My Fitness Coach: Cardio Workout (Wii)

I personally LOVE this!! Combined with regular exercise at the gym and a good diet, this game can really help you to tone up. As a 'stand alone' fitness workout (without the gym), it works really well too. I'm not convinced by the calorie estimations, I think they are a little optimistic..... the music could be better...... and it is a little annoying when you know you are throwing the required punches correctly but they don't always register, but the game is more than worth it. Believe me, if you are not working up a sweat whilst doing the more advanced shape boxing routines then you are not doing it properly!!I love the fact that you can use both remotes rather than a remote and a nunchuck...... gives you much more freedom to move... as I have being using this game for well over a year, I now wear my ankle and wrist weights whilst boxing to add to the challange add help me improve my muscle strength.If you are looking for a easy to follow but rewarding boxing game for the wii.... this is the one for you :-)

Excellent workout, something different

Having sustained an ankle injury and being unable to walk without crutches or sticks, I have put weight on due to inactivity, I thought I would try this game to try & help me from ballooning too much!! Have used it a number of times & feel it 'could' prove to be beneficial. I have done a number of the exercises (8 min warm up & 15 min workouts) all whilst sat on sofa & I still have sweated, arms & back have ached thereafter. Once I am able to stand up properly, I do feel that this game will give you an all over workout. The background workout music can be selected & alot are very high tempo & makes you want to keep to the beat. If you have considered boxercise or similar... I would seriously recommend you try this, as I feel it would compete with that of an instructor at your local gym or sports centre. My only negative is the ducking... sometimes doesn't register properly.. even when I have stood. So marked down for that. However, give it a go! Recommended

Loved this workout, can highly recommend

This is one of the best Wii fitness games I have played. It is nicely designed and laid out, it escalates the workouts adequately and gives you plenty of rewards. I have really noticed a difference. Combine it with an all body workout if you want to get a leg and core workout but this is a great game to set up and follow through, just a shame they didn't add to it with downloadable add-ons or extra novelty games but once you build on the basics using the ducking and stepping, it gets really challenging!

Bought this game to go with my wii fit thinking it would give me a better workout don't waste your money the game is awful its slow and doesn't pick upeven when you do the moves accurately.

Ok so I know nothing about boxing, but it feels right. You can select different length workouts and it is great for beginners as it has tutorials for all the moves. I've only had it a week and have played on it 5 days. This is definitely the best console fitness game available. I've tried quiet a few others and I've giving up with them after a couple days. I've just ordered the dance version as well and I hope its as good.

Ok, first and foremost....the Good bits:This game is just amazing if you either want to have fun or be a bit more intense about exercise. believe me, it will give you a very thorough and gruelling work out and is easily comparable to anything that you can do in a sterile and soulless ''gym'' environment. You WILL work up a sweat, and you WILL melt away the pounds and inches if you stick at it. I use this as a routine part of my exercise schedule and is every bit as important as riding my bike and power walking.The game has basic,but functional ' cute' graphics, a very cartoony and fun feel to it, is easy to navigate and, though inaccurate, keeps a count of the calories you burn ( a Heart rate monitor shows significant difference to the wii's numbers). The game as pleasing sound, too, but the graphics and the sound effects are secondary to what this game is really about. People say that you can make the punches by sitting on a sofa and flicking your wrists..that maybe so, but by doing that you really are defeating the reason for owning this title.It is compatible with the god awful wii 'balance board'' ( why the hell anyone would own that useless wii bit of marketing is beyond me), and also the nanchuck, but for best results, you should use 2 wiimotes.The bad:Ok, you swing punches and make the moves...but the wii recognition system is SIMPLY HORRIBLE. you can calibrate, re-caliberate and calibrate until the cows come home, but accurate registry of the punches just does NOT happen when attempting combinations that are quiet sophisticated. That said, you will physically still perform the move, and for all intents and purposes, 'do the required ' effort to pull off the punch but the wii's inability to register your movements means it impacts your score and can be very off putting.this won't affect the physical exercise and we will never know if the wii really is hopeless in registering movements properly or if the software is sloppy.(actually, the wii is pretty dreadful at recognising movement, no 2 ways about it, but sloppy software would only compound the situation and make it worse)but never the less, if you want to get fit...get this game!! you wont regret it if you play it in the spirit of getting fit but the failure of the wii to register certain punches is extremely off-putting to put it mildly.Break yourself into this gently..your arms and muscles will ACHE!!if you want cute graphics, then get mario galaxy or something.