Use Kinect for Workout?

pandsmomCheryl
pandsmomCheryl Posts: 168 Member
edited October 6 in Health and Weight Loss
Okay the kids got a Kinect for Christmas, and I've spent the last few days breaking a sweat playing "Wipeout" & "Fruit Ninja"...got me thinking I should get an actual excercise game for the thing for those evenings I can't escape to the gym. Any recommendations...? Thanks in advance!

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  • Jamcnair
    Jamcnair Posts: 586 Member
    I've only played Zumba, which is fun and a good workout...Amazon usually has reviews...I think there's a Biggest Loser one that would probably be good
  • kckramp
    kckramp Posts: 112 Member
    I got a kinnect and your shape evolved. Lots of great workouts. I really like it.
  • swatts7622
    swatts7622 Posts: 85 Member
    Love biggest loser and dance central 2!
  • dont_u_mean_carrots
    dont_u_mean_carrots Posts: 58
    I'm not sure if the zumba that is currently in stores is compatible with the kinect. There is a new zumba game that is kinect capable and I believe it comes out in Jan. So make sure to check the boxes to see which one you're getting.
  • KellyLynn91
    KellyLynn91 Posts: 25 Member
    I love Dance Central and Dance Central 2! They are a great workout. You can even choose to play on workout mode, which tells you how many calories you have burned.
  • KellyLynn91
    KellyLynn91 Posts: 25 Member
    I love Dance Central and Dance Central 2! They are a great workout. You can even choose to play on workout mode, which tells you how many calories you have burned.
  • lola374
    lola374 Posts: 12 Member
    I've played the Dance Central games for Kinect and it's awesome. You'll really break a sweat and have fun doing it! Your kids will enjoy it too. Music and dancing for everyone to enjoy; music from the 70's to today.

    Just bought Zumba for Kinect, too. Can't wait to play that.

    Just wish that MFP had Kinect in their exercise list. :sad: Perhaps a future addition...???

    Enjoy your new Kinect!
  • JohnnyResets
    JohnnyResets Posts: 177 Member
    Hi, you know actually those Biggest Loser games for Kinect will get you too. Also, if you do a Dance Central game, there are settings there for workout, and even the dances themselves at a higher level will get your heart rate up! Good luck! :)
  • AmberLee2012
    AmberLee2012 Posts: 540
    Dance Central 2 is what I am currently using. It’s definitely a work out, but it’s also fun! I like having a girl friend over to play it, but I play it by myself also. I definitely recommend it! There is something for everyone in the music also.
  • charlotte66
    charlotte66 Posts: 248 Member
    i use the kinnect for zumba its great! altho wanting to get the new zumba now as that one is getting quite repetitive! also my OH has a boxing training type game that i will have to have a go at one day
  • smplycomplicated
    smplycomplicated Posts: 484 Member
    I don't have a Kinect, But i exercise on the Wii. I do Just Dance 2 & 3 and Zumba on the Wii daily. IT's Fun! You don't realize that you're actually working out until you're done! :)
  • lizgreenhill
    lizgreenhill Posts: 185
    ive tried zumba on it and just dance 3. Both are alot of fun and make you sweat quite a bit.
  • mommyoverboard
    mommyoverboard Posts: 105
    Anything that is dance related! I use Just Dance 3 on my Wii! The time flys by when you're grooving!
  • CarolAnn0730
    CarolAnn0730 Posts: 79
    I have Biggest Loser - it has different levels and like any workout DVD - it will work you out as hard as the effort you put in. I think it was worth the buy though.....

    I'm sure you could get it cheaper through like a used game store like Game Stop (not sure where you are - but that's what we have here)
  • Shredded2011
    Shredded2011 Posts: 109
    Yeah i go on kinect XX
  • laineyy011
    laineyy011 Posts: 72
    I use the Biggest Loser game for Kinect. It works for me! :flowerforyou:
  • boehle
    boehle Posts: 5,062 Member
    I got one for Christmas too.
    I got Your Shape. I am undecided about the new one.
    I want the biggest Loser.
  • MunchkinHawk12
    MunchkinHawk12 Posts: 434 Member
    I have Zumba and Dance Central 2 for my Kinect and have sweated with both and the have workout modes too!
  • SKP1986
    SKP1986 Posts: 392 Member
    Got a Kinect for Christmas too and got Black Eyed Peas Experience. It kicks my butt daily, but I LOVE it and hardly feel like I am exercising when playing.
  • Jacquelyn913
    Jacquelyn913 Posts: 300 Member
    Any of the Dance games, they're fun and a great workout. Zumba is awesome too.
  • Ambrogio1
    Ambrogio1 Posts: 518 Member
    Okay the kids got a Kinect for Christmas, and I've spent the last few days breaking a sweat playing "Wipeout" & "Fruit Ninja"...got me thinking I should get an actual excercise game for the thing for those evenings I can't escape to the gym. Any recommendations...? Thanks in advance!

    my wife is sore from bowling! LOL
    I got for christmas too
  • Sh1tsRainbows
    Sh1tsRainbows Posts: 1,227 Member
    I'm not sure if the zumba that is currently in stores is compatible with the kinect. There is a new zumba game that is kinect capable and I believe it comes out in Jan. So make sure to check the boxes to see which one you're getting.

    zumba (the 1st one) they have for kinect..new zumba game for kinecy comes out in february!!!! zumba 2 for wii just came out too
  • pandsmomCheryl
    pandsmomCheryl Posts: 168 Member
    :smile: Just looked up all the games everyone recommended - lots of good choices - thanks for sharing your experience! I thought I'd pass along that there's a NEW Zumba coming out February 29, 2012 - looks very good. I'm going to try and decide between Dance Central 2 and Just Dance 3, and between Biggest Loser & Your Shape Evolved. The Biggest Loser has a scary body scan feature that takes measurements....If I have have nerve it may be helpful....!
  • leannelately
    leannelately Posts: 31 Member
    Dance Central 2 is AMAZING! And so much fun. I'm a "trained" dancer and I find it waaaaay more fun and challenging than the Wii games. If I play for about a half hour and burn 100 calories.
  • grrrlface
    grrrlface Posts: 1,204 Member
    I use dance central and zumba on my kinect. Very fun games! :-)
  • hellotina
    hellotina Posts: 147 Member
    i agree with the others, dance central is a lot of fun!!
  • Nyrissa
    Nyrissa Posts: 40
    I just got Just Dance 3 Best Buy Edition (same price, more songs. Actually, it's $10 cheaper this week). I was borrowing it for the Wii, but I bought the Kinect one yesterday. I worked out half the time as I do with the Wii, and I was sweating twice as hard!

    I also got the Michael Jackson game for Kinect. But it's way different then the Wii one. I would recommend getting that one for the Wii or PS Move rather than Kinect. The Kinect one focuses more on "putting you in the video" than the actual dancing.
  • sunnybrunette126
    sunnybrunette126 Posts: 200 Member
    i agree with the others, dance central is a lot of fun!!

    this!
  • nancy5012
    nancy5012 Posts: 40
    I love the Biggest Loser for kinect - it allows for different levels of difficulty and diffent lengths of time for your workout. There are a number of types of workouts as well.

    Forget about the Your Shape-FItness Evolved for kinect. I used this for a couple of weeks but it never really gave me a full body workout.
  • dmpizza
    dmpizza Posts: 3,321 Member
    We just got it also.
    We got Kinect Adventures which is fun for adults and kids, you have to jump and dodge quite a bit and I find that a half hour of it makes me sweat.
    I also ordered UFC Trainer for Kinect. I expect that to really be great.
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