Wii questions

[Diversity]

Hi everyone! I'm new to this forum and have been reading lots of your posts but there are still a few things I'm hoping you can help me with regarding the Wii.

I'm really keen on buying one but I'm not sure what to go for. I noticed a lot of you use something called My Fitness Coach, and I'm wondering if I should buy this instead of Wii Fit? Is it better?
Also, I love the sound of the dance mat thing and I know I'd enjoy it but is it purely for fun or does it record the amount of calories you're burning?

On the whole, I guess I'm just wondering if it would be worth buying and whether or not I'll see results.
Anything anyone can tell me would be great. Thanks in advance!

 

[tryer]

i think it depends on what you want, there is more fluidity in the fitness coach, ie like a virtual workout.
no stopping and starting all the time.
i like the wii fit but use it as a game thing more than a work out, which is still good as to me anything where your not just sitting down and watching tv is good.
as to seeing results i guess it all depends what you put in is what you get out.
personally i think the fitness coach is great but then again i'm a sucker for gadgets.

i'm sure others will have an input into your dilema.
ps you can buy the fitness coach on asda's website for about £12 max.

 

[Diversity]

Thanks for the info!
Do I need to have a balance board for fitness coach? Also, do the dance games tell you how many calories you're burning?

 

[judimac]

High! You can get MFC for £9.99 on Amazon. I used it as I quickly found that wiifit isn't really challenging if you want to get fit. The drawback with MFC is altho you get a different workout each time, if you have weightloss as your main aim, alot of the moves are still samey. Now EA Sports active will get you sweating in 2 mins and is really challenging! I couldn't walk downstairs the second day! But after day 4 my thighs are already changing shape, and I can already run further! The EASA works with the wiifit board but you don't need it, and you don't need it for MFC.

 

[Diversity]

Thank you! I've decided I'm gonna go with Sports Active as I've heard lots of good things about it and the 30 day challenge thing sounds fun.

 

[tryer]

cool, join the challenge thread if you like.