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I do..because that is a program that can really tell how many calories you are burning. Its not just for information, it slows down and speeds up the workout based on how much stress you're under.Originally posted by bekkilyn:
I'm thinking more like when/if it gets down to $30, especially if they expect me to want to buy DLC on top of the main price. Don't really care about the heart rate monitor anyway.
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I found the BL exercises generally harder and more demanding than the YSFE exercises. Weight loss focus is just one option, there are a few others (don't remember those exactly, but I can check that tonight at my next session and post back here). As for additional workouts, they don't exist in this way here. But you can always start another session of the followingOriginally posted by Dzipi100:
Questions regarding BL. At what level of difficulty are excersises? YSFE level? Harder? Easier? I am really not into this to lose weight anymore (don't need to lose more that additional 4-5 pounds), but to get and keep myself in shape. Does BL work for this or is focused on losing weigth only?
Does BL have additional workouts that YSFE does not provide that would break the routine a bit and let me combine these 2 programs?
- interval fitness (or something like this, just a general fitness lesson)
- box fit
- yoga fit
- freeplay (you can select single exercises. I don't know if you can combine them into a full lesson that you can save and reload later though)
- replay saved sessions (at least from interval fitness/box fit/yoga fit)
I usually end up doing my scheduled lesson (20 minutes in my case) and add another 20-40 lesson of box fit/yoga fit.
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Amazon had it on sale for one or two days for about $38 right after the New Year. Sadly, I had already purchased mine for $60. But anyway, I think it's within reasonable expectations that it will be down to close to $40 within a few months.Originally posted by bekkilyn:
I'm thinking more like when/if it gets down to $30, especially if they expect me to want to buy DLC on top of the main price. Don't really care about the heart rate monitor anyway.
BTW, when using EASA2 you have to use the heart rate monitor for the game to work.
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Agreed, the name is not really appealing. I don't know the show, but I do like the workouts/results it's the game has given me so far.Originally posted by NanoParticle:
I know this is going to sound silly so some but I can't imagine buying a game, or anything for that matter, called "The Biggest Loser." The negative connotations are phenomenal. Ever since I first heard about the shows, the name simply appalls me to the very fiber of my being.
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Interesting thoughts and not exactly my experience at all.Originally posted by mzebony:
Wow from reading the posts and some going to get EA Sports Active 2 are in for a rude awakening. I have all of the exergamer workouts for Xbox and by far YSFE and TBL are the best, EASA2 comes dead last and its because of the following reasons:
1. The software to sensor issues make the routines quite glitchy
2. The sensor loses you once you hit the floor and the frustration itself will send your HRM up a notch or two
3. There are not as many routines for the xbox as there are for ps3 and the Wii and the DLC that came out yesterday (that we have to pay for) have routines that are already on the Wii.
4. Not only are the floor routines glitchy, but so are the Soccer Goalkeeper, Heavy Bag Boxing, Dodgeball and Mountain Biking.
My biggest disappointment was no basketball, but I got over that one.
The avatar moves around like it has Tourette Syndrome and believe me I have enough room to move around (the other games do not do this).
They say there is an update coming in late February that will fix that, so if you can, I would say wait before getting EASA2.
TBL is very good as well as YSFE!!
I've done P90X and Insanity and this workout is a nice change!!
1. I'm going through the workouts fine...except for floor exercises.
2. Thankfully the workouts are customizable and I have just deleted some of the floor work and do those on my own. Planks/pushups work fine for me it's the alternating arm-up and star planks that I've had issues with. So I delete those and no problems. You have to stand for the Kinect to recognize you before you get on the floor.
3. 360 may have less exercises, I'm still enjoying the variety. Feels like a full cross-training workout each day. Whips me much harder than YSFE. Can't imagine doing most of the exercises with a wand in my hand, so I'm happy for the Kinect.
4. Never had a single issue with soccer, mountain biking, dodgeball, or boxing. All work 100% fine for me.
No clue what you mean by Tourettes. Isn't that a speech impediment? I heard of a glitch with the voice recognition issues on Active so I turned that feature off. Just use my hand waving to navigate.
Yes, there is a patch coming for Active in February. Nice of EA to TELL THEIR CUSTOMERS it's coming.
I played The Biggest Loser demo and just the demo alone showed it has some very good exercises. Not sure about trying to follow the trainer while turned this way or that, seems difficult to do. I'll probably pick it up soon as YSFE is really losing it's appeal after the newness wears off. Great tech pasted on a befuddling workout regime and no developer followup is dissappointing.
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I have to agree with Oblong. After tolerating YSFE for 2 months I saw EA Sports Active on sale for $50. Played it for 2 weeks and have never gone back to YSFE. I want the game I use to track my progress and in order to do that, it must track my exercise. I feel EA Active does that better and does it without nagging me. It also gives me a harder workout with better flow between exercises. It’s not about learning how to play a game, it’s about getting and staying fit. Bottom line, EA Active does a better job of motivating me. Someday I may try BL
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I did my first workout with EA Sports Active 2 this morning. I started the 9 week challenge on intermediate.
It...was...tough! Seriously, I really felt spent after I was finished. Another plus is that it gives you a warm up and a cool-down before and after. I like the fact it puts in some fitness games within the program to keep it fun.
As for the sensor, It tracked me just fine. I did a calibration beforehand to see how much of me it could see when I was on the floor. I had to take the sensor off the TV mount and put it under my TV to get the floor work to work correctly.
Lots of people complain about the menus...simple, use your controller to make your selections. I had no problems with that.
The exercises in EAS2 seems more athletic than the ones in YSFE. Best of all, your reps count even when you're not in sync with the on-screen trainer.
Finally, the heart-rate monitor really gives you an accurate calorie burn count and tells you when you're working too hard or not enough.
I think I'll use YSFE for the classes on my days off within the EAS2 9 week program.
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I have the same experience as you have. EA offers a variance of excercises and with a warming-up and cooling-down it feels more like a complete and balanced work-out.Originally posted by xxHanoverxx:
I did my first workout with EA Sports Active 2 this morning. I started the 9 week challenge on intermediate.
It...was...tough! Seriously, I really felt spent after I was finished. Another plus is that it gives you a warm up and a cool-down before and after. I like the fact it puts in some fitness games within the program to keep it fun.
As for the sensor, It tracked me just fine. I did a calibration beforehand to see how much of me it could see when I was on the floor. I had to take the sensor off the TV mount and put it under my TV to get the floor work to work correctly.
Lots of people complain about the menus...simple, use your controller to make your selections. I had no problems with that.
The exercises in EAS2 seems more athletic than the ones in YSFE. Best of all, your reps count even when you're not in sync with the on-screen trainer.
Finally, the heart-rate monitor really gives you an accurate calorie burn count and tells you when you're working too hard or not enough.
I think I'll use YSFE for the classes on my days off within the EAS2 9 week program.
I have my Kinect stationed on my TV and it tracks me just fine during the floor excercises.
YSFE just misses the possibillity to follow a schedule that gives you a complete workout without constant switching menu and trying to find your way through the menu's. With this and making it less hard to keep in synch with the trainer and I would not want to look for any other program.
