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th1nkth1nmama
th1nkth1nmama Posts: 158
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
looking to buy a fitness game for the Kinect and was wanting suggestions... looking for maybe one that keeps track of calories? I really love Zumba so I was looking at that one... any others?

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  • Michelle_J
    Michelle_J Posts: 362 Member
    My Shape Fitness Evolved keeps track of calories but isn't much fun. Kinect Sports burn a LOT of calories, more intense and fun for me.
  • cocodp
    cocodp Posts: 164
    I used to have a 360 until it red ringed on me :(

    I had the Your Shape which is GREAT! It customized workouts based on what you wanted to do...ex. build cardio, lean out, etc. Once it did that you had a lot of variety to work from.

    I also used the Dance Central for something more fun. It has a workout mode and tells you how many calories you've burned.

    My suggestion though to really keep track of calories burned is to get a heart rate monitor. I went without one for a while and then when I started working out there was a big difference with what the Kinect was telling me. I've done my research and found Polar as the better brand out there. Check eBay for them.

    Good luck with it and have fun!
  • BigBoneSista
    BigBoneSista Posts: 2,389 Member
    Just know that those games are no where near accurate when it comes to the calories burned. You could've burned a 125 calories and it will say 35.
  • kai361
    kai361 Posts: 1
    i have EA active its good but my kinect kept loosing me, and i downloaded the demo for the biggest looser on live and that was good, thinking of buying that one, they both keep track of your calories

    hope this helps :)
    Kai
  • monkeyboy881
    monkeyboy881 Posts: 287
    they have a fighting game for the kinect games kinda lame but it kicks my butt as far as a workout
  • EvilPirateJohn
    EvilPirateJohn Posts: 47 Member
    I don't want to buy Kinect, but that Michael Jackson dance game looks like it could be fun and a good workout too! However, it doesn't come out until April.
  • LeonaB17
    LeonaB17 Posts: 304
    I get a pretty good workout just playing the fun games. I like Dance Central and the Adventures Game -Reflex Ridge. All the jumping and squatting works my heart up. The key is you will get out of it what you put into it. If you stand there and barely move well obvioulsy you won't be burning much, but if you work up a good sweat then you get a good burn. I'd wear a Heart Rate Monitor to judge how many calories you burn. I wouldn't leave it up to a video game you don't even touch to figure that out.
  • th1nkth1nmama
    th1nkth1nmama Posts: 158
    ok, Thanks everyone... I have a watch I got at walmart that tells me my heart rate but it's not that great on calories... I think I will have to get a polar. that's one that my trainer suggested too.
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