EA Sports Active (Wii Balance Board compatible)

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Nintendo Wii

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May 22nd, 2009
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Introducing EA SPORTS Active exclusively for the Wii. Designed in collaboration with fitness experts, EA SPORTS Active gives you fun, easy to learn exercises and activities that create a western fitness circuit you can do with family and friends, all from the convenience of your living room. It’s like having your very own personal trainer in the comfort of your home, offering the promise of a better you, in just 20 minutes a day.

EA SPORTS Active tracks your movements on screen to give you real time feedback on your workout. Track both upper and lower body movements and experience Wii controls in a whole new way with our specially designed leg strap.

Embark on the 30 Day Challenge and use the structure as a road map to reach your goals. Your trainer will be the focal point of the experience and create a new 20 minute workout for you every day, providing clear instruction, motivation and positive encouragement.

EA SPORTS Active features a wide variety of activities that target upper body, lower body, as well as cardio. Each daily workout will feel different than the last and increase in intensity as you work up a sweat towards your goals. In the custom workout mode, you can cater the length of the workout to the time you have available, which body areas you want to focus on and identify your favourite of the over 20 exercises - and you will see how many calories you are burning in real time.

EA SPORTS Active gives you the benefit of a personal trainer right into your living room and the promise of a better you.

  • Active Fitness Made Fun & Easy- 20 minute circuits feature variety and familiar activities that target upper body, lower body as well as cardio. Start off with a run, followed by bicep curls and get your heart beating with some cardio boxing. Get fit and have fun in minutes a day!
  • Benefit of a Trainer in a Box-Your trainer will be the focal point of the experience guiding you towards your own version of personal achievement.   Feedback will be given throughout your workout, keeping you on track to reach your fitness goals.
  • 30 Day Challenge-The game will track your progress as you embark on a 30 Day Challenge and tailor 20 minute workouts to your level of fitness. Circuits will change as you progress each day, and EA SPORTS Active will track calories, intensity and progress throughout your journey.
  • New Way to Play- Slip the Nunchuk into the specially designed leg strap and hold the Wii Remote in your hand to track your movements from both your upper and lower body. A resistance band is also included to increase the intensity of exercises such as bicep curls and shoulder presses.
  • Get Fit with Friends and Family-Two players can work out together while having their individual calories and workout scores tracked. Using split screens, you both can complete your own customized workout and do them together.
  • Workout Your Way- Circuits can be customized to your interest and fitness level. Choose your duration, intensity level & set your own goals for calories burned and workout score.
  • Wii Balance Board Compatibility-Get more out of your EA SPORTS Active workout using a Wii Balance Board with added functionality and physical benefits for many of exercises.
 

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6 out of 7 people found this preview helpful:
Preview by Ben on 1st April, 2009
4 stars "Another Innovative Title for Wii"
Not really a game as such but a fitness regime, but still different from the existing wii fit, it looks like they could complement each other nicely. Who needs to buy fitness equipment any more, if you kids have a wii get yourself wii fit or wii active. I wouldn't like going to a gym but in my own home I could see myself trying this as an alternative.
 
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Review by Phillip on 12th June, 2009
4 stars "A Structured Workout"
This game is far better then Wii fit. Unlike Fit that has no structure or guidelines to help you work out, EA Sports Active gives you a set of exercises to work through. This is game is more focused and designed to help someone lose weight. Wii Fit is more game like, the games are really short and you have to go to the next one yourself. I think Active is a better system then Fit.
 
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Review by Katisha on 10th October, 2009
5 stars "Great Motivator"
I really enjoy this fitness program. It's not at all boring because each day your doing a different workout. This gives you the motivation to want to see what's next. The 30 day challenge is a great idea, and as your fitness level increases, so do the exercises.
Overall, this is a great program for someone wanting to get fit from the comfort of their own home.
 
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Review by Linda on 20th June, 2009
4 stars "More Active than Wii Fit!"
A real workout in just a few minutes. Designed for the next step past the couch potatoes aimed at by Wii Fit. It challenges with a group of exercises, combining cardio and resistance. A Nunchunk is essential; the balance board is optional in this fitness game.

Workouts can be the preset ones, or custom built. If one of the exercises in the preset is not right for you, then it can either be deleted from that set, or skipped. As the basics are learnt, and after progressing through a number of exercises or minutes, trophies are awarded.
Boxing includes both punch bag and targets (repetitive or random) and if using the balance board kick boxing can be included.
Running and walking combinations or short, medium or long durations; dancing; sports of tennis, volley etc; squats, stretches, - this game covers most of the basics.
It does not use your personal Mii, but does allow you to build a character to represent you. And it does not record weight, BMI etc as the Wii - that's up to you to monitor.
Comes with the leg strap and resistance band.
Enjoyable, motivational, energy tracking, and with constant feedback - both positive and encouraging. Checks speed and technique.
Quick delivery of just one day from Mighty Ape too!
 
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Review by Matt on 19th August, 2009
5 stars "A challenging sweat inducer!"
EA Sports Active is a very relevant step up in exercise intensity for those who are used to the Wii Fit regime. With the addition of the leg strap (for the Nunchuck) and resistance band for upper body workouts EA Sports Active has the unique ability to hone in on those muscles left alone by counterpart 'exergames'.

Selecting the 'Hard' workout setting will definitely raise your heart rate and if your like me (or even my much fitter girlfriend) you'll come away from some of the preset regimes with some muscles feeling very well worked and potentially even sore the next day.

If you don't mind having someone in the living room with you when your running on the spot or doing crazy jumping lunges you might be interested in the extra accessory pack which comes with the leg strap and band allowing you to work out with a friend.

If you combine (even on alternate days) EA Sports Active workout regimes with some Wii Fit exercises it is my view that you are going to get a very good all round workout. Rather than being two competing products in the Exergame genre they actually tend to compliment each other:
EA Sports Active lifts the heart rate higher providing more resistance and a well structured workout and Wii Fit really works on your core promoting strong abs and the surrounding muscles for balance and stability.

Definitely worth the money...
 

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