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New U Fitness First Mind Body Yoga and Pilates workout (for the Wii) has been recently announced.  It is being developed by Lightning Fish Games, a UK based developer, it is the second game in their series, but the first one focusing exclusively on Yoga and Pilates.

It is centred on Yoga and Pilates exercises, and is going to be exclusively available for the Nintendo Wii.  It is expected to be released in late March.  There will be full compatibility with Nintendo peripherals, such as Wii Balance Board and Wii Motion Plus.

Why Yoga and Pilates? This is due to their both being more and more popular over the last several years, within the USA for example, around ten million people practice yoga.

The New U Fitness First Mind Body Yoga and Pilates for the Wii has been developed together with Fitness First, which is one of the world’s largest gym / health facilities.

At this stage here is a cover shot, courtesy of Lightning FIsh Games, the developer:

As more info comes to light, you will be kept posted about Yoga & Pilates on the Wii

It was just today that I was thinking about where does Wii sports fit into the whole Nintendo Wii Family?

When I came across the following information regarding EA Sports Active….

“EA Sports Active is one of the top 20 selling Wii titles of all time”, this was from none other than head of EA Sports Bruce Moore at a recent financial conference.

Despite that, I thought it fair for you to check out an image of EA Sports Active so that you can have a bit more of a closer look:

As you can see it is a fairly interesting looking set up, some of the comments about this include….

Initially from Michelle:

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I’m experiencing mid-life crisis and can’t afford an expensive car, so I bought Wii Fit for myself on Valentine’s Day. After doing Wii Fit faithfully every morning before work, I bought Wii Active for new challenges. Now I do both on a daily basis and have slowly dropped a few sizes. My stamina has increased, and my normal aches and pains have decreased. It’s a worthwhile investment and I’m still learning about all the bells and whistles it has to offer.
I’m 54 and feelng the healthiest and most fit ever!

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and from Brie, we have the following comments….

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I’ve had EA Active for about two weeks, and have done about 10 workouts using the program. So far, I love it!

You can customize many of the game settings. You can select your own user image (to make the person working out look like you…or maybe a little bit slimmer), select your trainer (male or female), which music tracks you want played during your workout, and whether or not you want to use the Wii Balance Board with your workouts. You can also select the difficulty level for your workouts. When you go to workout, you can select 30-Day Challenge, or select your own customized workout. Within each workout, you can de-select activities if you don’t feel like you can do them.

I was worried that the workouts wouldn’t be very challenging. I’m not a super-star athlete, but I am in pretty good shape, and was just looking to change up my workout routine and provide a home workout option for those days that I didn’t feel like going to the gym or for a run. The 30-Day Challenge workouts on the hardest setting are actually pretty good! In 30-35 minutes, I burn about 180-200 calories. Not as much as I would if I went to the gym or went for a run, but definitely better than not working out at all! I’ve also noticed more tone in my arms and legs in the two weeks since I’ve started using the program.

The best part about EA Active is that it is actually fun! Watching your “image” do the exercises is fun and motivating, and even though it’s a little cheesy, the trainer says motivating things throughout the workout (“you’ve set a great pace!” or “I know you can work harder than this”). Each workout is a little different, and there is usually at least one new exercise per workout. It definitely keeps it interesting and fun.

If you buy this game, I would definitely recommend buying a wireless nunchuck. All exercises require the nunchuck, and sometimes the cord can get in the way or even whip around and hit you pretty hard (enough that it hurts — think thin plastic jump rope hitting your arms!). A wireless nunchuck is a good investment if you plan on using this game often.

I would definitely recommend this game to anyone looking to start a workout routine, or add something new to their existing routine. It’s a lot of fun, you can do it in your living room, and it’s a pretty decent workout for a video game. And did I mention that it’s FUN?!?!?

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So there we have two people’s opinions on the Sports Active so feel free to hop on and let us know how you found it by commenting.

Yoga Wii, has had some mixed reviews, in an earlier post were some more negative reviews, however, there have been various people who have used it and have actually proven to be fairly positive about Yoga for the Wii

Here is one such review from Amazon, by Moxy…

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I’ve taken part in yoga at school and really enjoyed it. I looked into taking classes at a yoga studio and it was quite expensive. Yoga classes are more expensive than my entire gym membership, if not for that I would be a yoga pro by now!

