Get your Wiimote dumbells

[Queasy]

Preorder now! - Ok, these aren't as completely useless as the PomPom accessories. It's actually probably helpful for those people that use the WiiFit on a regular basis.

Add some weight to your Wii Fit? Workout

Trading in your gym membership for a Wii Fit??

Need to add some resistance to your workouts?

Introducing riiflex, a weighted attachment designed for the the Wii? remote. Soon gamers and fitness enthusiasts alike will be able to turn their Wiimote into a weighted dumbbell.

Be among the first to receive this innovative product by submitting your reservation for preorder today.

* Designed for the Wii? Remote (Wiimote).
* 2LB and 5LB increments (currently proposed).
* Allows access to all Wii? Remote functions.

Still fits in with my "The Wii is accessory hell" mantra.

<-- Owns a set of Samba De Amigo maracas btw.

Here is the Wiimote killing a dog story.

 

[an51r]

Yikes poor dog, I think the weights are a cool idea, get our obese country moving in the right direction,lol.

 

[purbeast0]

so they are 2 pound dumbell attachments, and the 5 pound ones are in the works?

do they realize how light 2 pounds is?

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: purbeast0
so they are 2 pound dumbell attachments, and the 5 pound ones are in the works?

do they realize how light 2 pounds is?

Women use 2lb dumbbells frequently. Especially when walking or doing aerobic workouts. They aren't looking to buff up their muscles. Just add a little resistance in their workout.

 

[Fardringle]

This is actually one of the most useful Wii accessories I've seen. Most of them are just silly "fluff" and some are downright idiotic. But weight resistance is a good idea, particularly for the aerobic exercises in the Wii Fit program.

And yes, 2lb and 5lb weights are perfectly adequate to add weight and resistance for the walking/step exercises.

I have to wonder how much the actual product will cost, though, since they want $5 (non-refundable) just to reserve a spot on the preorder list.

 

[Slick5150]

Heh.. I was actually coming up with a design for something like this last week. Seemed like a natural fit for Wii Fit. Glad to see someone who knows what they're doing more than I do is actually coming out with something like this.

 

[purbeast0]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: purbeast0
so they are 2 pound dumbell attachments, and the 5 pound ones are in the works?

do they realize how light 2 pounds is?

Women use 2lb dumbbells frequently. Especially when walking or doing aerobic workouts. They aren't looking to buff up their muscles. Just add a little resistance in their workout.

interesting...

 

[Rage187]

but the fit doesn't require you to hold two wiimotes...actually, none of the games use 2 wiimotes. wiifit boxing uses a wiimote with a nunchuk.

 

[Fardringle]

True. If you want the extra weight resistance, just get a pair of cheap wrist/ankle weights, but make sure they are securely attached if you're going to be doing any of the "energetic" movements like boxing.

 

[Imaginer]

Originally posted by: Rage187
but the fit doesn't require you to hold two wiimotes...actually, none of the games use 2 wiimotes. wiifit boxing uses a wiimote with a nunchuk.

None of the games? Out of Wii Fit perhaps...

But ever heard of We Cheer? This combined with the remotes makes for an effective shoulder/arm workout in a sense.

It is a shame that this game is passed due to a bit of closed minded professional reviews.