::A Geek in Korea::

I heard about Traineo through a website that tried a “Wii Sports” diet. Traineo is a personal trainer “manager” sort of website where you can track your exercise and workouts, chart weight gain or weight loss, and potentially track calories. I decided to try out Traineo for a bit to keep track of my exercise routine.

First, I had to develop an exercise routine. Traineo had a drop down menu for “Wii”, as well as for “walking”. Since this is 90% of the exercise I get these days before work, this would work out well enough. I started out today stretching to get the cobwebs out, then played an hour of Wii Sports semi-intensely.

After that, I put on Yoshi’s coat and tried to go for a jog with my dog. My dog decided all he was up for today was a slow walk. It was a bit cold, with light snow so I wanted to keep moving to stay warm. He was not cooperating. We headed to a walking bridge and went up the stairs, down a ramp, ran around to the stairs, and went back up for a few laps. Yoshi was so confused. Every time we’d go around for another lap he’d look up as if to say, “What the hell man? We’ve already done this.”

I came back, estimated my times and intensity, and then put the information into Traineo. Unfortunately, while it can estimate what my calorie burn might be, I don’t know if my diet is excessive or not. I can’t track calories because Korean food has poor labeling (Admittedly, it is getting better). I’ll keep eating what I normally do, and hope an increase in activity is enough to knock off a few kilograms.

After all that exercise, I connected my Wii to the Internet and did some Youtube’ing on the television. After messing with the Zoom, it’s the same as watching any compressed video you might watch online. I’d watch something for ten minutes, then have to get out the Wiimote to bump over to the next file of a multi-part show. Instant gratification while you sit on the couch and take it easy.

Tags: wii, Nintendo, Traineo, youtube, wifi