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[Forestdeer]

While the exercises presented are capable of giving you a good challenge, there is simply no way past the fact that the camera is completely incapable of following your movement, which unfortunately is the main selling point of the programme. If you are one of those who actually got it to work for you (and there are some), consider yourselves one of the lucky few as the vast majority will be treated to constant (read: incessant) reminders to "Oops, watch your arms" and "Check the tutorial". White outfits on a dark background do not seem to help despite what the Camera Setup option leads you to believe. And a lack of camera adjustment features (turn up the contrast, etc.) is conspicuous by its absence.

For those who watched the commercial and expect a handy silhouette to help you along, too bad for you. That isn't there. Which will actually generate more than a few disgruntled customers as well as false advertising charges made to the BBB and State Attorneys General.

The idea of having a camera follow your movements and make sure you are doing the routines correctly is something that exercise programmes have long needed...and apparently still do.

Working out is a chore for most people already. The only exercise you'll get from YourShape is one in frustration.

Bottom line: Avoid this programme.

[Lexxeny]

While we are on the false advertising kick, I think I am going to sue Red Bull. After all their commercials show people sprouting wings after they down a can. I have downed a six pack already and still no signs of any wings.

[Forestdeer]

There's a concept in the law called "puffery" which allows an advertiser to make claims that are so outrageous that no reasonable person would give them merit. For instance, "This is the greatest beer in the history of mankind!" That's puffery. Or, to use your example, "Red Bull gives you wings." No reasonable person would expect to grow wings.

This does not allow an advertiser to make any claim whatsoever. "This will cure cancer!" That had better cure cancer.

If YourStep shows a silhouette as part of the programme, it had better have a silhouette. That does not qualify as puffery.

Or would you be satisfied if YourStep showed a camera but did not include one? After all, the showed a silhouette but didn't include one.

If they claim that the programme will follow your movements, then it must do so for a reasonable person. It can't only work in some test lab.

[agilitymal]

Works fine for me!

[sltoye]

Lexxeny, you might have a good point, if red bull didn't say that it doesn't actually give you wings at the end of the commercial.

[emilyg59541]

There is a silhouette during body measuring on the game. Maybe that is what the commercial was referring to.

[mceccato1968]

Okay, there's no silhouette - but how would that improve the game if there were??? How would it be different than your image from the camera, since the silhouette would get the data from the camera also? There's a great workout to be had by this game for sure. Yes, there are problems also. I think there are too many people looking for a magic fix...

[sltoye]

The point of the silhouette from what it looks like in the commercial, is to position yourself so you can see you are doing the moves correctly.