Wii fit vs Xbox

Personally, I prefer the wii. I'm not a technologically savvy person and the times I played my brothers xbox ended in me peeved cause I didnt really know what I was doing. I picked up the Wii right away though. And the wii fit was even easier for me to figure out. I like the wii fit because it's easy to figure out yet provides a challenge. I also invested in The Biggest Loser Challenge for wii and love getting my butt chewed by Bob and Jillian!

We have both xbox and wii (xbox is hubby's, wii is mine). I don't have wii fit (it is on my christmas list, though), but we do have a lot of kinnect games. Just played fruit ninja for an hr on Saturday, and my arms are still sore!! The kinnect can be picky about it's placement, etc, but we love it.

Not helpful, huh. I think whichever way you go, you'll have fun.

I have Zumba Rush for the Xbox. It's an absolutely great workout. It takes a bit to get the steps down but the more you work at it, the more you're working out. I enjoy it. And there's enough workouts that you won't get bored.

I have a Wii but Wii Fit as an exercise program is a joke. I like EA Sports Active 2 for the Wii and that game comes with a HRM to be used with the game.

I have barely touched our Wii since we got the Xbox/Kinect. My personal favorite is the Dance Central line, but I've tried quite a few that are a great workout.

I like my Wii Fit. I got it at a garage sale! My hubby just showed me how to use it. Sure, you can cheat, but that wouldn't help you any and kind of defeats the purpose. The reasons I like it: The Mii people make me feel like I'm exercising with someone, not alone (and they are so smilely), so I'm more apt to do it. My kids like to watch it while I "exercise". My three year old is like "do that one mommy, do that one" (the bike, or the parade, or the kung fu, or the obstacle course) and "do it again mommy". So I have "exercise buddies" and a "personal trainer" (my daughter) to motivate me! I haven't been doing it long, and wonder if it will really help me lose weight, but at least I'm more active than I was a few weeks ago! I just wish there was a better way to log it on here. I just put in a time until it matches the right calories that it says I burned.

I have Zumba and Zumba Core for Wii and really like it. You don't have to hold the controller because it fits into a belt, which is surprisingly comfortable. The Zumba games track calories you've burned and, although I think it's vastly exaggerated, it gives you a rough idea. There are also a number of 'motivational' tools in the game if you like that sort of thing... accumulating stars to "unlock" certain extras, etc. but most of them are dorky, IMO.

I also have a few Just Dance games for Wii and they're fun too, for variety.

The teens love the Xbox. I trust them as experts. Ours allows us to get Hulu and the Internet. I can get a million different yoga and exercise videos with those two connections.

Definitely get the Xbox and Kinect if you have the room. It can still be used in a smaller area, but I feel like it's not as fun.

The Dance Central games are awesome, but if you don't like pop music you probably won't be into it. There's also Just Dance that has come out on Xbox as well.

I played Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2012 for awhile and that was pretty fun. I recall there being a huge issue, though, because it didn't ask you for any information (height/weight) so a lot of people assumed the calorie counts were off. I got lazy and let my boyfriend trade it in for some games he wanted, but they may have updated it since then to calculate calories more accurately. Regardless you can still get a pretty decent workout.

I haven't played EA Active or whatever, but it's available on Xbox as well and has a HRM, resistance band, and maybe even a yoga mat.

There is a UFC training game that looks pretty awesome. I downloaded the trial but never ended up playing it :}

The games don't even have to be centered around fitness; any of them can be a workout.