Frugal Friday:Fitness

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Tonight at dinner, I asked my husband tonight if we could get a family gym membership.

He said no.

Because it's too expensive.

I asked him if just I could get a gym membership.

He said no.

Because it's too expensive.

I asked him if we could go on a run as a family.

He said no.

Because that just would not work.

So, I was annoyed.

Then I took another helping of Fettucine Alfredo.

Because that will help my situation.

And then I asked him if we could break out the Wii Fit that has been sitting in the box for 3 months.

He said Yes!

Once you get past the initial, outrageously high cost of a Wii, and a Wii fit, the Wii Fit is a pretty cheap way to get some exercise as a family.

We bought our Wii used from my brother-in-law, so we got ours for a good deal.

At least that's what my brother-in-law told us.

We really know nothing about these things.

But, I digress.

We decided to use the Wii Fit as a family to get some exercise.

Oh, sure, you could be truly frugal and just go on a walk.

But sometimes, you gotta do something different.

Plus it takes too much time to find everyone's socks, shoes, and jackets.

Here is our oldest child.

She is 6 years old.

Her Wii Fit Age: 32

We told our girls to put on exercise clothes and this is what they came up with.

They get their fashion sense from me.

Our second daughter is 5 years old.

Her Wii Fit Age: 35

And now, time for the super fit adults.

Would you like to know what my husband did?

Since he had the Wii remote, he decided it would be swell to click on the button that revealed how much I weighed.

Does he not know that a woman's weight is to never be revealed?

Oh, he is in trouble.

Here I am in my lovely exercise clothes.

My actual age is 28.

Sad, I know.

I have also owned 2 different minivans and I have varicose veins.

What happened?

Look at how many calories I am burning!

This Wii Fit works wonders!

My Wii Fit Age: 33.

Here is my revenge on the Lumberjack for discovering how much I weigh:

An action shot of my husband "working out."

Oh, I am in trouble.

Carhartts.

For to work out.

Brilliant!

His actual age: 29.

His Wii Fit Age: 49.

Yes!

Ha!

I win!

 I win!

 I win!

So, our family spent most of the night trying to get our Mii's set up on the Wii.

And we are not high tech, so this took us awhile.

But, if we ever do figure it out and use it regularly, we could end up saving a lot of money over time.

And we could get in great shape!

But, I wouldn't hold my breath if I were you.

Are Wii fit?

No.

No, Wii are not.