Wii™ Fitness for Dummies®

Chapter 3. Getting Fit with Yoga and Strength Training

In This Chapter

• Getting started with yoga and strength training

• Understanding yoga

• Mastering the yoga poses

• Working your body with strength training

It may seem unusual for us to cover yoga and strength training in the same chapter, but we have two reasons for doing so. The exercises we highlight in this chapter are what make Wii Fit Plus the excellent fitness software that it is, and yoga and strength training actually have a lot in common, with both activities helping you develop strength and increase endurance. Yoga does this by stretching the muscles by holding poses, while strength training builds the muscles through strenuous, repetitive motions, also known as reps.

The first part of this chapter focuses on yoga. In this section, we review the benefits of deep breathing and how to do it the right way. We also provide step lists for all the poses and include the Sanskrit/Hindi terms whenever possible in case you ever want to take a yoga class. In the strength training section, we discuss how bodyweight moves can effectively target all your major muscle groups and provide you with step lists for each of the strength-training exercises. Images of select yoga poses and strength-training exercises are also provided throughout. Of course, you can watch demos of any of the yoga and strength-training exercises being performed while you are working out with Wii Fit Plus by selecting Demo after you choose your activity. For more details ...