I'm surprised it's taken this long, but someone has finally developed a pure Yoga exercise game for the Wii. Yoga has been a big element of Wii Fit since the start, and in many ways it's the form of exercise most suited to doing at home in conjunction with a balance board, but until now there hasn't been a game that focused solely on Yoga.

Now comes "Yoga" (imaginative title ) from Dreamcatcher ([url="http://www.yoga-game.com/"]Official Website[/url]) a game dedicated to the serene art of balancing on one leg and scaring your friends by bending into weird poses.

As someone who has done a lot of yoga in the past, but has slipped out of the habit, I'm really excited by "Yoga" and I'm hoping that it lives up to it's hype. I'd like to get back into yoga but it can be tough when you don't have the time to take classes, it's harder to stay motivated, or to come up with varied sequences to keep things interesting. Yoga is one of the best form of exercise for all-round body strength and well-being, so I'm keen to start doing it again.

The video below (which unfortunately is in German) gives you a feel for the new game, and an idea of the high production values we can expect. The details on the website are a little vague, but by concentrating on just one thing, yoga, hopefully it will get things right. "Yoga" will support the Wii Fit Balance board, and provides "dynamic feedback" on how you are doing. How well it compares to Wii Fit Plus and it's new routines remains to be seen.



I do have one serious concern, but it is not about the game, but rather the way it is being advertised. "Yoga" is being fronted by the model Anja Rubik and while she is an attractive woman, I find her disturbingly thin. I'm not sure it's really the image that a fitness game should be promoting.

In my experience, yoga practitioners tend not to be stick thin, but rather toned and lean. That's a very different image, and a much healthier one, from the waifs that are presented by the fashion industry. Interestingly the characters in the game appear much more reasonably proportioned.

You can pre-order "Yoga" from Amazon, and if you do so through the links below you'll be helping to support Wii Fit Forum. Thanks, Paul

I've found the english language trailer for "Yoga", enjoy.