week 1 | Week 2
Week One
Monday
Ali: Ali had a head start, playing Wii Fit the whole weekend before the Wii Fitness Club. That said, her ideal BMI meant she had the tricky task of neither gaining, nor losing weight.
Mark: Current couch potato Mark was at the apex of his ‘ideal' BMI. Preferably he'd be a stone lighter, but opted for a more realistic (but still ambitious) 8lb weight loss goal over two weeks.
Kat: Vegetarian Kat eats healthily, but often. She's relatively active, but lacks routine. Her weekly Yoga class however makes her instantly familiar with one quarter of Wii Fit.
Tom: The youngest of the group, Tom has an ideal BMI, but is far from active, with his current good health owing much to past routine. Tom was the only player aiming to gain weight.
Tuesday
Ali: Despite playing Wii Fit at night, Ali actually gained weight, so decided to burn calories with the demanding Tilt balance game and Wiimote-sensitive jogging.
Mark: A big chicken dinner on Monday did Mark no favours. Weight gained, running both on his own and with Ali in the 2P running was his solution.
Kat: The Warrior Yoga position and a spot of Dancing Stage style Step Aerobics were Kat's answer to gaining weight overnight…
Tom: Day off.
Wednesday
Ali: After gaining weight yesterday, Ali was miraculously back to her beginning BMI. She opted to go for the Lunge yoga, and walk her new unlocked tightrope balance game.
Kat: Kat also went back to her starting BMI, and chose to further burn calories with running, plus work on her COG with the tricky Tilt balance game.
Mark: Wii Fit running, plus walking for an hour (and stressing over the footy) helped Mark drop below his starting BMI. Jacknife sit-ups and the ski-jump carried on his good work.
Tom: Day off.
Friday
Ali: Having been ill yesterday and barely eating, Ali's BMI dropped. Step Aerobics and the Yoga Tree Pose made this an active day back at the office.
Mark: Having exercised little last night, Mark went for the Step Aerobics, and also went back for another go on the Ski Slalom, improving his best time by a good 30 seconds.
Kat: Uber-bendy Sun Salutation was Kat's regular yoga exercise, with the Football and Ski Jump balance games contributing to her steadily decreasing BMI.
Tom: After three days off spent eating takeout, Tom felt confident of his weight gain goal – but had actually lost weight! Hula Hooping and Ski Jump balance games, Lunge and Warrior yoga, plus Jacknife Muscle Workout, were his overzealous response.
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