EA Sports Active: More Workouts (Nintendo Wii)

I am not a huge fan of working out, but I've found that if I can insert some competitive, progress tracking, and gaming elements into it, I can both maintain a decent regimen over time and have some fun doing it. But be aware, this is not a "game" like Wii Fit. It focuses squarely on real workouts.

I am loving this addition (it's not really a sequel, since it doesn't come with the thigh band and rubber piece the original does) to Sports Active so far. The fact that it has some very good ab workouts is perfect for me. Like the original, if you're motivated, you can really get a fantastic workout from this game, especially when you create custom workouts focusing on your own preferences.

The real downside is that you can't combine the workouts from the original game with these to create killer variety custom workouts. But I've been getting around this by alternating use of the original and this addition.

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I'm a 54 year old woman and have really been lax in the work out department. I recently lost 20 lbs so thought it was time to tone up also. I have to say I'm really enjoying this workout. But I also have to say that I used it only 3 weeks before I broke the exercise band. I've replaced it with a exercise tube that challenges me more but is a little cumbersome with the remotes and knumchuck. I'm doing the 6 week challenge plus I add about 20 minutes each session of workout on my own. Love the step and cardio boxing! Can't say that I actually see any results yet, but after all the squats I'm definately feeling stronger.

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I did the 30 day challenge on the first version of EA Sports Active. I didn't think the "more workouts" thing would be that much different, but I went ahead and got it anyway. I must say, this is actually harder, yet A LOT more fun because it engages with more of your imagination. Also they added warm up stretches. I'm now doing the 6 week challenge, and even though I'm starting at the Easy level, it does require a working knowledge of all the workouts I did in the first version. I would not have been able to dive into this had I not done the 30 day challenge on the first version because I would not have known how to properly do a squat, lunge, etc.

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