Fitness using Kinnect/Wii

Aethelstan

Phase two of our weight loss plan will start this week. We plan on using our Wii board with Wii Fit, and Nike+ for our Kinnect. I guess my question is, are these actually any good, or are we wasting our time? I also plan on starting cycling when the weather improves. Bloody snow.

FUELERDUDE

These actually are an effective way to burn calories, especially if it is something you enjoy. My wife does not have the affinity for the gym that I do, so this is how she exercises. She lost about 15 pounds by doing this as well as proper diet in a 2.5 month span.

Don't just limit yourself to the wii fit programs either. There is zumba, just dance, and some personal trainer type "games" as well.

I haven't really done a search, but there are goups for the Wii as well.

shadow2soul

Last year, I used the Wii for 6 workouts a week and went on a walk once a week. I went from 260lb in Jan to 205lb in May. By July I was down to 198lbs. The games I used:

EA Sports Active 2 (my favorite, comes with a resistance band and HRM...might be hard to find now)
Golds Gym Cardio
Wii Fit
Just Dance

I don't have my wii anymore (it died), but now I'm using a kinect. I want to get the Nike + game, but currently use Just Dance 2, Your Shape: FE 2012, & Kinect Adventures. I'm also trying to find a copy of EA Sports Active 2 for the xbox.

concordancia

I started out just using the games that came with the Wii, but now I have tons of active games. Some of the Wii Fit games, like obstacle course and rhythm boxing, can really give you a workout! Try warming up with some of the tamer games before moving on to those.

I really like the EA Active for Wii, as it uses a resistance band for strength training. I have been using my own tubes, since the included band is kind of wimpy. I went through one 30 day challenge with a light tube I got with my "calorie burn kit" (a riser for the step, weighted gloves and this resistance tube with handles). Now I am on the second one challenge a heavier tube. Today I even used the tube to challenge my squats, but I am not sure how I am going to get out of this chair to go teach this evening! I already have More Workouts, I am just holding off so that I don't get tired of the Wii.

So far the original Zumba game is my favorite, but that is entirely personal preference. The animated instructors in Zumba Core are a little too street for me and as a dancer, I actually like that the original counts by keeping the beat - well, except you can't score points for some of the cool down exercises.

I didn't like the Biggest Loser much - poor motion capture, you need to have pockets in your workout pants to get credit for some of the exercises...all that being said, I will probably go back to it, just to see how my physical level compares with the first time.