EA Sports Active 2

I am actually glad I didn't check the reviews here before I ordered EA Sports Active 2. I might not have ordered based on some of the problems some of the reviewers seem to have experienced. I've been working out with EA Sports Active 2 for a little over a week now, and so far I haven't experienced any of the technical issues. The peripherals all seem to be working fine and I love having the heart monitor. The workouts are all intense enough to produce sweat (and results!), and yet they vary enough to be interesting and keep you motivated. I have found that although I'd been working out for the last 8 months doing various dvd's and walking outside when the weather was nice, with EA Sports Active 2 I can workout regardless of the weather, and I actually look forward to doing it because I don't know what to expect and so it hasn't gotten stale. Also, even though I have been working out regularly for 8 months, the progress has been slow and frustrating and now I've lost more in the week of doing these workouts than I did all last month. And right now, I'm choosing workouts that average about 25 minutes and I have yet to choose one that says HARD in the description, because frankly, I'm not sure I can do it! The ones I've done are seriously challenging. I'm glad this version of EA Sports Active 2 includes warm up and cool down options, because I felt they were lacking in previous incarnations. The main reason I bought this was to get some core options, and this certainly does work your core. If I had one complaint about the product it's just that it seems to take a long time to load each exercise, certainly longer than EA Sports Active 1, and then there's the business of both the Wii remote and Wii Balance Board losing communications with the Wii system and so you find that you have to stop mid exercise and press buttons, which is distracting and annoying. Someone here suggested making a habit of pressing the A button on the Wii remote while waiting for each exercise to load (since you're just standing around anyway) and that mostly eliminates the problem. I tried that today and it does seem to work, it just seems like the makers of EA Sports Active 2 should have figured out a better way than that. However, all in all, it's a minor inconvenience and hardly makes a blip on my radar screen as long as I'm getting a good, consistent workout and seeing the fabulous results I'm seeing so far.

Wii Active 2 has greatly improved over several areas when compared to the original Wii Active. I own several Wii fitness games and by far, Wii Active has been able to hold my attention and get me to come back for more. Wii Fit was boring and too slow for me, I'm not a yoga type of gal. 1. Wii Active 2 has a much improved warm-up and cool-down portion of the workout. Before, Wii Active had very little in this area. It guides you with much-needed stretches at the end of the workout. 2. The heart rate monitor is awesome, it is much more useful than I had imagined. I used to wear my chest band and watch to keep track, but this game shows the various "levels" of effort that you are giving. 3. I love the games, the mountain biking was challenging and was a great mix of cardio with running and squat jumps. 4. The sensors are MUCH better. I would get frustrated doing arm curls and other exercises with the original Wii Active. Making sure the nunchuck and controller were perfectly positioned so I wouldn't get annoyed by the trainer was not necessary. I always hated the trainer telling me that I'm not trying hard enough when it was a sensor issue. Ugh. The nunchuck is gone (along with the wires- yah!) and that is definitely the best part. So far, I've only used the remote for the basketball shooting drills. 5. The game automatically updates a profile on the Active website and keeps track of your stats. This is an awesome feature as I like to gloat and look at how awesome I am (just kidding). It is nice if you are looking for a supportive community or maybe just some good ol' competition with strangers or friends/family! The only drawback so far that I see is that if you use the balance board, it likes to shut off a few times within the workout if you're not using it... the screen shows up and halts the workout when this happens and you have to hit the button to re-activate it. Also, being new to aerobic step exercises, I had some trouble, but that's just my own lack of experience and practice I believe. :P

I was so excited this get this game/workout, but was soon disappointed. Why this game is not worth it: 1. The graphics and menu setup in the game are not worth the $100 price tag (now $52). They look really plain and cheap. 2. The game is SUPER glitchy when using the Remote and Balance Board. If you are in an exercise that doesn't use the remote (like stretching, lunges, etc...) the remote will turn off (battery saving mode) and the workout will STOP and wait for you to activate the remote again. This is really stupid! Also, if you setup the game with your Balance Board, the SAME thing will happen. Even if you aren't using the Balance Board in a particular exercise, your workout will STOP and wait for you to activate the board again (even if your board is across the room)This is such a battery waster! Especially if you arent even using the board! 3. The leg band doesn't work properly all the time. I've had to skip certain exercises because while I was doing a Lunge it said I was "too low"....when I moved up it said I wasn't doing it correctly. It can be so frustrating. 4. ITS NOT FUN!!! The warm up routines are repetitive and boring. Watching a guy show me how to stretch and follow him is super boring and can be done with a $10 Generic Workout DVD. Nothing about this game motivated me to keep playing it. 5. The included resistance band is super cheap. Its just a mint smelling piece of green stretch thingy that you have to tie to the separate handles. If you purchase this game, you might as well add a real fitness resistance band to your cart. Now I understand why the price of this game has been drastically slashed. Its definitely not worth $100 or $50. This game should cost no more than $25. It just has too many problems.

I Have used 4 different exercise products for the wii. And this is by far the best one I have used. I actually work up a sweat after doing the work out and feel it the next day. I didn't realize until I got the game that it is compatible with the Wii fit board. This was a great surprise, if you don't have the board don't worry you can still do all the exercise's without it. But you can track your weight ect. with it. I was really looking for something that had a step class with it and there is a large assortment of them in this game. The 90 day challenge is great, and you get some new "games" all the time so it keeps it new and exciting. I would really recommend this product. I am a mother of 2 and no longer have time for the gym, but want to get rid of the baby weight. I have only have had this product for 2 weeks and already am feeling results and have lost a few pounds already. The only complaint that I have about this game is that you really have to mirror the way the character is standing at the start of every set otherwise it won't sync properly and it won't think you are doing the motion properly. Which can get a little annoying but if you figure out how to do it you will be golden. I also Loved that it sets up work outs for you or you can set up your owm. That I have never seen in other games that you have to continue to select the different exercises and it takes for ever and you loose the momentum. Over all REALLY happy with this product. Well worth the money

Muy buenas rutinas para el ejercicio, lo mejor es que son variados

Un engaño, solo manda el juego sin los accesorios ni nada de lo que aparecen en la descripción y el título. Además que los accesorios son imprescindibles para usar el juego. Siendo el precio de 80€ engaña porque piensas que es todo el paquete y lo que envían es el juego solo.

exercices faciles à faire; variété à chaque session. Beaucoup plus amusant que faire du tapis roulant et tous les muscles du corps sont mis à contribution. Il serait amusant de pouvoir choisir la bande sonore donc on y mettrait notre touche personnelle et le tout serait moins monotone..

Program is fine but the peripheral leg sensor is either over sensitive or malfunctioning. This prevents participation in many exercises that require that sensor making the program less than functional. All the self-check trouble shooting tips do not correct the problem.