| My Fitness Coach is the latest in Nintendo's impressive line of games that prove video game entertainment can be both healthy and fun. Produced by UbiSoft exclusively for the Wii home game system, My Fitness Coach allows players to create, engage in and even track their very own fitness program. 
My Fitness Coach begins by evaluating your current fitness level, and helping you set your fitness goal. View larger. | 
This game features almost 500 unique exercises so you'll never get bored. View larger. | Live a Healthier Lifestyle
My Fitness Coach begins by evaluating your current fitness level, and helping you set your fitness goal. Whether you strive for weight loss, core body strength, increased flexibility or something else, the Wii's unique interactivity will get you there. A virtual personal trainer named Maya will be on hand to not only give you valuable advice to help you exercise right, but will provide pep talks to help keep you motivated every step of the way. There are even graphical charting displays that allow you to watch yourself making progress as you go. Enjoy Your Exercise Experience
With My Fitness Coach you can customize your experience by choosing your own exercise environment, and picking your favorite type of workout music. There are eight different environments to choose from, and seven different types of music, such as Hip Hop, 80's, Latin and Dance to name a few. There is even a Meditation Garden feature where you will be guided through stretching and yoga techniques to help keep you limber while you gain strength. Nearly 500 Workouts Provide Loads of Fun
My Fitness Coach features almost 500 unique exercises to ensure that no two workouts will ever be quite the same. Whether you are in strength training for your upper body or lower body, or are just burning a few extra calories, by choosing your own workout calendar, length of program, and frequency of use you will achieve your goals at the pace that is right for you.
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 Just what I was looking for! |
| Review Date: December 4, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Alison, |
Bought my copy today at another store (sorry amazon, couldn't wait for you). Maya, the trainer gives you a fitness test including jumping jacks, push-ups, lunges, and crunches, and then recommends a custom program for you. For me, she recommended a long term goal of cardio and today's focus was upper body. My 30 min workout was approx 15 min of cardio, 10 min of upper body strength training, and a few minutes each of abs and stretches. You follow along, more like a dvd than a video game. At the end of each segment she asks how hard it was for you, and the game uses your answer to adjust your next workout.
I started with 3 locations, and 5 more to unlock. Lots of music choices. Workout choices are yoga, cardio, upper body, lower body, abs, and flexibility. Workouts will incorporate whatever equipment you have: hr monitor, ball, hand weights, and step. No balance board option.
Much better workout than wii fit, and way more fun than a dvd or live class. |
No reason to wait
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| Review Date: December 5, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Ralph Warren, Yorktown Heights, NY USA |
For those of you who are gun shy after getting burned by the Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum, there is no reason to wait. JMFU was garbage. This is the real thing. It does not use a balance board. Some people seem to have a problem with that but it's not like they claimed to have balance board support and failed to deliver. The description in Amazon of what it does is completely accurate. Also, if it had balance board support it would be nearly twice the price.
I received it yesterday and have done 2 workouts on it.
Things I like (There is no way that I will hit all the good features):
1. There was a very thorough fitness test when you first set up a profile. I wish Wii Fit had something this comprehensive.
2. Maya, the coach, is a pleasure to work out with. She has a pleasing voice. She asks how you felt during a segment of the workout. The choices are No Sweat, I Was Working Hard, and I Couldn't Keep Up. If you choose the first or the third answer, Maya promises to adjust that segment the next time she presents it during a workout.
3. I like being able to change the environment that Maya leads the workout from and I like that the view of Maya changes during the workout.
4. You can incorporate other equipment into the workout. I happened to have an unused step, some weights and a stability ball stored in the basement. Neither of the workouts I did so far used the stability ball.
5. I still use the advanced step program on the Wii Fit but it is the same every time and the step is so low. With this I am able to use a real step and adjust it to the height I want to get the best workout.
6. The routines scroll across the bottom so I can see how much is left of the current routine and which routine is coming up next.
7. The tutorial feature was a necessity for me. When Maya started a routine that wasn't clear to me I selected the tutorial. Maya explained how to do it. It repeats until I select Resume. Then Maya restarts the routine.
