Wii 30 Day Challenge

Well, I didn't start off the 1st day of June so well. I had every intension of getting up and going to the gym at 4 AM (I hate going to the gym at 4 PM; it's too crowded!), but given that I went to bed at 11:30 PM Sunday night, I didn't make it out of bed until the absolute last minute for work. To make up for it, I decided to try out EA Sports Active. It's a new exercise "game" for the Nintendo Wii. It's like Wii Fit, but better...so far anyway. It has a 30 day challenge where it gives you different combination of exercises everyday to give you a well rounded workout. I have to say, I was pretty impressed. I wore my BodyBugg for comparative analysis (yes, I'm a gadget freak/queen) and day one of my 30 minute workout got me dripping with sweat and burned 175 calories. That's pretty close to what I get on the elliptical so not too shabby. The game also calculates the calories you burned based on your weight and movements and it actually said I burned less...bummer! I guess I take a number somewhere in between.

The game comes with a leg band that holds one of the controllers to sense your leg movements and a resistance band. The resistance band seemed a little cheap to me. It's a flat piece of thin rubber that you tie a couple of handles to. It did hold up, but I wonder for how long. I may go out and invest in a better one. The leg band was fairly well designed and I like the fact that it can detect your leg movements when you're running or doing squats. It will tell you if your form is correct or not. I did get a bit annoyed the few times when the sensor didn't detect my movements, but overall it has great potential.

So along with this Biggest Loser challenge, I will also be doing the 30 day challenge with this game. I hope to get to the gym and do my usual cardio and stuff in the morning, then a few days a week, add this game to my workout routine in the afternoon. I'll do a further review when I've gotten into more of the game, but so far, I do like it much better than the Wii Fit. You can tell it to give you a hard, moderate or easy workout. I chose the hard workout and I think I'll be feeling it tomorrow. It does also use the Balance Board, but I haven't hit any exercises that use it yet.

Wish me luck! I might just reach that goal weight yet!