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My favorite! I’ve done yoga and I’ve been into it for a long time. The word yoga derived from Sanskrit word “Yuj”, meaning to “unite”. It’s an ancient art that developes your breathing, general health concentration. With good practice and persistence you can achieve a moderate level in just a dozen years. Scared already? Well, the good news is – not anymore, thanks to Nintendo and the unique wii fit balance board.

The wii fit balance board will measure your center of balance and will tell you how well you are doing. There are many different poses starting from the easiest to the hardest. Nintendo named the poses a little bit freely but luckily you will see their real names. By the way poses in yoga are called “asans”, a good thing to know. I guess you can call them wii asans.

For the yoga sessions, you pick a wii fit trainer (male or female) to work with. The trainer shows you the asans and then you do them together. They are held usually up to 40 seconds. While you are doing the pose, graphics on the screen indicate your balance. Keep your TV at eye level so that you can see without turning your neck.

What kind of Yoga it would be without breathing exercises. Oh yes, the wii fit will guide you through the proper breathing routines. The exercises have a light blue circle that expands when you’re supposed to exhale and contracts when you’re supposed to inhale.

You have access to only four yoga poses when you first start the game: Deep Breathing, Half-Moon, Warrior, and Tree. Other poses are unlocked as you accumulate more minutes in your Fit Bank. Many of the final yoga poses are the last activities that you unlock in the entire game.

Unlockable Yoga Poses

·                     Sun Salutation

·                     Standing Knee

·                     Palm Tree

·                     Chair

·                     Triangle

·                     Downward-Facing Dog

·                     Dance

·                     Cobra

·                     Bridge

·                     Spinal Twist

·                     Shoulder Stand

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