Wii strains

Last night was game night* and I got a chance to play on a Nintendo Wii gaming console for my first time. I was curious to see people playing on it but I wasn't so keen to try it out for myself, partly because it sounded too sporty for me and partly because everyone else would get to watch me probably looking like a fool jumping around in front of the television.

I've not had a games console of my own since the days of Sonic the Hedgehog on my old Sega Mega Drive and seldom played on one either. I've never really had a desire to spend money on one, especially because I've never really been good at playing the games (something to do with coordination probably, or lack thereof). Having played on the Wii though, I have a strange desire to get one for myself (I'd need a TV as well though). It was so much fun playing Wii Sports tennis, and even after two games I was feeling like it was giving me a good workout, so it must be good exercise too.

Little did I know that I'd wake up this morning with an inability to push myself up out of bed without feeling like I've strained my whole right arm in ways I haven't for a long time (perhaps since I last played tennis... 10 years ago?). I've been aching all day, and still am now. Swimming after work (30 lengths in 30.5 minutes) helped me a little bit I think but breaststroke wasn't exactly the most comfortable to perform with Wii strains in my tennis arm/shoulder.

* try asking straight colleagues if they're going to game night, and look at the confusion on their face, presumably as they wonder why you're asking if they're going to gay night