Gold?s Gym Dance Workout

So, part of the Mean Girl Cleanse Exercise this week talked about Being Impeccable With Your Word which really resonated for me because I have not been impeccable with my word to myself. One of the things I committed to at the beginning of the summer was moving my body more and while I certainly did improve in that area, I didn’t reach my goals exactly and the last couple of weeks I’ve been really slacking off.  I’ve felt guilty about it and that’s only made it worse.  You know how that goes right?

So yesterday I was thrilled when this came in the mail!  It’s Gold’s Gym Dance Workout for the Wii, by Ubisoft.  I love to dance and really don’t do it like I used to – you know,  back in the day – (yeah, I said it).

So, this morning when I woke up and once again the weather wasn’t cooperating for pool cardio, I decided to give this a whirl.  I popped it in the Wii and went through the instructions.

It’s compatible with the Balance Board, but not necessary.  I don’t love the balance board because… well, I’m unbalanced.  Seriously though, it’s just not big enough to dance around on. I was surprised by the idea of using two controllers, but I picked them both up, filled out my profile info, picked a trainer and started to play.  Also, a much appreciated feature or lack thereof is that your avatar doesn’t get all “fluffy” when you put your real weight in – Hello Nintendo, I’m talking to you.

I did some Latin dancing and some boxing, both of which were a great workout and a lot of fun.

Then I started to explore some of the mini games.

Here I am, dodging the bulls in Matador.

And here I am practicing my sword fighting moves.  So Jedi.

All in all there were great, fun workouts and lots of instruction if you run into a problem. There was plenty of content to keep your workout varied and keep you (me) from getting bored.  Boredom is my worst enemy, but this looks like it might be a great tool for keeping myself on track.

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