Big Dave picked up his new toy today, the Wii balance board. For those of you unfamiliar with it, let me describe. It's a little bigger than the average bathroom scale, with outlines where you place your feet. It's hooked up to the Wii game system, and you can do Yoga exercises, Strength Training, Balance Training, and various coordination games. The idea is to get people exercising while "playing" video games. I tried it out briefly, and it's actually pretty fun. The Yoga was challanging for me, because while I can balance on one foot, I can't keep my body as centered as the program requires. But it's good, because I need to stretch more and retrain my body to be more flexible. Seems hard to believe how rigid my body has become -- can't touch my toes, can't do a split, can't even reach my arms behind my back without pulling a muscle (I know.. I know.. pretty sad). So the new goal is to try to use the board at least 3x a week, to help shape my body into a better posture and better balance. I know I have an uphill battle, but at least I have a goal.
As for Big Dave, he just likes watching me stretch. And bend. And.. well.. just never you mind. : )
Truth be told, I think that's why he bought it in the first place.
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