Working out on the Wii

Keightisgr8

Does anyone here use Wii workout ware? Any kind of Dance/Workout game? I know there are quite a few out there, and I'm not sure which ones are the best/user friendly. I'm looking for something FUN with good music choices that will make me want to move while still providing a challenge. Also, how much room do you need to workout/dance?

Any suggestions?

rks6902

The Just Dance is super fun. You will look like an idiot but I don't let that bother me when I am having fun and getting a bonus workout.

CarrieAbbey

good question, I would like to know too.

Knaroz

I use NFL Training Camp by EA Sports. Lots of different exercises and the 60 day challenge keeps you come back for more.

trixieflow

i do zumba for wii and i love it. it's TOUGH.
i wear my hrm to calc the calories burned.
i hope you find something you enjoy!

might4

I use EA Sports Active 2 and Just Dance 2. Both are great workouts and fun. You don't need a lot of space for either...maybe a 6-8 foot square.

baggiegirl

i like wii plus cos it has loads of different things so you don't get bored of same programme. You can make your own depending on what you want to change about your body.

♥Amy♥

Does anyone here use Wii workout ware? Any kind of Dance/Workout game? I know there are quite a few out there, and I'm not sure which ones are the best/user friendly. I'm looking for something FUN with good music choices that will make me want to move while still providing a challenge. Also, how much room do you need to workout/dance?

Any suggestions?

I do the Wii Sports (that came with the Wii) and do tenis and boxing. We also just got Just Dance 2 and Just Dance Kids and those are good workouts, even for people like me that cannot dance AT ALL. I just got EA Sports Active 2 since it's on sale at Toys R Us for $19.99, but haven't done it yet. So far of everything I've done, very little space is needed at all.

tstevens20

I do Just Dance 2 and EA Active More Workouts

time2runnn

I loooove Just Dance2!! I look crazy as heck with little rhythm, but it is seriously so much fun. :laugh: I can't sit and watch my kids play the game without wanting to join in.

SomethingElseToo

I use Just Dance 2 and Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party. Both can be great cardio workouts. With Just Dance, you're holding a remote and get a lot of upper body. DDR uses a special mat (get the genuine Wii mat. They work better.) You do footwork with it. There are several DDR games. The Disney one is cute, but not nearly as strenuous.

Both games have songs I wouldn't choose to listen to. 6-8' sounds like a good amount of room. I have a lampshade I always have to move when we're dancing. :~)

Stacil2

WII Sports box and play tennis you will feel it in your arms
Play Just Dance 2 you will sweat
Micheal Jackson you will sweat on this one also
WII Fit I usually on play hula hoop cause I can feel it in my sides what I do not like about this is after a 2 minute workout you have to stop to pick the next workout
WII Active I like this one because you can play the premade usually about 30 min exercises or you can create your own so if you want to work your arms only today you can customize a boxing and tennis workout.

I also like Dance Revolution for the kinect and Biggest Loser for the Kinect. I just wish on this dance game you could set a time and it would just go to the next song I hate having to start a new selection every two minutes. Biggest Loser is creepy it scans your body tells you your height how much you weigh, and it is right on. I had trouble with it cause I could not get the form exactly right on some of the exercises but it shows you on the screen and what position you are in and which one you need to be in. Now that I am more motivated I think I need to try it again.

phinners

I havent heard many good things about Wii PLus or Wii Fit, so today I ordered My Fitness Coach. Hopefully I will feel all inpired and raring to go everyday with it.

Might order the Zumba game at some point too.

scagneti

My husband has lost 10 lbs and the only exercise he's been getting is Wii Active 2.

I've lost 13 lbs and I've been doing Zumba, Wii Active 2 (but have added 30 Day Shred) so I'm not sure how much is by Wii games and how much is walking and 30DS.

I highly recommend both games. We have very little space but have room to do both of those games.

rawmeat

I have Zumba for the Wii!

i LOVE it!! the music is fun, the dance moves are fun, and it really gets you up and moving!! i only do it when im home alone (which is every weekday) bc i look like a fool, but i highly recommend it. it's a good time!!

ttmac96

I have the wii Fit Plus but don't use it as much as i should. I like the cardio part. The Zumba sounds fun! Is there a Wii group here?

Does anyone know how accurate the wii Fit board is for weighing? My floor is carpeted and I use the attachments. I don't trust my bathroom scales. I KNOW is isn't accurate. I wonder is I should swing be my dr's office ocassionally and see if she's weigh..? (I pass there at least twice a day)

phinners

Looking forward to the Wii Zumba. It's due here till 2nd March.

ttmac96

This thread has me convinced to go out and buy it (the zumba). There is a used game store in my area... I wonder if they would have it!

savagegirl

My Fitness Coach Dance Workout is Zumba inspired and awesome!!

Keightisgr8

Wow, this got so many responses, and good ones too! I think I'm going to try the Zumba and possibly Just Dance 2! i love dancing, I do it anyway, so I might as well play a game while I do it I was worried I wouldn't have enough room, but it sounds like I do

ebgbjo

i do zumba for wii and i love it. it's TOUGH.
i wear my hrm to calc the calories burned.
i hope you find something you enjoy!

