does anyone else use the wii or kinect to exercise?

carlosdon
carlosdon Posts: 125
edited September 27 in Fitness and Exercise
If so what games do you use? I like to mix it up, but on the wii i'd say the ea sports active ones are the best for losing the pounds. Wii fits fun but not as effective I find. On kinect its gonna be Kinect sports especially the calorie challange add on tracks cals and you have to beat food as your target cal loss. Great fun way to shed the pounds!
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  • awittrock03
    awittrock03 Posts: 7
    I use both, But my favorite is Dance Central, and it counts your calories as well. I like the Kinect since you don't have to hold anything :-)
  • tawojcik
    tawojcik Posts: 67
    I read an article in a Men's Health book recently that said that basically, while the exercises are fun, 75-80% of them don't really do anything for you. The cardio ones do of course, but that is about it. It was one man's opinion of course but I think it was written by an exercise physiologist.

    With that said, I love my Wii Fit Plus....if nothing else, it does burn more calories than sitting on the sofa!
  • carlosdon
    carlosdon Posts: 125
    I use both, But my favorite is Dance Central, and it counts your calories as well. I like the Kinect since you don't have to hold anything :-)

    I like dance central! still can't dance like, but I like to think it's made me slightly better, but maybe actually more embarrassing on the dance floor!
  • carlosdon
    carlosdon Posts: 125
    I read an article in a Men's Health book recently that said that basically, while the exercises are fun, 75-80% of them don't really do anything for you. The cardio ones do of course, but that is about it. It was one man's opinion of course but I think it was written by an exercise physiologist.

    With that said, I love my Wii Fit Plus....if nothing else, it does burn more calories than sitting on the sofa!

    Thats probably true, still misses the point! ea sports active probably ticks all the boxes, but of course it's not as much fun and it can actually feel like real exercise shock horror. Still thats my exercise game of choice!
  • darkhorse43
    darkhorse43 Posts: 70 Member
    I use Your Shape Fitness Evolved on the kinect. It seriously kicks my butt and it's great not having to hold a controller. I was never able to comfortably use EA sports active on the wii. I used to use Wii Fit but the workout there is nothing compared to Your Shape.
  • adougherty10
    adougherty10 Posts: 50
    Just Dance 2 - it doesn't track your calories or anything but it's fun & I can tell it burns calories since it makes my heart beat so fast & it's something I can do with my kiddos
  • MissChyna
    MissChyna Posts: 358 Member
    I use a few different ones....

    WiiFitPlus......I create my own Yoga and Strenght routine for 30mins....and I also do the Free Run, Parade, the Obstical Course and Boxing the most.....People don't realize that there are ways to burn a lot of calories on there, you just have stick with it. I use my own HRM and it's pretty close if not accurate most of the time

    EA Sports Active2......I completed the CardioKickStart program and I just started the 9Week Pro.....I also created like 4 different custom workouts that help me burn more calories as well.

    Zumba....I know the guys may or may not like it but its a great additional way to burn some calories

    Just Dance 2 and Michael Jackson's dance game......I get the most workout doing these because I can do it for over an hour str8. You burn serious cals dancing.


    xoxox
  • elinsofie
    elinsofie Posts: 69 Member
    I've had wii fit plus for a while and got ea sports active yesterday. Have only done one workout on it yet, but so far I like it!
  • SLaw4215
    SLaw4215 Posts: 596 Member
    I just started using Wii Zumba Fitness and it was so much fun that I started looking for Zumba at some of the local fitness centers in my area. Tonight, I'm going to a Zumba "dance party" fundraiser at our town's community center. I may not be good at this but I"m living my life as a participant and not a spectator :)
  • flexgirl
    flexgirl Posts: 4
    Your Shape Fitness for Kinect has so many different levels of workouts to choose from and they will definitely make you use muscles you forgot you had, giving you a serious workout. I love it! :smile:
  • PhoenixRising11
    PhoenixRising11 Posts: 245 Member
    I'm bumping this for when I need it :)
  • MKPRN
    MKPRN Posts: 46 Member
    I am currently doing the EA sport wii game 30 day challenge on high intensity and then do about 20-30 minutes of Just Dance 1 or 2 or the Zumba wii game. After 2 weeks I am already see great results!
  • ANeWcRe8N
    ANeWcRe8N Posts: 1,180 Member
    I have a wii system and I sometimes use Just Dance 2 which is fun, zumba which I can get a pretty good burn from and Im sweating like crazy after lol, and I also have 2 EA active games/workout but i dont use those as much. I use an HRM to see how many calories are burned and the zumba burns the most :)
  • tropikanagirl
    tropikanagirl Posts: 53 Member
    I got Zumba today and it is awesome. I used the kinect adventures and kinect sports too. That can really get you to burn calories. Got Biggest Loser because a friend of mine lost 30 lbs doing this in one month! She also stuck with her diet! I have to return my biggest loser cause its damaged :-(. But I ddi play the demo and it is cool.
  • SMJohnson27
    SMJohnson27 Posts: 146 Member
    We have Kinect and have used Kinect Sports and Adventures since December. I just got Your Shape Fitness Evolved for Mother's Day. The experts may say it doesn't do much, but I think differently. My hubby lost 10 pounds in 1 month just playing the first two, and absolutely nothing else. He didn't watch what he ate, chugs Mountain Dew all day, and being a gamer-doesn't get off the couch other than to change his games. This was the only exercise he would get. And just doing Your shape for 30 mins (the squats and lunges), I was so sore the next two day, and then lost half an inch of each of my thighs. And I go to the gym 5-6 days/week (and haven't been that sore), so I would say, it is working something. Oh, and love the new calorie counter on kinect sports!!!
  • carlosdon
    carlosdon Posts: 125
    I use Your Shape Fitness Evolved on the kinect. It seriously kicks my butt and it's great not having to hold a controller. I was never able to comfortably use EA sports active on the wii. I used to use Wii Fit but the workout there is nothing compared to Your Shape.

