We love Wii Fit!

Allow me to illustrate my fitness history:

1996: I win the Yoga award in high school. Am pumped. Celebrate by eating a brownie overload sundae. Stop working out. (This award may have been fixed. My yoga teacher was also my driver’s ed teacher, and on the side, I was editing her erotica novel for free. Some things never change.)

2005: Join gym. Go to gym three times. Stop going to gym, keep on paying for the next year.

2008: Three years have passed, I’m older, I’m wiser. Good friend recommends Fit TV. I watch and am entranced in the belly-dancing program…which I watch while sitting on my bed, eating a burrito.

Over time, I’ve learned to (somewhat) be responsible about what I eat, but I’m terrible at working out. However, I’m very good at visual stimulation, and thus today I went with an open mind when I was invited to a demo of the new Nintendo Wii Fit.

Can I just say? Coolest thing ever.

The Wii Fit hits shelves May 19 (but I think you can preorder NOW) , and it is a combination workout video and electronic exercise log that charts players’ progress on a series of exercises, as well as weight and BMI.

It even creates your Fit Age - it’s totally Brain Age, but for your body! With more than 40 activities to chose from - everything from aerobics and yoga to strength training and balance games - there’s an activity for everyone. I was happy to hog the machine and try them all! (Well, not really. But I tried like three different yoga exercises and snowboarded down a slalom course, and rocked them both.)

The best feature? You get a Wii personal trainer (who is totally hot and Sven-like), who guides you through, and keeps track of your daily progress. So, it’s dummy-proof, lie-proof, and lazy-proof.

I am so getting this the second it’s available. And then letting it kick my ass into my summer bikini.

PS: The BMI reader told me I am actually LOW normal. As in, the LOWER side of normal. This is such great news, there may be a cocktail in my evening plans.