This morning I was having a workout on Wii Fit (here’s my initial review). My personal regimen right now is some strength training, some yoga and a lot of hard aerobic activity, followed by the “fun” stuff like the Ski Jump. That and the Ski Slalom might be the most addictive activities of the entire package… but Lisa swears that Bubble River will have you just as hooked.

Part of the aerobics that I’m doing right now is Jogging the long distance. It’s really clever how this works: you don’t use the Wii Balance Board at all. You just put the Wii Remote in your pocket (or if your pants lack pockets you can just hold the Remote in your hand) and then you start jogging in place. If you keep a brisk pace while swinging your arms in good wide circles you can work up a serious...