EA Sports Active 2 - 9 week Challenge

Purplebunnysarah

We always welcome new people!

9 Week Program Easy Workout 11

Calories: 169.5
Time 24:10
Avg HR: 116
Max HR: 160

Hoping it picks up the pace soon, which it should as Phase 1 ends tomorrow!

Wocawa

Workout 21 - Medium

37 minutes
248 calories
115 AV HR
172 MX HR

Missed my workout yesterday so this one is for yesterday. I will do today's workout tomorrow and then I will be caught up again. Whew!!!

suziehomemaker

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writer4him

Thanks for letting me join! Today I did:

Workout #1 - Hard
32 minutes
159.2 calories
113 Average heart rate
161 Max heart rate

A question...I am having some trouble with the tracker not "finding" me on some of the exercises, particularly ones where you have to bend over using the resistance band. I spend most of my time not doing the exercise but waving my arms around trying to get the trainer to stop encouraging me to follow her, because it is not showing my movements. Any tips on how to stop this from happening? Thanks! Kathy

elvb

Thanks for letting me join! Today I did:

Workout #1 - Hard
32 minutes
159.2 calories
113 Average heart rate
161 Max heart rate

A question...I am having some trouble with the tracker not "finding" me on some of the exercises, particularly ones where you have to bend over using the resistance band. I spend most of my time not doing the exercise but waving my arms around trying to get the trainer to stop encouraging me to follow her, because it is not showing my movements. Any tips on how to stop this from happening? Thanks! Kathy

I discovered this the hard way! Do you use xbox 360 or wii? We have the 360 and I figured out you have to stand perfectly still and stand straight up before every workout or the kinect won't see you. Quite annoying.

SayLiLIG

Wow.. my dumb self started a thread with the exact same name as this one..

Why didnt I find this one first!!!

SayLiLIG

Well, if it is alright with yall... Id really like to join with this thread I want some motivation on MFP as well as the EA Active site Im a motivation hog! lol I did my first workout Thursday night

18 Minutes
194 Cals

That first workout KILLED me...Well, my legs anyway! Im doing my second workout tonight

shakemybooty

Thanks for letting me join! Today I did:

Workout #1 - Hard
32 minutes
159.2 calories
113 Average heart rate
161 Max heart rate

A question...I am having some trouble with the tracker not "finding" me on some of the exercises, particularly ones where you have to bend over using the resistance band. I spend most of my time not doing the exercise but waving my arms around trying to get the trainer to stop encouraging me to follow her, because it is not showing my movements. Any tips on how to stop this from happening? Thanks! Kathy

Make sure you have your arm montior thingie on your arm correctly. My son was wearing it upside and too high up on his elbow and it couldn't find him either. I have one spot in my room where it seems to pick me up the best too.

shakemybooty

Ceelovejay-Your hard day must be fridays. Mine is mondays. I started on a tuesday. My abs are so sore today, it hurts to lay down!!

Hi to the new folks! If you're using the wii, there is an MFP pal group online you can hook up with too.

LarryPGH

A question...I am having some trouble with the tracker not "finding" me on some of the exercises, particularly ones where you have to bend over using the resistance band. I spend most of my time not doing the exercise but waving my arms around trying to get the trainer to stop encouraging me to follow her, because it is not showing my movements. Any tips on how to stop this from happening? Thanks! Kathy

I have that problem sometimes on the PS3, too...

when i swipe to the right in the "basketball defense drill", it sometimes doesn't register the motion (only to the right, not to the left, though!). other than that, sometimes it doesn't register for me for those same exercises you mention -- especially the bent-over rows with either shoulder or triceps kicks. Oh, how I hate those!

Of course, that reminds me -- I've been meaning to ask someone: my left shoulder seems to be weaker than the right (probably a lingering side effect from having been a baseball pitcher way back in my teenage years!), but my triceps are generally fairly weak, anyway. as a result, I have a hard time getting full extension on those shoulder and triceps exercises. is there any way out there to make it register, even if I'm unable to get the reps completely extended? (I'm not looking to cheat or trick the game, but just to do the exercise to the extent that I'm able.)

Oh -- one other thing -- are reverse crunches the curse of your life, too? I *hate* those!!!!

writer4him

Thanks for letting me join! Today I did:

Workout #1 - Hard
32 minutes
159.2 calories
113 Average heart rate
161 Max heart rate

A question...I am having some trouble with the tracker not "finding" me on some of the exercises, particularly ones where you have to bend over using the resistance band. I spend most of my time not doing the exercise but waving my arms around trying to get the trainer to stop encouraging me to follow her, because it is not showing my movements. Any tips on how to stop this from happening? Thanks! Kathy

I discovered this the hard way! Do you use xbox 360 or wii? We have the 360 and I figured out you have to stand perfectly still and stand straight up before every workout or the kinect won't see you. Quite annoying.

