Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2012 (Xbox Kinect)

MikeInAZ

So I recently bought Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2012 (Xbox Kinect). Amazon had it on sale for $35. I really like it, the exercises are fun and can get your heart rate going. My biggest issue is this. There is too much time for the machine to load in between exercises that your heart rate drops. I can get a better workout jogging or doing the elliptical for 30 minutes than I can playing this game. I can't seem to find a circuit option either. So you do the exercise and then you have to choose to continue or go back and choose something else.

So the verdict is... It's a nice game, has some good exercises, its fun, it gets you off the couch. But as a serious training tool, I think it's lacking a very simple feature. The ability to set it to automatically do a X minute workout without me having to interact with it.

It's good for a light workout on your off days to just have some fun.

FitFi74

Yep! Totally agree with this - frustrating - I'm sticking with Gillian Michaels...no down time ;-)

BeckiCharlotte05

I understand what you mean about the downtime but they have done this on purpose because it has been argued that shorter bursts of exercise is actually better for you, but who knows. Its whatever works for you I guess. Having said that - give the boot camp work outs a try because it doesn't give you a break until the end of the workout.

Hope that helps.