Wii Active

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A big release happened this year in the realm of fitness, health, and sports. EA’s Wii Active was set to compete against Nintendo’s Wii Fit with new features and innovative programs. What makes Wii Active a great buy? Here are just a few of its features:

1. The availability of 20-minute circuits, inclusive of both new and familiar activities. These cardio workouts were designed to target your upper and lower body, legs, and arms. You can get fit with only a few minutes of your time each day.

2. You have a trainer to guide you throughout the entire workout process. Your trainer will be there to keep track of your progress by providing you with constant feedback all throughout.

3. You can customize and personalize your entire regimen to make it fit your body’s needs and capabilities.

4. You can embark on a 30-day challenge and tailor fitness challenges to meet your level of fitness.

5. You need not worry about veering away from the ideal path because the circuits installed in the software will also adjust and change so that you are properly guided until you reach your desired goal.

6. You will be able to keep track of the calories burned, the intensity of the entire workout, your own personal progress, and the duration of each workout.

7. The leg straps and Wii remote all work to measure your body’s movement while you follow the avatar on your TV screen.

8. The resistance bands are made to outlast as you stretch them to their limits during your workout.

There are days where working out is simply not an option. When exercises get too repetitive and tedious, you may have a harder time convincing yourself to put that television on and exercise. An answer to this dilemma is EA’s new Wii Active.

The squats and lunge jumps are always difficult to perform, but when you shift onto the other games such as inline skating, dance, tennis, batting, and several others, you add spice into the whole workout. The best thing about the Wii Active is that the accessories are handy and simple to use. You can have the nunchuk in the leg strap as you get real time feedback on how your entire body is positioned. If you have the wrong posture, you immediately get some feedback from the screen. Your very own avatar moves along so that you have a guide on how you’re performing. You can have the real physical workout without feeling like you’re working hard to keep yourself motivated. The variety of features is enough to now make you look forward to exercising.

What makes EA Sports Active a real champion is the combination of variety, flexibility, and fun. You have the freedom to choose whether or not to use the balance board or just utilize the leg straps and resistance bands. The addictive exercises were designed to continually challenge you as move a notch up each level. You no longer have to overexert yourself and strain your muscles because each regimen was carefully planned and designed.

With Nintendo’s Wii Active, you will be using a control mat, which comes with the outdoor challenge games. It plugs into one of the GameCube ports found on top of the Wii. This mat is a little more sophisticated when compared to the traditional dance mats that we all know of. The Outdoor Challenge mat is equipped with six direction arrows and button pads, allowing two players to use it at the same time.

The mat is divided into two sets with four button inputs on the blue side and on the amber side for. Each player takes one color, but if there is only one player, he or she puts their feet in the center. For good exercise routines, here are a few suggested games:

1. A good aerobics exercise is called the Timber Trail game. In its most basic level, you will be asked to run in place to reach your goal. The higher levels present chasms and other obstacles that you will have to jump over or dodge. Unlike the Wii Fit board, this mat is more durable, allowing you to stamp on it.

2. There are other mini-games such as mine cart or river rafting. Most of these games are cardiovascular exercises that were mean to make you sweat.

3. Boxing and inline skating. Follow your avatar as you work your way to your goal. The leg straps and nunchuks are there to help gauge your movements and stretches. Again, there are levels available for those who want to work their way up to the most difficult routine.