I use the Wii. I have figured out that I need to stand really still at the beginning of each exercise, but it still is not working for me with the exercises where you have to move your arms with the resistance band. It will pick me up, say extending my arms back in a tricep exercise, but then it does not sense me moving them back...so then I have to let go of the band, stand straight up and wave my arms around to make my person on the screen return her arms...but then I am in a vicious cycle because I have to then move to pick the band back up, so I am not being still enough...it's frustrating but I hope to figure it out soon.

Thanks for the helpful suggestions!

Purplebunnysarah

Finished Phase 1 today! And holy Haleakala, did the workout kick my butt! Three sets of Mountain Climbers! Egads!

9 Week Program Easy Workout 12

Calories: 202.4
Time: 34:01
Avg HR: 134
Max HR: 165

elvb

I use the Wii. I have figured out that I need to stand really still at the beginning of each exercise, but it still is not working for me with the exercises where you have to move your arms with the resistance band. It will pick me up, say extending my arms back in a tricep exercise, but then it does not sense me moving them back...so then I have to let go of the band, stand straight up and wave my arms around to make my person on the screen return her arms...but then I am in a vicious cycle because I have to then move to pick the band back up, so I am not being still enough...it's frustrating but I hope to figure it out soon.

Thanks for the helpful suggestions!

Sometimes if you have to bend over during the resistance band ones you have to REALLY bend over. I noticed if I am not bent far enough it won't "find" my arms moving. It thinks i'm still standing or something. Plus I'm short so I have REALLY bend over before it sees me!

writer4him

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Sometimes if you have to bend over during the resistance band ones you have to REALLY bend over. I noticed if I am not bent far enough it won't "find" my arms moving. It thinks i'm still standing or something. Plus I'm short so I have REALLY bend over before it sees me!
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Thanks! I will try bending over more. I am a little on the shorter side also.

LarryPGH

it still is not working for me with the exercises where you have to move your arms with the resistance band. It will pick me up, say extending my arms back in a tricep exercise, but then it does not sense me moving them back...so then I have to let go of the band, stand straight up and wave my arms around to make my person on the screen return her arms...but then I am in a vicious cycle because I have to then move to pick the band back up, so I am not being still enough...it's frustrating but I hope to figure it out soon.

LOL -- I do that, too! I put the grips between my knees, lift my hands up (and it looks like I'm trying to pretend I'm an airplane!), and then wait until it registers the rep...!

LarryPGH

Finished Phase 1 today! And holy Haleakala, did the workout kick my butt! Three sets of Mountain Climbers! Egads!

9 Week Program Easy Workout 12

Me too! I still can't figure out those Mountain Climbers -- how are we supposed to move both legs, while in that position, without "jumping"?!?!?!?

anyway, tough workout -- i wonder what phase 2 is gonna look like?

lovetowrite73

I use the Wii. I have figured out that I need to stand really still at the beginning of each exercise, but it still is not working for me with the exercises where you have to move your arms with the resistance band. It will pick me up, say extending my arms back in a tricep exercise, but then it does not sense me moving them back...so then I have to let go of the band, stand straight up and wave my arms around to make my person on the screen return her arms...but then I am in a vicious cycle because I have to then move to pick the band back up, so I am not being still enough...it's frustrating but I hope to figure it out soon.

Thanks for the helpful suggestions!

Are you holding the Wii remote in your right hand?

WarmDontBurn

Wow this is turning into a big group!!

Just thinking of you all and thought I would post. I will hopefully be back at it soon.

Keep up the awesome work and welcome to ALL the new folks :flowerforyou:

lovetowrite73

Welcome to all of the new people! I love it!

shakemybooty, that's it! I started on a Monday so Friday are the last workout for the week. Now, why are your and killing you? Please don't tell me they've decided to dramatically up the reps or change it from 2 or 3 or 4 sets per workout to something crazy like 10! Lol I don't know if I can handle that!

writer4him

I use the Wii. I have figured out that I need to stand really still at the beginning of each exercise, but it still is not working for me with the exercises where you have to move your arms with the resistance band. It will pick me up, say extending my arms back in a tricep exercise, but then it does not sense me moving them back...so then I have to let go of the band, stand straight up and wave my arms around to make my person on the screen return her arms...but then I am in a vicious cycle because I have to then move to pick the band back up, so I am not being still enough...it's frustrating but I hope to figure it out soon.

Thanks for the helpful suggestions!

Are you holding the Wii remote in your right hand?

