My Fitness Coach (Wii)

The secret to successfully maintaining an exercise regime is variety and Wii Fit just isn't doing it for me like it used to. The little comments you get when you do the body test irritate me and catching fish in a penguin costume just doesn't make me laugh like it used to. I still enjoy the yoga every now and then, but the gym instructor is still wearing the same clothes and my Wii Mii is still rotund! A sequel is due out in the near future, but I need something to help me NOW. By coincidence I stumbled across My Fitness Coach and thought it looked interesting. The words 'Get in Shape' on the cover were like a challenge I couldn't refuse. If ...  Read the complete review

This is a bit of a different review from my last game one, as this one was actually way worth the money. Considering my age and lack of height, I am slightly steering into the overweight category, I still to this day partially blame it on an illness I had, because as soon as I got better my body seemed to find every piece of food I ate and distribute it somewhere on my body. I am not one for exercising though, I cycle weekly and walk just over a mile daily, however it doesn't seem to get any weight off me at all, I don't always eat the right things, but considering at college, 'healthy options' are almost three quid more than a fattening sandwich, it does ...  Read the complete review

One of the arguments that convinced my lovely wife-to-be that we absolutely should have a Wii was the health advantages; the wii remote takes game playing to the next level by incorporating bodily movements into play. It has been shown that playing on the Wii for half an hour is as good as walking for half an hour - far better than sitting on your arse playing Xbox 360. My Fitness Coach is one of the many 'games' on the Wii which have realised that people have bought the Wii for more than just cheap gaming thrills. It is not a game, as such - it is a full on fitness exercise program, like those exercise videos C list celebrities always release whenever they ...  Read the complete review

This is the game that wii fit tried to be. Sure its not as fun with all the cute graphics, but for anyone wanting proper exercise than this is much better and much cheaper! This game doesn't use the wii balance board, so the initial cost is just purchasing the game. (Im presuming that every one already has a standard controller!) The 1st time you play the game you are encouraged to enter lots of details about yourself, so that the game can make an individual workout. This includes your weight, which has to be entered in lbs, so have some scales handy. You will also measure your body in various places (so a tape measure pretty essential too) and ...  Read the complete review

I never used to be a fan of computer games until I first tried 'Brain Training' on the DS and then graduated to a Wii just over a year ago. I bought Wii Fit when it first came out and have been using it diligently (333 days now) ever since! In truth I haven't been fitter for years, I am not in the first flush of youth (the bus pass came last week!) but I am really feeling the benefits. You might wonder (given all the above) why I felt the need to buy more Wii software related to fitness? Well to be honest I think one of the big failings with Wii Fit is the lack of proper aerobic exercises. The second is that it can be quite slow to go through a workout as you ...  Read the complete review