By Michael Dorausch, D.C.

It’s official, Kimberly Bock, the #44 commenting individual on our Win a Wii Fit from Planet Chiropractic has won herself a new in the box, fitness gadget, that is all the rage amongst so many seeking to be fit as a fiddle folks, worldwide.

It’s good thing I had initially stated that a winner would be announced on or around June 9. It took longer for the judges to come back with their votes, and I lost the first set of tallies I had put together.

I really wanted #2 Brent Csutoras to win because he not only commented, but was instrumental in spreading the word about the contest to others. I’m going to have to find some other way to tell him thanks.

Thanks to our judges for direct messaging me with their selections. Those participating included PR female extraordinaire Nicole Jordan, Elmer Thomas (local geek and twiistup presenter), Curtis Cunningham (a drum nerd residing in Los Angeles, California), and Eric Lander.

Here is Kimberly’s winning comment, it was one out of nearly 50 received.

#44 Kimberly Bock
I’m a committee member of Prince William Drop-In Center (Va) – A day cntr. for those who are mentally challenged.

I would donate it to them and develop a 1/2 hr work-out plan to share with them. Encouraging them to exercise will be less difficult if we have a tool like this that makes exercise fun.

Stimulating their physical health will compliment their medicinal needs.This also acting as a contribution to PWC as a whole because it may be a determining factor in their becoming functional members of the County.

Thanks for offering such a useful tool. Good luck everyone!

Others in the running included…

#4 Melissa Hourigan
If I was presented with the Wii fit, I would maybe get off Twitter for five seconds to get fit. After the birth of my third child and a new work-from-home situation, I am finding myself in a weird place physically. Unfortunately, I have spend quite a bit of money on pilates, yoga mama and ab videos. While they are fun to watch, the pounds aren’t coming off. I need something more engaging and just don’t have the outfits to go to the gym. Please help this mom who strives to be hip and get out of these damn maternity clothes. Technology is my only chance.

#6 Chris Bartow
I plan to work with my business partner to develop a use for Wii Fit in our Senior Fitness Tai Chi program. It will hopefully brought to local senior housing facilities and integrated into their lives.

#28 Kymberlie Piekkola
I would spend time with my kids having fun and loosing weight at the same time. It’s so great to see the video game companies getting these kids off the couch.

I waited almost a year to receive my Wii Fit (first writing about it in July 2007) but when it arrived I had the urge to make it available in a simple to enter contest, and see if I learned anything about the process as a result.

Thanks to everyone who participated and helped in spreading the word. Much abundance and great fitness and health to all of you!

By Michael Dorausch, D.C.

You may or may not have noticed that I ordered a Wii Fit early in April and received one via FedEx just the other day. It’s very cool and apparently there’s quite a bit of concern that there won’t be enough units to go around. Wouldn’t it be great to Win one for yourself?

Well now you can! I have a brand new unit, opened only to take photos, that’s ready to take up residence in the home of some happy camper. Check out the photos…

One side of the Wii Fit box

Other side of the Wii Fit box

Everything inside the box

How to Win

Participating is simple, all you have to do is add a comment to this post. Tell us what you would do with a Wii Fit. How would it improve your health and fitness? Talk about the balance board, yoga, doing push-ups, or the importance of exercise. Just make sure your comment is better than anyone else’s, since our judges will be deciding the winner based on the comment that they collectively like the most.

Wii Fit Contest Rules

1. Planet Chiropractic will begin collecting comments beginning on May 22nd, 2008.
2. All comments must be received by 9pm PT on June 6th, 2008.
3. Comments that meet the submission guidelines will be published.
4. Planet Chiropractic reserves the right to reject or edit any comment, for any reason including: use of profanity, plagiarism, obvious spam, excessive links etc.
5. The winner will be the finalist with the most votes from our panel of judges.
6. You agree to allow Planet Chiropractic to use your comment submission and your name for any promotional purposes.
7. The final winner will be announced on or around June 9th, 2008.
8. Planet Chiropractic reserves the right to change or cancel this contest at any time and for any reason.
9. The contest is open to Canadian and US residents 18-years and older.

All comments get held for moderation, but they will appear shortly (as long as not in violation of rules mentioned above). Ready to participate? Post your comment below!