I did try that once...but I thought you only had to use the remote for the exercises when the little picture of it came up when the exercise is loading. It seems awkward to have to hold the remote and the band at the same time.

moniqueluv

Hey All. I can't remember which workout I completed today. Phase two something. There were a lot of new activities including something called juggling. I think its pretty pointless since you're just following her and i'm pretty sure I could have sat on the couch and still completed it perfectly. Otherwise good workout.

37 mins
213 calories


Did I mention that I hate reverse crunches? I know they are good for you but geez!

shakemybooty

Ceelovejay-My last workout had at least 6 ab workouts in it...2 in a row sprinkled through out the routine. The only one that repeated was leg raises...which is naturally the one I despise the most.

Monique-I think the point of the juggling is to make you jump, land on one foot, and keep your balance which involves your core. I'm pretty sure it's like the warm ups where it's not really watching you do it. (Big Brother takes a nap on that one)

Only 5 workouts left for me. I don't want it to end. How sick is that? LOL

Purplebunnysarah

Today was a rest day so I did one of the pre-programmed workouts.

Core and Crunch - modified to remove 2 sets of Mountain Climbers so I could focus more on form for the 3rd set.

Calories: 198.5
Time: 31:06
Avg HR: 125
Max HR: 170

SayLiLIG

Today was my second workout, and ive gotta say the system pissed me off.

It didnt register on my kinect for most of my exercises alot of the time! Ugggh i wanted to throw something...we reconfigured everything too... sucks.

Anyone else have this issue

lovetowrite73

I use the Wii. I have figured out that I need to stand really still at the beginning of each exercise, but it still is not working for me with the exercises where you have to move your arms with the resistance band. It will pick me up, say extending my arms back in a tricep exercise, but then it does not sense me moving them back...so then I have to let go of the band, stand straight up and wave my arms around to make my person on the screen return her arms...but then I am in a vicious cycle because I have to then move to pick the band back up, so I am not being still enough...it's frustrating but I hope to figure it out soon.

Thanks for the helpful suggestions!

Are you holding the Wii remote in your right hand?

I did try that once...but I thought you only had to use the remote for the exercises when the little picture of it came up when the exercise is loading. It seems awkward to have to hold the remote and the band at the same time.

I believe for the strength exercises, it expects you to hold the remote in your right hand. It gets less awkward the more you do it.

shakemybooty, that doesn't sound like much fun at all! I don't think it's sick that you're going to miss doing the workouts - you've dedicated 9 weeks of your life to it, you know? I downloaded workout 1 of the 30 Day Shred from my on Demand and am going to try it after I'm done. Only 8 more workouts to go!

moniqueluv

Workout 15 medium
38 mins
187 Calories

Still playing catch-up. Today was a mostly upper body workout. Oh and 2 sets of leg raises :devil: I just have to remember that warm weather season is approaching. Keeps me somewhat motivated.

shakemybooty

Today was workout #32-Hard.
45 minutes
276 calories

Monday is my hard day. I think I had an out of body experience. I don't think I've sweat this much in my life. I was gasping for air in some instances and that hasn't happened often. Today included squats with calf raises. As my legs were burning, I thought "the only thing that would make this worse is if it was followed by mountain climbers." Guess what was next! That seemed to be the theme of the day. Lunge and squat me to death and then MORE MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS. Hey, since you're already gasping for air...let's throw in a long outrun next. And in the outrun, I passed the same girl 3x. The blue/white shirt girl was multiplying or I was truly hallucinating at that point.

shakemybooty

I forgot to add...only one more Monday workout from hell left!!:bigsmile:

LarryPGH

As my legs were burning, I thought "the only thing that would make this worse is if it was followed by mountain climbers." Guess what was next!

on-screen, mountain climbers look so effortless, but when I'm doing them, I really feel like I'm hopping (which, IIRC, the on-screen voice tells you not to do). How do you manage them, so that your form is good? (Am I doing them wrong, maybe?)

Purplebunnysarah

As my legs were burning, I thought "the only thing that would make this worse is if it was followed by mountain climbers." Guess what was next!

on-screen, mountain climbers look so effortless, but when I'm doing them, I really feel like I'm hopping (which, IIRC, the on-screen voice tells you not to do). How do you manage them, so that your form is good? (Am I doing them wrong, maybe?)

I'm not the greatest at Mountain Climbers yet but for me, I seem to have the best form when on carpet wearing socks. The lower amount of friction means I can focus more on form while doing them. I tried doing them on my non-slip mat and was bouncing all over the place. The only problem with doing it in socks is rug burn! I'm looking for some soft-soled shoes to reduce that particular side effect.