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Wii Fit Diet, Day 7
BMI: 34.02
Wii Fit Age:31
My Wii Fit age is really high because the balance board had me do this Agility Test, where you have to hit these squares by shifting your balance... apparently, I'm not so good at doing that. The balance board is surprisingly blunt sometimes. Like when it tells me that I'm not good at the Agility Test. Luckily, it is not real, so I can ignore it all I want.
The balance board actually told me happy birthday today (and it calculated my age, 22... good job, bal...
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Original at Kotaku
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Original at Kotaku
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Original at Examiner.com
• Sun, Nov 1
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Original at bahamablonde (WordPress)
• Fri, Oct 30
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Original at Guardian Unlimited
• Sun, Oct 25
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Original at humanvariant (WordPress)
• Wed, Oct 21
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Original at Kotaku
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Original at espion4ge (WordPress)
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Original at Kotaku
• Mon, Oct 5
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Original at Go Nintendo
• Wed, Sep 30
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Original at Go Nintendo
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Original at Kotaku.com
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Original at Kotaku
• Mon, Sep 14
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Original at Kotaku
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Original at newlearning (WordPress)
• Thu, Jul 16
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Original at Punch Jump
• Wed, Jun 3
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Original at Kotaku
• Wed, Apr 29
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Original at vg247.com
• Wed, Apr 15
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Original at Kilgore News Herald
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Original at Kotaku
• Mon, Feb 9
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Original at Macleans
• Mon, Dec 22
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Original at IT Conversations
• Thu, Dec 18
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Original at Igniq.com
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Original at Wired
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Original at weightloss.suite101.com
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Original at threadtrend (WordPress)
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Original at DigitalBattle
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Original at Thallian and Anton's MMO and Random Rambles
• Wed, Jul 2
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Original at Electronics Infoline
• Tue, Jun 17
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Original at Daily DIY
• Mon, Jun 16
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Original at Joystiq
• Wed, Jun 11
By David Hinkle SPONSORED BY: Age of Empires III - Real-Time Strategy Game Control a European power on a quest to colonize and conquer the New World. AOE3 introduces new gameplay elements, as well as new civilizations, units, and technologies. http://www.ageofempires3.com/
Wii Fit
Original at cdeaver (WordPress)
• Sun, Jun 8
By nitetiger4 Credits scored for today: 42 minutes (all in aerobic exercises... so hula hoop, jogging... etc) Snack: So anyway, I hope this Wii Fit helps me lose some weight, cause I really need to do so! Wish me luck! So I picked up a Wii Fit last night! Andrew found one on E-bay that was used and selling nearby, so
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Original at Kotaku
• Fri, May 30
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Review: Wii Fit
Original at Geek.com
• Tue, May 27
By Matthew Nintendo have certainly given you a lot of choice when it comes to things to do using your Wii Fit. In total there are four categories of games/training, which breaks down into Yoga, Balance Games, Strength Training and Aerobics. Putting them altogether gives you a total of 48 different act...
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Original at Geek.com
• Fri, May 23
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Original at Gizmodo
• Mon, May 19
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Original at Smash World
• Sat, May 10
By Youko Gimpyfish is our guest host as we discuss Melee vs. Brawl, Mario Kart Wii, Wii Fit, Wii Ware, Rock Band, and answer some Mailtime Questions! It's two and a half hours of insightful discussion and humor abound from your podcasting fix - Show Me Your News!
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Original at Wired
• Tue, Apr 15
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How To: DIY: Make Your Own Wii Fit Balance Board
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Oct 25
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Original at eWeek
• Fri, Jul 13
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