A Couple of Gamers

Taking up the EA Sports Active Challenge (Really)

Posted on Feb 15, 2010 by Lori in Wii

There is a time in every person’s life when he/she looks at him/herself in the mirror and thinks, “Critical mass reached. Hull breach imminent.”

Well, that time has come for this couple of gamers.

Actually, that’s not exactly true. Dave’s already hot and perfect; he just made the commitment to work out more often because, well, he’s a smart cookie. You see, we both lead rather sedentary lifestyles. For the most part, we work at home and, in our leisure time, we play video games—not exactly activities conducive to physical fitness. In my case, however, I needed to accept the fact that I’ve gained fifteen pounds since our wedding three-and-a-half years ago, and five of those have been in the past three months.

Dave bought me EA Sports Active for my birthday in December, but not as a hint; it was simply that I had tired of Wii Fit. I bought him a stepper for Boxing Day, but not as a hint; it was simply that he was tired of our extremely old (and loud) exercise bike. I had tried EA Sports Active for a few days and really liked it but, being a lazy sod, I let things slide for a few days. And because of the traumatic experience of being passive-aggressively yelled at by an animated balance board in Wii Fit, I was reluctant to return for fear of compunction.

Well, I was at my in-laws’ last night, and they gave us a print of a photo they took at Christmas. I had more than one chin. That tore it.

So tomorrow, whilst Dave is stepping his way to cardiovascular superiority,I’ll be donning the ol’ leg strap and mounting the board for some hot, hardcore virtual action. And this time, I’m going to stick to it. Really. I’ll even blog my weekly progress. And if I fail, I’ll submit myself to your mocking castigation.