I had gotten a Wii for Christmas last year and then Wii Fit last January. It was so great for those cold rainy or snowy days when I could not go out to walk. It was a lot of fun. I got Wii Fit Plus for Christmas this year and I love it! It has some new exercises (on top of the original ones), transferred all of my data over from Wii Fit, and also now counts calories! It also lets me set up routines for focus areas (right now I have it set up for tummy exercises.) Now, I don't find this to be the "be all and end all" for exercising. But this is a great way to do something fun to get moving and supplement other types of exercise I try to do (work out at the YMCA, weights and treadmill, walking the dog, bender ball, exercise videos, etc.) And if I am feeling blue from the cold and the rain, it is just such a great pick me up to jog or cycle around a sunny little island waving to people! I have a Mii set up that looks just like me. I have one that looks like my son, my husband and my mom. So we jog around the island together! The rhythm karate is a lot of fun as well. Oh, and the funniest thing: the new island's name is called Wuhu Island. I think that is a trip.

I count calories and journal on Fitday.com and I actually set up a custom exercise called "Wii Fit Plus" to account for my calories burned while doing Wii Fit Plus.

Anyway, just a suggestion for people wanting to get up off the couch! My 13 year old son loves it! They also have skateboarding, balancing exercise, yoga, hoola hoops, etc. I also got Wii Sports Resort for Christmas and have been playing that with my son as well. Again, just another wonderful way to play with my son, laugh and have a good time and get up off that couch!