Wii Fit Women destroying their homes.

Wii Fit women 'destroying their homes'

WOMEN working out on Nintendo Wii Fit are helping to cause millions of dollars worth of damage to their homes.

In Britain alone, it has been reported that bungling fitness fiends have contributed to a $A41.5 million living room repair bill.

Flower pots, television sets and even pets have been sent flying by the high kicks and hula hoop motions of increasingly vigorous home exercise routines, Britain's Telegraph newspaper reports.

Almost 20 per cent of women polled admitted having accidents after getting carried away in the living room with fitness routines such as those on the Nintendo Wii Fit.
Many of the 1000 women polled for women-only insurer Sheila's Wheels admitted they had caused an average of $13.60 worth of damage to their homes in the last year with over-enthusiastic work-outs.
That figure equates to a national yearly bill of $41.5 million - based on the Government's estimate of the UK's female population.

The bizarre research was revealed as US researchers told how fitness-oriented video games have "great potential" for core strengthening and rehabilitation of injured athletes.

"We are looking to incorporate Wii Fit into the athletic training room as far as rehabilitation, for example, on post-operative knees and ankles," Sue Stanley-Green, a professor of athletic training at Florida Southern College in Lakeland, said.

Fitness video games that have the user perform lower-body balance and weight-shifting activities could help patients with weight-bearing rehabilitation after an injury or surgery. Fitness video games that focus on upper body movement patterns could be helpful in the rehab centre as well.
Tennis video games, for example, can be used to safely exercise the rotator cuff after injury or repair.
"Fitness-oriented video games are also being used more and more in nursing homes for rehabilitation," Ms Stanley-Green said, providing a fun way to help elderly people expand their range of motion.
One of the most difficult aspects of rehabilitation is getting patients to perform tedious, repetitive exercises.
The entertainment value inherent in video games may help boost compliance with rehabilitation and perhaps improve outcomes.

"My daughter is 12 and she has a friend who is very inactive and overweight and has some body control issues and the Wii Fit has really been a good thing for her," Ms Stanley-Green said.
"This is a child who would rather eat than anything and it's the first time I have ever seen her say, 'I'm not coming to dinner, I'm playing the Wii'.
"And anyone can play these games," according to Stanley-Green. "I am illiterate as far as video games but these are games that anyone can have success with. My daughter absolutely hates the fact that I am better at this one balance game than she is," she said


LMAO...This is an article I came across while browsing some info on the Wii fit system...thought about getting one...perhaps not!

Arghhh..

OH my God, I am a nimbat.





I just typed an awesome sized entry, (not just sayin' that either!), added pics which took friggen FOREVER to load, by the way....& then, instead of clicking to return to the post when the pictures finally got their asses uploaded, I clicked close, didn't I...instead of return to post.....





So, now, you get pics alone, & have to wait for a birthday recap tomorrow!


And, at myself again.....arghhhhh, frickin'nimbat!

Birthday Bash (thank God for auto-save!)

Happy Birthday to our beautiful boy!

(and, as the title states, thank God for auto-save which is a feature of Blogger that saved the post I bitched & whined about losing, in my previous entry!)

He turned 3 yesterday, & truly had such a great time.

He got spoilt beyond belief from the whole family, & has been entertained with his birthday gifts ever since he got them!

He is a bit of a Cars fanatic,& almost everything he received was something to do with Cars.

From Aunty Kylie & Uncle Stevo, he got the most gorgeous little Yamaha racing shirt.

On Sunday night, my oldest, bestest friend Bridgett came down to stay for a few days, & as usual, it is so bloody awesome to spend time with her...(& to con her into helping make the birthday cake slipped into mind!)

Then, after speaking with my gorgeous little sister, she also decided to come down to celebrate Jaydens birthday, & have a girly time with Bridgey & I.

She brought with her some pretty wicked home-made Kahlua that rocked my socks off, I tell ya!

(Must remember to order some of that for me, Kyle's

We had a pretty late night the first night, before Jaydens birthday, & still had to assemble & decorate the cake, (which we were bright to put off til the morning, considering we were all drunk & giggly!)

Had the best time, catching up with the gorgeous girls.

The next day, we got up to a pretty excited little man, who really understood the whole concept of the birthday thing this year!

Well, we thought he did...until he started opening his presents, & was a bit puzzled looking.

We asked what was wrong & he looked at us so seriously, with a frown etched on his little face, palms upturned, & said, "Wheres the car cake?"

Ever since we had began discussing his birthday, when asked what he would like for his birthday he would say "A Car cake!"

So with that in mind, a "car cake" was definately on the agenda where cake was concerned!

Bridgey & I whipped up a pretty wicked car cake, if I do say so myself!

Jayden loved it!

It was a double sponge that we filled with jam & cream, then iced chocolate.

We made a road with milkbottle lollies chopped up as the centre lines on the road & a grassy bit to each side, which was coconut with green food colouring.

