Comments on: My Fitness Coach from Ubisoft for Nintendo Wii

By: Kat S

Kat S — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:54:01 +0000

I have both wii fit and my fitness coach. I use My Fitness Coach to loose weight properly, and chart progress, and use the wii fit for fun while being healthy. My only criticism of my fitness coach is that at the point where Maya asks you how you found that, no sweat, working hard or couldn’t keep up – the three tabs are so close together that I have pushed the wrong one a couple of times (while being out of breath!) making my next work out even harder or too easy. It doesn’t really matter as next time I can adjust it back again but it would have been so easy to have the tabs seperated a bit more. Also when doing a stretch where you are looking down (away from Maya) it would help if she said when to change. Fab work-outs and am loosing inches as well as pounds! Wii fit I tend to do afterwards as a cooldown and bit of fun – ski jumping and sliding penguin to catch fish

By: Laura Moncur

Laura Moncur — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:30:44 +0000

Susan,

One benefit of My Fitness Coach is the option to learn how to do the move. ALL of the moves were confusing to me when I started playing, but when I used the tutorial to explain the move, I was able to do much better.

Now, I don't have to use the tutorial, but I was so grateful it was there at first since I'm an aerobics n00b.

Laura

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:06:48 +0000

I purchased My Fitness Coach last week and have been very impressed so far. I've been using the Wii Fit since last August, but was getting tired of the constant starting and stopping and clicking and picking up the remote and putting it down, etc. I love the option to do just a 15 minute workout since I have a three year old and it is easy to tell her that I am going to be busy for a little bit, but 30 minutes is too long for her at this point. I paid $30 for the game at a local game store. I like being able to log workouts I do outside of the game, for example, when I run on the treadmill at our fitness center.

I have only two complaints. One is that you can't permanently remove any exercise from the line up. The second complaint I have is that it can be hard to tell when to switch sides when you are performing an exercise where you are not looking at the TV. There is no sound or prompt to tell you to switch. And this is not a complaint, but this game is really more appropriate for folks who have a basic level knowledge of aerobics, Pilates, and yoga. If you don't have any background, it could be challenging to learn so many new things all at once. On the other hand, if you are a reasonably experienced exerciser, I think it is a huge benefit that you don't have to have a tutorial on each exercise first.

Count me (and my sore obliques) as a satisfied customer!

By: Cathy

Cathy — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:43:07 +0000

I have had My Fitness Coach for a week and love it, the only problem I have is that in europe we use metric measure and it has not got the option to change to metric. One does need a reasonable amount of space to work out in, but by pushing a chair against the wall it seems that I have enough space to workout in.

Regards, Cathy

By: Laura Moncur

Laura Moncur — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:37:04 +0000

Caity,

I measured the space I use for working out with My Fitness Coach. It's 6 foot by 6 foot. When I looked at what 4 foot by 7 foot looks like and you'll have plenty of room to do all that Mia asks of you. If you have a step, you'll get more workout options, but it will take up space. Fortunately, you don't need any of the extra equipment to get a good workout.

Best, Laura

By: Caity

Caity — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:26:17 +0000

I think that the Wii Fit is a good starter for anyone who has extremely bad balance (like I did before I got it) but I am dissapointed that I can't do anything more than the step, boxing, hula hoop and running as aerobics. Doing those exercises constantly and repetitively has been hurting my knees; running for ten minutes followed by half an hour of the free-step will always end in trouble for someone who has knee problems!

It seems like the My Fitness Coach game has a huge variety of exercises that are more aerobic-based than the Wii Fit. My only concern with the Fitness Coach is if I will have enough room to do the workouts. With the Wii Fit, I can work out in a very small amount of space. About how much space would you need for the best workouts? I have about a 4 foot by 7 foot area that I can clear to work with, but from the videos of the game it seems like I would need a lot more room than that.

By: Lee

Lee — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 13:51:35 +0000

Hey Viral. You don't need anything extra to play My Fitness Coach. I would say that My Fitness Coach is probably a but better because there's no disruption in the workout. It runs smooth for the full duration with just regular breaks for rest.

By: Viral

Viral — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:37:45 +0000

Hello all, Thanks very much for such a nice discussion. I'm planning to buy Wii FIT but it is still very expensive and I think I need to buy Board as well. Now, came across this game called My Fitness Coach. I'm novice to this can I ask two questions: 1. Can we compare Wii Fit and My Fitness Coach or both have different format and platform 2. Do we need any other controllers to play/workout for the game My Fitness Coach as I know that we need Wii FIT Board to paly/workout in Wii Fit Game

Thanks for your ans V P

By: Rhonda

Rhonda — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 21:09:37 +0000

I am on 13th workout and Love My Fitness Coach. I have read on other posts that there is a Progress chart you can check to look at your progress. I can't find how to access it. Do I have to finish so many evals before it pops up?

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:13:26 +0000

I read this blog before ever purchasing the My Fitness Coach. I was a strong advocate for Wii Fit initially, but after reading the blog, I figured I would try Fitness Coach. Needless to say, I am pleasantly surprised by what I am seeing.

I purchased the Fitness coach a week ago and have already seen a 6lb decrease in my weight. Being a former colligate offensive lineman, I have been looking for something that would be allow me to lose some weight but not build a huge amount of muscle mass (since I no longer play ball, it is not needed). I have tried all sorts of different videos, but didn't find any that really appealed to me. With My Fitness Coach, I became "hooked" after the first workout.

The one of the issues that I have with it is that I don't have a lot of room to workout, and there is very little, if any, slack time between exercises so it throughs me off a little when I have to get my equipment. Also, the graphics do leave a little to be desired. I know we are not using this as a "game" and the graphics should not matter, but being a programmer by occupation, I am disappointed with it.

Overall though, it will give you an awesome workout, but it takes dedication and "commitment" to stick with it and reap the benefits!!! For you guys out there questioning if it is good for men...again, I am a former offensive lineman and I love it!!!