My Fitness Coach is the latest in Nintendo’s impressive line of games that prove video game entertainment can be both healthy and fun. Produced by UbiSoft exclusively for the Wii home game system, My Fitness Coach allows players to create, engage in and even track their very own fitness program. .caption { font-family: Verdana, Helvetica neue, Arial, serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; } ul.indent { list-style: inside disc; text-indent: -15px; } tab…
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#1 by Fanchon on August 2, 2009 - 4:18 pm
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Bought my copy today at another store (sorry amazon, couldn’t wait for you). Maya, the trainer gives you a fitness test including jumping jacks, push-ups, lunges, and crunches, and then recommends a custom program for you. For me, she recommended a long term goal of cardio and today’s focus was upper body. My 30 min workout was approx 15 min of cardio, 10 min of upper body strength training, and a few minutes each of abs and stretches. You follow along, more like a dvd than a video game. At the end of each segment she asks how hard it was for you, and the game uses your answer to adjust your next workout.
I started with 3 locations, and 5 more to unlock. Lots of music choices. Workout choices are yoga, cardio, upper body, lower body, abs, and flexibility. Workouts will incorporate whatever equipment you have: hr monitor, ball, hand weights, and step. No balance board option.
Much better workout than wii fit, and way more fun than a dvd or live class.
#2 by Damla on August 2, 2009 - 5:03 pm
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For those of you who are gun shy after getting burned by the Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum, there is no reason to wait. JMFU was garbage. This is the real thing. It does not use a balance board. Some people seem to have a problem with that but it’s not like they claimed to have balance board support and failed to deliver. The description in Amazon of what it does is completely accurate. Also, if it had balance board support it would be nearly twice the price.
I received it yesterday and have done 2 workouts on it.
Things I like (There is no way that I will hit all the good features):
1. There was a very thorough fitness test when you first set up a profile. I wish Wii Fit had something this comprehensive.
2. Maya, the coach, is a pleasure to work out with. She has a pleasing voice. She asks how you felt during a segment of the workout. The choices are No Sweat, I Was Working Hard, and I Couldn’t Keep Up. If you choose the first or the third answer, Maya promises to adjust that segment the next time she presents it during a workout.
3. I like being able to change the environment that Maya leads the workout from and I like that the view of Maya changes during the workout.
4. You can incorporate other equipment into the workout. I happened to have an unused step, some weights and a stability ball stored in the basement. Neither of the workouts I did so far used the stability ball.
5. I still use the advanced step program on the Wii Fit but it is the same every time and the step is so low. With this I am able to use a real step and adjust it to the height I want to get the best workout.
6. The routines scroll across the bottom so I can see how much is left of the current routine and which routine is coming up next.
7. The tutorial feature was a necessity for me. When Maya started a routine that wasn’t clear to me I selected the tutorial. Maya explained how to do it. It repeats until I select Resume. Then Maya restarts the routine.
8. A workout DVD repeats the same workout every time. This game is dynamic. I need that kind of variety.
Things I didn’t like:
1. I don’t have a large space to work out in. I needed to have the step in a place where there was sufficient space to do the step routines but I also needed enough space to perform the non-step aerobic routines. I banged into a couch a few times. I think I’ll be able to work this out after a few workouts.
2. This is probably related to my lack of space but I think I would prefer that it stick to the equipment for a longer time. It used the step, then it didn’t, then it did again, and so on. On the other hand, not doing that may interfere with the randomness of the workouts and that would be a bad thing.
I had 2 good workouts and definitely recommend this game as long as you have read the description and understand what you are getting.
#3 by Fico on August 2, 2009 - 5:49 pm
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Spent a boring 45 minutes and only burned 120 calories..WHAT?
Because of so many good positive review, I got this game thinking it would would be fun. I needed something that would motivated me to work out since I think going to the gym is…
#4 by Gisbelle on August 2, 2009 - 6:07 pm
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These are my first impressions of My Fitness Coach and I will probably be adding some comments as the days go on. This game provides a way for you to set up your own workout and weight loss routine. It starts with a fitness test and you have options for choosing the length of time you want to exercise, how many days per week and what you want to accomplish. You can use it for weight loss, core strength or flexibility. You can also customize it for use with hand weights, an exercise ball or step bench if you have them. Just trying it for a couple days of workouts it provides a good cardio workout and lots of good flexibility moves. I’d have to say it’s more strenuous than most of the Wii Fit exercises, many of which are more concentrated on balance than on cardio. But the one thing I wish they would have included is use of the Wii balance board. This seems like such a natural for this game and would have given feedback on your actual moves. As it is, this seems more like an exercise DVD in some ways than a Wii fitness game.
Still, it does have many features that are interactive and that set it apart from an exercise DVD that I enjoy. You can choose from among 8 different places or environments to exercise, whatever suits your mood on a particular day. And there’s a good selection of music that you can choose to exercise to. To me that’s a big thing. Nothing is worse than having to exercise to music that you find annoying. Everyone should be able to find something they like here. And you can keep track of your progress.
Maya, your trainer gives you lots of encouragement and pushes you to achieve your goals. I think being able to set your own goals and making a commitment to exercise and eat well is a very good way to lose weight or gain flexibility and core strength. This game helps you to make that commitment and it gives you a way to measure your progress. There are also a lot of different exercises, something for everyone and for every fitness goal.
The music is good and the graphics are fine, not exceptional, but not bad. The instruction and demonstration of the exercises is very good and easy to follow. The only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 is that I thought it missed a good chance at more interactivity by not including the balance board.
#5 by Tacey on August 2, 2009 - 8:07 pm
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic results!
I didn’t buy this game on amazon, it was a gift. But I really really love it. I have been using it since mid March and lost about 20 lbs (that and of course a good diet).
#6 by Kafele on August 2, 2009 - 8:30 pm
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A great workout, but to consider it a game!?!?!?
My wife wanted something to take the boredom out of excercise. If she did repeated excercise routines, she would become bored very easily.
#7 by Anonymous on August 2, 2009 - 10:38 pm
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5.0 out of 5 stars
The motivation I needed.
To be fair I think I should give out some personal info. I am 5’5 and 123 pounds. I bought this because we just got the Wii and I wanted to get in shape.
#8 by Uba on August 3, 2009 - 12:56 am
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Better than Wii Fit
I was looking for a new exercise program after not being all that satisfied by the Wii Fit program, and decided to try this and one other Wii exercise program.
#9 by Twila on August 3, 2009 - 2:04 am
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Way better than the Wii Fit
I was initially skeptical because this workout didn’t use the Wii Fit board. Immediately after the first use, it’s so nice not to be bothered with the board, remote, or nunchuck -…
#10 by Jenna on August 3, 2009 - 4:13 am
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1.0 out of 5 stars
NOT SUITABLE for anyone who isn’t already fit and/or has experience with exercise videos
I’m a big girl and in order to help me lose weight, I got a Wii Fit console. I absolutely loved it and thought I’d take it to the next level, change things up a bit, and got this…
#11 by Gustav on August 3, 2009 - 6:01 am
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Great workout
This is a great workout. You can really feel your heart rate go up. I have found muscles that I didn’t know I had.
#12 by Anonymous on August 3, 2009 - 6:55 am
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Kicks Ur Butt
I love this game. Its not really a game. I love being able to do hard exercise indoors esp. with heat outside. This totally kicks my butt. Its hard.
#13 by Vivek on August 3, 2009 - 7:21 am
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5.0 out of 5 stars
more workout than Wii Fit
I actually sweat with this workout and sometimes can’t keep up. The Wii Fit workout was a good warm-up for this one, but I feel like I can’t go back now.