We made a traffic light with jelly lollies as the different light colours.

And jelly racecars on the road & grass!

It looked so cool!!

Jayden even blew out all the candles on his cake un assisted this year! He really is a big boy!

(He actually enjoyed that part so much that he insisted we light them again for a second go!)

Thanks Sal!

What an awesome surprise I got when I logged in & saw my blog yesterday!
Thanks so much Sal!
It is gorgeous!!
Huuuge thanks also for the surprise I got when I logged in to blog tonight & saw my signature at the bottom, (also created by the gorgeous Sally!)

I really can't thank you enough, & I hope it didn't take up too much of your time.
Lotsa luv,

(squeals cause I don't have to sign off & it looks awesome!!)

Some pics..

Considering the gorgeous boy of ours is turning 3 on Tuesday, I thought I'd pop in some shots of him, while he is still...two...LOL

"Plant one on these!!"

"This is my Bob gear! I can fix anything in this!"



"Cheeeeeeeeese!!!"




.
"Wish they'd hurry up with my lunch...I'm getting sleepy!"

I look at these pictures of him, & they instantly make me smile. He is so loving, & sooooo cute...I could eat him up!!!

xxTxx

Biggest Kid of them all!

My husband; the King of Kids...has really outdone himself this time!

Last week, Jake had his mate stay over, & while they were in his room, playing PS games, after dinner, Jamie came to me, giggling like a schoolgirl, saying he was going to scare the boys.

I rolled my eyes, as I obviously know my husband too well, & I just knew it was not gonna end well!

And, right, I was....

So, 5 seconds later, he comes back to me...all dressed in black, & with a beanie on his noggin.
I rolled my eyes & continued my telephone conversation with my friend.

The boys, in Jakes room, were totally unaware that he was up to anything. (So we thought!)
, just envision the following scenario....

Jamie, all dressed in black, outside the bedroom window, creeping down, while trying to crawl directly under the window ledge, so he could jump up & do the whole : "Arrrgh!" with his face pressed against the screen, to scare the pants off the boys.

However, the boys were one up on him....

As Jamie rose to his feet, the boys were already pressing their faces aginst the screen, & squealed/screamed (thing that they did) at him!
Jamie fell backwards, in fright, & fell over the table next to the pool stuff box thing,(I have gone blank!!!) near Jakes window.

The kids were pissing themselves laughing, & I was laughing at them laughing!
Next minute, Jamie hobbles in, barely able to speak from being winded when his chest landed across the wooden table.
I rolled my eyes & told my friend I had to go...she could hear the commotion!

Two days later, he is still sore & can't sleep in the bed, he has to recline in the couch & sleep there!

And a week later....I finally persuaded him to get his butt to the Emergency department, (as I had to take Jake to physio there anyway) where it is discovered from X-rays, that he has broken & cracked ribs!
Now we have to watch that it doesn't turn into a lung infection...if he's not better by Wednesday, back to Emergency he goes.

Fuck...now I feel so bad for making him bring in the washing everyday.
Bloody big kid.

xxTxx

For Kylie

I know you are hanging out to hear the story about the old biddy near the park.

Will briefly fill you in...

The kids all get together with others in the neighbourhood, to meet up in the park across from our house, to play footy.
(Boy, girls of both kids ages join in, as well as Dillon & his mates)

Anyhoo...they were always coming home, complaining about this old lady who threatens o keep their balls (footballs!!) if they land in her yard by accident.

The kids usually ignored her, so they said, but I am envisioning the odd mouthful of cheek, slung her way, I mean...these kids are almost teenagers!
Not saying it's right, but, hey...we were all kids once & I haven't forgotten how I hated to be told off especially when I wasn't in the wrong!!

Anyway, this one time (at bandcamp...ha! Just popped into my head!) we (Jamie & I ) went with them to cook up a BBQ for lunch, for after the crew of kids had finished their footy game.

Well, the old biddy started on them didn't she!
I heard her say, "If that ball lands in my yard I am keeping it!"
She didn't see us adults there, (well, granted, I am the size of your average 10 yr old, & her eyesight would be getting on!)
I piped up & said,
"Errr, actually, that is theft...keeping something that does not belong to you"

The fucking old bat, didn't miss a beat.
She snapped, "I dont care! They shouldn't be playing here!!!"
(Local park, hello??? Where should they play? On the road??)

She ranted & raved for a bit, about them, & I had had enough!
For fucks sake, these poor kids were not harming anyone or anything.
They just wanted to run around & have fun together.

Jamie listened to her ramble, (I had to walk away, I was fuming & felt like letting out obscenities, but hey...there were too many kids in earshot for that!) but he made it clear that if she didn't like kids playing there, perhaps she should have considered that when buying her duplex which was built after the park was!

When I get old, I swear, I will not be a miserable old bat!
I swear!!!

There was heaps more to the story, but it just sounds silly all typed out, so I will re-enact it for you when I see you, Kyle's!! haha)

xxTxx