    Yeah I got that don't use it as much as I should but it's great. Do you have any of the extra exercises downloaded?
  • carlosdon
    carlosdon Posts: 125
    Oh, and love the new calorie counter on kinect sports!!!

    Took me a few days but I finally beat all the food and drink!
  • firedwings
    firedwings Posts: 11
    Just bought myself a Kinect with Kinect Adventures, Sports and Kinectimals. Will be getting Dance Central as the demo wasted me! I do feel this is a much better system then Wii Fit (which I have had for 2 years then traded in for Kinect) I find that the Wii is ok for more gentle exercise except for EA which will make you sweat and get your heart racing.

    I think for each person the effects will differ. I think in general this is good for someone like me (very over weight to obese) who's joints couldn't take hard action but as the weight shifts, can then upgrade to some real sports and thow the game in on days off. Good luck to all you gaming exercise goers!
  • carlosdon
    carlosdon Posts: 125
    I think for each person the effects will differ. I think in general this is good for someone like me (very over weight to obese) who's joints couldn't take hard action but as the weight shifts, can then upgrade to some real sports and thow the game in on days off. Good luck to all you gaming exercise goers!

    exactly it pushes your fitness up so when you do tackle the harder stuff (real sports, tennis, squash, running) and gym its not such a leap from nothing. Losing weight and more importantly having fun more energy and getting out of bed in the mornings (which is new for me)
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    I do EA Sports Active 2 on the PS3, currently doing the 9 week challenge on "hard." It's not *fun* but it's effective.
  • FearAnLoathing
    FearAnLoathing Posts: 4,852 Member
    I do EA Sports Active 2 on the PS3, currently doing the 9 week challenge on "hard." It's not *fun* but it's effective.

    Im using this also,right now im doing the 9 week hard program,then I have a few custom workouts I do and every 2 days I like to do moutain gravity advanced
  • carlosdon
    carlosdon Posts: 125
    I do EA Sports Active 2 on the PS3, currently doing the 9 week challenge on "hard." It's not *fun* but it's effective.

    i know what u mean! but yeah makes you sweat bad!
  • SiltyPigeon
    SiltyPigeon Posts: 920 Member
    I :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: Zumba Wii!!!!!!
  • vickyplum
    vickyplum Posts: 193 Member
    I do both wii and kenect!! I prefer the wii more active step arobics it makes me work hard and burns a fair amount of cals!!

    I have added the bollywood on the your shape fitness evolved!! its good makes you work hard!!!
    the boxing on your shape is good too!!

    Find that you have to be enjoying doing the exercise to keep it going!!

    wish you all good luck in your repsective journeys
    xx
  • 2nyce
    2nyce Posts: 37
    I really worked up a sweat with the Michael Jackson Experience on Wii. If you wear a heart rate watch it can help you keep track of how hard your working. And the music makes the work our past quickly. Also Wii sports is great is you do the challenges such as home run derby or trying to destroy as many punching bags as you can.
  • ceirawillsucceed
    ceirawillsucceed Posts: 519 Member
    i do biggest loser and zumba on kinect. they are both great.
  • Sarah_uk
    Sarah_uk Posts: 209
    I do EA active 2 on the kinect ,but I have YourShape aswell. EA active is better though,because you can make your own workout. There are certain things I hate doing.
  • slinky29
    slinky29 Posts: 18
    I have both the Wii and Kinect and definitely say that the Kinect is better for fitness in my opinion. I find you have to put in more energy and effort with Kinect.

    My favourite games at the moment are Zumba and Biggest Loser.
  • Scentlessapprentice
    Scentlessapprentice Posts: 170 Member
    I'm thinking of getting just dance 2 but how to you track the calories on that?
  • nicxox
    nicxox Posts: 175 Member
    I used to have a Wii and Wii fit but found that the only thing that did anything for me was the boxing, otherwise it didn't really push me.

    I now have a Kinect, EA Sports Active 2 does feel like a proper workout but doesn't seem to burn many calories, Dance Central is really fun and definitely gets the heart pumping! Just bought Zumba party and enjoying that so far, actually think it's the best fitness game I've tried!
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