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Wii Fit Balance Board Riser

Wii Fit Balance Board Riser
A month ago, my wife asked me to buy her a Wii fit. What the heck, I figured, anything to get her to work out. Well, a month has passed, and she's used it six times, meh. I on the other hand have become addicted to it and in the last 29 days have racked up 26 hours.
Am I loosing a ton of weight? No, but I love to eat. Is my strength way up? Heck yeah. Do I feel better? Immensely. As to my stamina, just ask my wife ;-) In all seriousness, I've gone from barely able to do 6 minutes of hula hooping, to doing 30 minutes of hula hoops, followed by 30 minutes of step plus 20 minutes of strength training.
Thing is, the step isn't that high, so I wanted to knock together a riser to increase the workout for step and rhythm boxing. Here begins our tale.
This being the internet, I realize some wit is going to inevitably say "Just go to the gym." To which I'd like to peremptorily state "Cram it, with Walnuts".


 
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Step 1Chapter One: A Parade in Erhenrang

Chapter One: A Parade in Erhenrang
First you will need to cut three lengths of two by four, you could use four by four if you wish for a greater challenge. Two pieces are cut 12 and 1/4 inches long and the third piece is cut 12 and 3/4 inches long.


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14 comments
Mar 7, 2011. 1:06 AMblugyblug says:
Just go to the gym
Jun 8, 2010. 1:00 PMabsolute zero says:
My favorite part was the last two sentences from the intro =)
Jun 8, 2010. 1:50 PMtarzioo says:
haha mine too!
Jun 27, 2010. 6:51 AMrhaubejoi says:
me too! lol, we say Suck it, Fancy! lol
Jun 8, 2010. 8:41 PMyoyology says:
Extra points for the chapter titles. I got The Left Hand Of Darkness
 and Googled the second one to find Dream Park, but the rest are a mystery to me.
Jun 8, 2010. 8:23 PMzascecs says:
No offense, but the intro for your i'ble sounds more like an advertisement for the wii fit... =P
Jun 8, 2010. 1:51 PMDavidRobertson says:
HEY I <3 CATS LOL!
Jun 8, 2010. 12:45 PMlabtecmike says:
Perfect! I was just heading out to go buy the riser today.. Now I can save 23 bucks and have a project for the day. :) I have become addicted to Wii fit plus also.. Thanks for the idea,, Easy to read!
Jan 28, 2009. 5:17 PMbowmaster says:
I played Wii for an hour and a half without stopping one time.
Jan 16, 2009. 11:51 AMjessicapiorier says:
fantastic. thanks. you thought of everything. i had the same problem with lack of challenge after a while. so first i put mine on a book, but it kept falling off. so i went online thinking that somebody must make one for sale. i was just gonna set it down on some stacked plywood! this is so easy but has features that make it so professional-ish!
Jan 11, 2009. 7:52 AMswissmis76 says:
This is a great idea, as my little leg extensions that came with the board just keep popping off. I had to put two large tiles on the carpet and the board on that. But I like the height Idea for the step class.
Dec 27, 2008. 2:17 PMhippyland2 says:
risers come with wii fit. your suposed to use them if the board is on carpet and leave it alone on tile... but still great solution. i got my wii fit a couple days ago
Nov 9, 2008. 5:54 PMblueberrypieisgood says:
This is a great idea. and yes, i have a LOT of dirt on mine!
Aug 6, 2008. 9:27 PMyourtvlies says:
Simple and effective - I dig it. I was thinking risers would be a pretty stellar add-on, myself.

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I'm a graduate of the University of Central Florida with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, I am currently working on my Master's. Otherwise, I enjoy building things, designing the things I'm going ...
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