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Platform: Nintendo Wii
ESRB Rating: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Product Weight: 1.00 pounds
Model: 19045
Manufacturer: Electronic Arts
Release Date: 2009-05-19
Sales Rank: 51
Great workout!!!!,
by Robert Scanlon, 2010-03-15
Just finishing up my 30 day workout. I've lost 15 pounds and 2 waist sizes. Great workout for a beginner. You basicly get what you put into it. Can't understand how people are having problems with it(they must not be that motivated!)Overall a great product, but you need to replace the flimsy resistence band with a much stronger one.
EA Sports Active for Wii,
by Sophie D, 2010-03-15
I read many reviews before purchasing this one and taking into account the main complaints was the the leg strap falling. I decided to go for it because I wanted something more than what the wii fit offered. I wore sweats for my first two workouts and I could sympathize with others having the leg strap fall. Very annoying! So I went shopping and bought a pair of Fila nylon leg hugging capris that didn't have any bulk like my sweats had. Boy did that make a big difference and I was able to take advantage of the exercise program. I have hurt shoulder so I couldn't do many of the band exercises for the arms so I created my own workouts that don't involve the band or I do them without the band. I love this and I also bought the More EA Sports Active. I love the step aerobics on the second one. I love the different levels. Two Thumbs UP! One more thing. I haven't exercised for a year and this was really easy to fit into my schedule and I look forward to my workouts/.
Good with some tweaking,
by Veronika, 2010-03-13
Pros:
Easy to use. I recommend doing the 30 day challenge to familiarize yourself with the various exercises available with the game.
Easy to create you own customized workout. I did this after completing the 30 day challenge, once I figured out what I liked/didn't like.
Wide variety of pre-canned workout routines. What is really nice is the variety, both in terms of length, intensity and focus (i.e. you can do low impact, upper body, lower body, etc etc).
Cons:
Doesn't pick up your movements, with certain exercises in particular. Like bicep curls - I curl, I wait and after holding your hand in the curl position, it is still not picking up the fact you are doing it right. Additionally, once it thinks you are doing the exercise wrong it can take a LONG time for it to determine that you have actually corrected your position.
Workaround: just finish the exercise without paying attention to the screen and select SKIP. You can skip an exercise by pushing the + and selecting skip.
Annoying trainer 'encouragement' and criticism. The criticism is particularly annoying when you are actually doing the exercise correctly.
Workaround: put the TV on mute and put on your own music. After you've completed the 30 day challenge you really don't need the trainer tips anymore and your own music will be far preferable to the rather boring music that comes with the game. Best of all - no annoying trainer dialog!!
Leg strap is somewhat uncomfortable. Unless you really cinch it tight, it falls off when running.
Workaround: put the nunchuck down your pants! I know this sounds stupid, but if you are wearing legging type workout bottoms, just put the nunchuk on your leg under the pant. It is far more comfortable.
Resistance band - offers almost no resistance.
Workaround: buy better resistance bands. Then buy a couple of carabiners and connect the handles that come with the game to your purchased resistance bands. Reason being, it is extremely awkward to hold the wii remote and nunchuk with the plastic tubing that comes on most resistance bands but if you attach the handles that came with the game, it is much more comfortable. Still not great - I still find it a bit uncomfortable to deal with the remotes plus resistance bands.
Fun workout for people who don't like to work out,
by Carmody Quinn, 2010-03-11
I really bought this for the cardio boxing based upon reviews. I'm the kind of person who tends to buy the workout videos and just never use them cause they are such a chore. But I really like the boxing on this and the dance turned out nice as well which was a surprise to me (I'm normally not much of a dance fan).
If you are seriously into boxing or dance then probably best not to bother but if you want something that will get you up and moving and is fun I do recommend this. Only thing I find irritating is that you can't seem to turn off the instructions in between each set.
Great Workout!,
by Joanna, 2010-03-10
So far, I have really enjoyed EA Active. I don't enjoy working out, so it's hard for me to find something to stick with. I was also nervous that this workout was goign to be boring, but that has not been the case. I have stuck with this workout longer than most. I realy enjoy the 30 day preset workouts. It's something a bit different each day, yet it still doesn't feel overwhelming. I'm pretty out of shape, but I leave each work out feeling like I've done something which is usually followed by a day being pretty sore. My past work outs were strictly aerobic, but this one works everything.
I do have a few complaints though...
1. I'm a pretty tall and lanky person, so the leg strap does not stay very well. I've found that I've needed to wear leggings or somtehing tighter to my skin instead of my preferred sweat pants.
2. During arm exercises involving both remotes and the resistance band, I often feel like the game reads the wii remote too sensitively and it often gets "stuck." It doesn't want to register my crunches so I find myself redoing them more times than needed. I think the game is too picky about how the wii remote is held for each exercise.
I own 4 or 5 wii workout games and this one is definitey my favorite. I think it has given me the most results and is easiest to stick to.
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