Ok, now you can just put a board on the floor and, guided by virtual trainers that look like Playdoh dolls, you can do some step exercises, box a little, hula hoop, and even snowboard, ski, practise some yoga and eat fish dressed as a penguin. All in the name of fitness.
But 20 years ago, before Nintendo hit it big for the first time with two mustached italian plombers, doing exercise at home was even more fun:
For all of us who woke up during our school years before 6 am, Mousercise was a fixture. Inspired by the aerobics fad that was sweeping the world and established the leotard and headbands as fashion staples (and into "hard rock" bands), the Disney Channel thought that the best way to keep kids (and their moms) entertained at 5 in the morning was to make them follow the moves of such coordinated and suave characters as Goofy and Donald Duck. Just add a semireplica of Olivia Newton John from "Let's Get Physical" as the host (nevermind Steve), and you get the show that surely seeded the dance moves of Britney, Justin and Christina.
If you don't know this show, it means that you used to wake up later and ended up watching Dumbo Circus and Welcome to Pooh Corner. In that case, you probably are today one of those "sensitive" guys that managed to go and see the Sex and the City film or that cries with every episode of Grey's Anatomy. If you had some good cable, then you ended up watching the japanese cartoon version of Tom Sawyer followed by an annoying seal called Seabert.
But if Mousercise makes part of your childhood and you still remember Pluto doing jumping jacks, you will probably think that Wii Fit exercises are a little boring. For the next version, I suggest that all trainers and additional characters should be cartoon icons. I, for once, would definitely love to box Butters, do some hula hoops with Weyland Smithers, jog with He-Man and all the Masters of the Universe, snowboard with a Gummy Bear and practise some yoga with Willie Coyote.
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