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Posted by Erin Shaw Street, April 10, 2009 in Activity , Balance , Southern Blogging Mamas

JulieMahoneyThis week we're doing something different on our "Southern Living Mama Blogger of the Week" -- featuring a site that features four contributors.

The "Wii Mommies Cool Guide To Fitness"is maintained by four women (two of whom are in the South) who write about their adventures in exercise with the Ninento Wii.

The site was started when South Carolinian Julie Maloney (left) shared how she lost 60 lbs using the Wii Fit. Several months later she was joined by three others moms (Jenn HethcoatSarah Pinnix, and Cynthia Werry) to create the "Wii Mommies Cool Guide To Fitness."

From their website:

"Each of the four Wii Mommies writes a weekly blog post offering tips and tricks on exercise and diet. Fitness Friday posts are written by one of our forum members sharing how the Wii games are enhancing their lives on a daily basis."

Why we're following: These moms are finding ways to use new technology to fit activity and fun into their daily lives, and sharing tips with other busy women.

One of our favorite posts: Julie's Fitness Friday, describing how she got started with Wii Fitness and how it's improved her posture, strength, and helped her lose weight.

    Reading these posts has inspired me to try out Wii Fitness -- it looks like a lot of fun!

Question: Have you used Wii Fitness, or other video game technology, to get in shape? What other technology are you using to help you exercise -- applications for your iPhone? New heart rate monitors? We want tohear about it -- please leave your thoughts in the "Comments" section below.

And as always, we want to hear about Southern Mama bloggers, especially those who write about health, wellness, balance, and healthy eating. Please leave your suggestions below.

Related Links:

Healthy Living: Strengthen Your Core

Live Healthy: Maintain the Chain: Easy Tip For Exercise Motivation

Healthy Living: Amy's Workout DVD Picks

 

 

Comments

I'm sending this to my mom. She's obsessed with the Wii Fit and gives me constant updates on how young her new Wii age is every week.

Posted by:Jen | Friday, April 10, 2009 at 01:00 PM

That's so cool! What is her favorite Wii Fit game/activity? Have you done it?

Posted by:Erin Street | Friday, April 10, 2009 at 03:22 PM

Wow! Thanks for following the Wii Mommies!! We are LOVING our adventures with virtual fitness...Julie recently had the opportunity to preview the new EA Sports Active for Nintendo Wii and has us all excited to try it out soon! You can read more about it on this week's Fitness Friday post.

We all have different favorites...I'm pregnant and I'm LOVING the yoga and the step aerobics to help me stay fit during my pregnancy. Some of the others are huge fans of the Hula Hoop... really they are ALL a good time. Every member of my family gets involved and has fun on the Wii Fit!

Posted by:Jenn Hethcoat | Friday, April 10, 2009 at 04:57 PM

LOVE the Wii Fit! What a great blog!
As for my favorite fitness/health technology, I'm a big fan of LiveStrong.com/theDailyPlate.
It's a fabulous reference for how many calories are in almost any type of food you can think of! You can also calculate about how many calories you've burned throughout the day by logging your various activities.

Posted by:Mallory | Friday, April 10, 2009 at 07:08 PM

It really boils down to this. Getting fit is really the prodcut of two things - time and effort. The more time and effort you put into exercising the more calories you are going to burn and the more weight you will lose. If you are looking for fitness equipment that will maximize your efforts, then a Treadmill is the obvious choice.

Posted by:fitness treadmill | Thursday, May 07, 2009 at 05:22 AM
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