8. A workout DVD repeats the same workout every time. This game is dynamic. I need that kind of variety.
Things I didn't like:
1. I don't have a large space to work out in. I needed to have the step in a place where there was sufficient space to do the step routines but I also needed enough space to perform the non-step aerobic routines. I banged into a couch a few times. I think I'll be able to work this out after a few workouts.
2. This is probably related to my lack of space but I think I would prefer that it stick to the equipment for a longer time. It used the step, then it didn't, then it did again, and so on. On the other hand, not doing that may interfere with the randomness of the workouts and that would be a bad thing.
I had 2 good workouts and definitely recommend this game as long as you have read the description and understand what you are getting. |
Having a blast with My Fitness Coach
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| Review Date: December 31, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Suzanne E. Curtis, Nazareth, PA United States |
| Most reviewers have aleady highlighted the great features of this title. I just want to add something that I haven't seen anyone mention yet. I am on the cusp of 40 and am considered "obese" by the Wii Fit. Although I know that I weigh way too much, I was somewhat in denial, because I was quite fit "back in the day." Since I first began gaining weight, I have been one of those all or nothing exercise types. I would decide that I was going to start an exercise routine, and then I would go all out the first few days and burn myself out before a month was over. With My Fitness Coach, I've decided to start with the minimum amount of exercise time each day -- 15 minutes. At the end of the cardio section, Maya the Trainer asks how I'm feeling, and I find that I was working out at a good pace. When I can really answer "No sweat," to the question, "How was this workout?" then it will be time to bump up the duration. The workouts increase in 15 minute increments up to 75 minutes. So far, I've been having a great time with My Fitness Coach and, compared to a gym membership, you sure can't beat the price or the convenience! |
Great Program!
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| Review Date: December 10, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Ivy Kong, Marina, CA United States |
I've been using My Fitness Coach for a few days. Besides this one, I also own Wii Fit and other 'get-you-off-the-coach' Wii games. Wii Fit turned less and less challenging as my body got used to the exercises, so I was looking around for another workout 'game'. Then here came My Fitness Coach.
The level of challenge reminds me of PS2's Eyetoy Kinetic a few years back, and I'm quite happy about it. A mere 15-minute session is enough to get you sweating and your heart pumping. On the other hand, I can do multiple sessions of 'Advanced Steps' on Wii Fitness without breaking a sweat. My Fitness Coach tailors to your ability level, so it's always challenging.
The sequencing of each exercise session is what I love most in this game. Each session starts with about 3 minutes of warmup, then they get gradually more and more intense. Maya would slip in some rest sessions here and there, and the session usually ends with some strength training and stretching. This feature beats Wii Fit hands down.
However, as other users have pointed out, MFC is like a glorified exercise DVD because the interactive element is seriously lacking, especially when this is a Wii game! You would think after this many years, these workout game developers would have come up with some more advanced form of Eyetoy Kinetic which tracks your movement (better) in an exercise program.
All in all, if you are looking for a more serious fitness game and don't care whether it's going to utilize any Wii accessories you have, this is the game you should get.
I -love- My Fitness Coach, but I am giving it 4 stars because I really was hoping for some more interactiveness between me and the game. (Amazon.com doesn't let me change my rating after I've given it 5 stars by accident.) |
Best workout Wii provides!
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| Review Date: December 16, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Jim M. Leary, Houston, TX |
If you have a drawer or box full of workout videos, MY FITNESS COACH is all of those wrapped up into a single CD. The beauty of the workouts in MY FITNESS COACH is that they're varied, and if you've used video/DVD's in the past, you know how you can memorize your workouts and they get boring. If you're don't like the music, you can change it with the click of your Wii remote.
You tell your trainer what you want to work, and your workout is designed around your needs.
I did one workout and it wanted me to do a plie exercise. I thought, "This is doing nothing for me." The next day, it was evident in my quadraceps that the muscles were being worked.
If you want to workout but are self-conscious about going to the gym, or just prefer to workout at home, this program is for you! |
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