Are you whiny about leaving the house? Are you afraid of people or just allergic to exercise? Excuses, excuses, excuses. So it might ACTUALLY be too hot or too cold outside to jog, run or even get to the gym, but if it wasn’t you probably would not actually go anyway. Sound familiar?

Now you can have the best of both worlds. The comfort and security of not leaving the house, an entertaining technological platform to play with, AND you will actually want to get off your couch to exercise. Nintendo’s new Wii FIT gaming accessory (www.wii.nintendo.com) can change those excuses into action. It will offer more than 40 exercise activities that are fun to do with family or friends or just by yourself. Get your kids unglued from their “boob tube” and help them stay healthy by offering games for jump-rope, hula hoop and soccer games. Adults might enjoy aerobic routines or yoga. The package comes with a pressure sensitive scale sized Wii Balance Board that can calculate your BMI and keep records on the whole family. With this information you can track and compare the whole family’s fitness progress. It’s not quite available yet but check the website because it is coming soon.

So use your excuses for being lazy and a hermit now, because soon you aren’t going to be able to use them!