So I found this game and gave it a shot and it was great. It’s like having your own personal yoga instructor anytime you want. It was so easy and relaxing. The music was soothing, the voice of the yoga guide was calming and I went at my own pace. Having the Wii Balance Board made it even more fun because I actually had to be precise in my movement. Love this game?

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Another review of Yoga on the Wii is from Nellie…

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I must admit I was skeptical about this game at first. I thought there wouldn’t be much to it but was I ever wrong.
I really thought it was just going to be a boring game featuring some odd posing. But as soon as you start the game you have three options, either you choose Story Mode, Training Mode or Routine Mode.

Story Mode walks you through a museum like building with a guide (almost like a tour guide). Your guide discusses several types of yoga, the health benefits of yoga and even foods you should and should not eat. It’s pretty cool and I learned a lot.

Training Mode gives you the freedom to choose from all 30 of the different poses so you can practice and get better. Routine Mode specializes in specific routines that fit your individual needs. There is a routine for someone with the common cold, arthritis sufferers, back pain and so on. There is even a routine specific for times when you have a headache. How cool is that! If you had a long day at work or school and you have a headache, just pop on the Wii.

I highly recommend this game for anyone interested in yoga or fitness

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So we are now getting more balance in the reviews coming out with regards to Yoga for the Wii, feel free to let us know with regards to your experiences…

Marcus wants a Wii Fit Plus game that includes the balance board and retails for $100. Problem is, he can’t find it anywhere. Third-party sellers are charging $150 and more on Amazon for the exercise game, which was the second-best seller in December, and everywhere he checks seems to be out of stock.

He writes:

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Just thought I would bring your attention to a potential story. Every since after Christmas the Wii Fit Plus w/ Balance Board has been almost impossible to find. When you do find one in stock online, it is priced at roughly 140% – 150% of the normal price of $99; and 200% – 214% of the cheapest sales price of $70 that Dell was selling it for before Christmas.I don’t know what’s going on, but I wanted to buy one, but at those inflated prices I have no interest at being ripped off, just to find that some artificial shortage has driven up the prices.

Do you have any insight into what is going on with Wii Fit Plus stocks?

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If you bought the game recently, where did you find it and how much did you have to pay?

Source: http://consumerist.com/2010/02/wii-fit-plus-shortage-may-be-rocking-the-nation.html

Lara Roberts, a 38-year old mother from Farnborough, Hants in England has managed to reduce her weight from 18 stone (a unit of measurement equal to 14 pounds) to less than ten stone within a year. And to what does she credit the loss?

Why, Wii Fit, of course.

Previously, she found difficulty in climbing stairs, as well as embarrassment at the prospect of having sex with her husband. Now, after a year’s worth of Wii Fit (at an hour a day), she has dropped twelve sizes and is now fit to go clubbing.

“I feel like I’ve been reborn,” she told News of the World.

Following the birth of her second child, she found losing the extra weight difficult, and the problem was compounded by comfort eating, which led to an intake of more than 4,000 calories per day.

“I’d have a cooked breakfast most days and cheese sandwiches and pizza for lunch,” Lara recalled. “And I snacked constantly on biscuits and crisps and cakes and got through litres of fizzy drinks a day. Nothing could fill me up.”

Things reached their breaking point when a friend told her she “never stopped eating.” She was too embarrassed to join a gym or go jogging, so she turned to Wii Fit and began getting up at 5am for a morning workout and began eating healthier.

“I knew if I didn’t do something, chances are I wouldn’t live to see my girls grow up,” she said.

You can see how she looked in the image at the top of this article. And now?

She now weighs nine and a half stone, and is comfortable enough to joke that her 15-year old daughter’s friends fancy her. Lara will also be appearing on the BBC 3 show “I’m Hotter Than My Daughter” next month.

“I’ve become a real exhibitionist,” she laughs. “And the best thing is the improvement in my sex life.”

“As far as I’m concerned the Wii Fit saved my life.”

Source: http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/news/711725/Mum-goes-from-18st-to-10st-using-Nintendos-keep-fit-console.html