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Isn’t amazing how many fitness trackers are available now? \u00a0There’s the Basis, Polar, Fitbit, BodyMedia<\/a>, Garmin, Pulse, Lifeband, Gear Fit<\/a>, the list goes on.<\/span><\/p>\n Believe it or not, even Nintendo has a fitness tracker now! \u00a0Nintendo Wii U wanted to be a part of the action but make it relevant to what they are best at…video games! \u00a0So Nintendo created a fitness tracker they call the Wii U Fit Meter <\/a>and it works with Wii U’s Fit game<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\nThe Fit Meter is a circular pedometer you wear on your waistband. \u00a0It has a large rectangular grey screen which depicts…<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n
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<\/div>\n<\/div>\nI love the fact that there’s a digital screen on the Wii U Fit Meter. \u00a0It’s refreshing to see at a glimpse what you have done without having to reach for your phone. \u00a0Though, as helpful as the LCD screen is, it can be a bit small…especially to read the charts.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nIntegration with Wii U Fit<\/span><\/h2>\n
This is where the true beauty of the Wii U Fit Meter comes into play. \u00a0Buy the Wii U Fit game to turbo charge your workout statistics. \u00a0Turn on the Wii U Fit game and sync up your Fit Meter pedometer to your Wii U screen controller. \u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n![\"Fit](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2014\/05\/Wii-U-Fit-Meter-6.jpg?resize=533%2C300&ssl=1\")
<\/div>\n<\/div>\nWithin 30 seconds, all your info. is transferred to your Wii U character within the Fit game, giving you a bigger overview of the calories you burned outside of the game as well as exercises using the Fit game. \u00a0Now you can see your calories burned on a fuller screen and evaluate the Fit generated charts on your activity.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n![\"Fit](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2014\/05\/Wii-U-Fit-Meter-3.jpg?resize=580%2C326&ssl=1\")
<\/div>\n<\/div>\nBefore the Fit Meter, Fit could only measure your fitness activity within the game, now it can gather a full picture. \u00a0And when used with the Fit U Balance Board, you can weigh yourself and get your BMI generated daily if you’d like.<\/div>\n![\"Fit](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2014\/05\/Wii-U-Fit-Meter-charts-10.jpg?resize=592%2C333&ssl=1\")
<\/div>\n<\/div>\nIn this chart on the Wii U, you can see my daily BMI changes against the distance I walked each day.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n![\"Fit](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2014\/05\/Wii-U-Fit-Meter-charts-13.jpg?resize=576%2C324&ssl=1\")
<\/div>\n<\/div>\nThis is a chart from my morning walk. \u00a0See how the attitude changes? \u00a0In my morning walk I encounter hills, as depicted by the orange in the graph above.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nIf you haven’t tried Wii U Fit, it’s a lot of fun. \u00a0There are games and exercises you can do to increase your center of balance as well as strengthen your muscles. \u00a0And believe me, you can get quite a workout using Wii U Fit!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nSome of our favorite exercises include “jumping” on a trampoline, racquetball, and a snowball fight! \u00a0See our previous review of the <\/span>Wii U Fit <\/a>to learn more about increasing your physical activity at home.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\nPros<\/strong>:<\/div>\n\n\n
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