I love Zumba classes but have moved to another state since summer and missing my awesome Zumba instructor back home. How do you like the video? How many calories are you averaging burned on the Wii?

I have Just Dance 1 (need to get 2), EA Active Sports, a Jillian Michaels one and My fitness Coach 1 & 2...need to start using them again to change things up from my Beachbody programs

hotmooglelove

I swear by EA Sports Active 2

Terri73

I combine wii active sports and wii active sports more workouts. Sparring on one with step areobics and running and heavy bag. squats lunges and upper body. Music bit annoying but i stick my ipod on.
I tried fitness coach but found i skipped hard exercises and as it dont register you skipped them it got useless as i skipped more than i did. With the wii actives you need to do the exercise to keep progressing and i pushed through.

Tiggermummy

I have wii fit plus, and since getting into gear and doing at between 30-60 minutes a day in the last few weeks I have lost almost 4lb but for me more importantly since january I have lost two inches off my waist, and inch off my hips, and an ich off my thighs, arms & calf!!!
Wiifit plus isn't perfect, I warm up with the basic step program, and then do the advance step twice, then I go into my plus program option as you can program whihc exercises you want to do from the yoga & muscle sections. It will then run through them in the order you set, until you complete them all, but you dont get scores for each item, but you dont have to keep selecting different items so you dont keep stopping.
It also has a free step program which can be useful if you haven't done much and need to walk a little more, you can select how long you want step for and then it uses the volume on the remote to keep you in step, and you can alter the pace as well.
Then flick over to watch something on the television, I love guilt free TV, plus when my hubby was away from home I was stuck indoors everynight so i do think it helped me not to put too much on.
I am at the stage of wanting to change things up a little, and am now looking at the ea active to possibly double up with the plus, as I have a long way to go.
As for accuracacy the wii fit weighs me about 2lb heavier than my home scales and around the same as the ones at my weight loss group.

If any one wants to buddy up to do wii fit workouts l'd love to join in.

Tiggermum

Lstrode

I've been mainly using Just Dance and Just Dance 2. I love them both. Sometimes I throw in some Wii Sports, or Wii Fit Plus. I just got Zumba, and it is a workout!!! I love my Wii.

amyamoeba

The Biggest Loser game! It's brilliant, loads of different exercises, I love the boxercise. it's got weekly weigh in's and challenges. thing to remember with the wii - you only get out what you put in!

mvtilling

We would definitely vote for My Fitness Coach, the basic version if you can still find it. It seems the most honest workout, though the bonus stuff is pretty basic, no WiiFit compatability. But it does come with a huge range of exercises and programs targeting Cardio, Upper Body, Core, Flexibility etc. Maya (the instructor) is pretty cute too. My wife and I can both do it at the same time which makes it a lot better. It is certainly the easiest to get into, the dance based programs require far too much coordiantion of me. I would say I only have 2 issues, 1 major, 1 minor. The in game calculated calories burned are way under what I get with a heart rate monitor, like 1/3rd of what my actual burn seems to be. The music is terrible (we turn the music down, and just listen to radio/CD). We have had it for ages and keep on going back to it, I really think we will always have it as a corner stone of our fitness regime.

ramseyrose

I didnt know this existed and have just pre-ordered it in the uk so thank you. Much more exciting than the treadmill!

mrksjia

This my Wii Gym
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Wii-Gym-home/lm/R2YQSQRGWUPRFS/ref=cm_lmt_dtpa_f_3_rdssss1
Mainly use EA Sports Active, More Workouts, Wii Fit Plus and New U Fitness First, but I also use the others every now and then. Hopefully my Zumba will be delivered next week.

jmwolffyy

I have Wii Fit Plus, Zumba, and Just Dance 2. My favorite is the Just Dance2 because I like the songs on it. The only negative to it is the wait between songs, although I have not tried the random setting mostly because there are some songs I don't know. However, I also love that I can go online and buy more songs for it! There are a couple that I am very excited to get, and I am using them as rewards for goals met!
Zumba is fun, and I will probably like it more as I start up a new class as well because I am one of those who likes to know what I am doing... and the one class I already take has slightly different moves than the game. I figure the second class will also have slightly different moves as well, so it should be enough of a change to help me not mind the game's moves as much! (That's just me being picky!)
Fit Plus is ok, but the activities are short and the delay between them while the menus load can be frustrating. I have only done it about 3 times though, so I haven't tried a few features. I like that it lets you weigh in (and the scale on it is identical to the one at my gym!).
My next purchase will be Just Dance (the first one) because my kids absolutely love a couple of songs on it, and if nothing else, I need to videotape them doing the dance to "Surfin' Bird" because it is HILARIOUS! But I am thrilled to expand my options for a workout at the same time!

tcdawley78

I think the results you get from wiifit plus depend on what your goals are... I started using it in march, and I've lost almost 40lbs since then. It's not gonna get you super-buff, but (especially if you are inactive like I was) it can stretch your muscles and give you a leaner body. Even the "strength-training" exercises are very yoga-like, so if you want the yoga body, it's a good fit. :happy:



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