Your Shape: Breakout Virtual Fitness for Wii
It was with bated breath that I opened the package to the new virtual fitness program from Ubisoft- Your Shape. I was really excited to try this because as they say on the website, it “Feature[s] an exclusive camera (the first for Wii!), the game detects your movements so that Jenny McCarthy, your in-game workout buddy and guide, can correct your form as you exercise.”
The Wii Mommies have been so priveledged to be the first in-home reviewers of the new product, and Ubisoft furnished the product for our review. We’ll be continuing to use the product along with the EA SPORTS Active and Wii Fit Plus and we’d love for you to come along with us! Comment on our blog, and join our community for support, answers, and fun!
The cool, never before seen featured of this game are:
- No remotes, straps, wires, or boards! You can workout with whatever you have, and move around the room unencumbered! You have the option of using a balance ball, exercise step (really cool), or weights.
- Interactive camera scans your body and tracks your movements. This is really cool, because you can actually see your image on the screen.
- Use the game on your Wii or on your computer! No more lugging your Wii on vacation, and you could theoretically take it to work for a quick 15 minute workout during lunch! I could have used this feature when I was at the beach last summer!
- Choose the areas of the body you’d like to work on in order to customize your workouts. For example, I chose “tone” on my thighs and “strength” for my arms. They have a three week program for mothers, a routine to get ready for bikini season, one for peace of mind and stress and another for New Year’s resolutions.
My experience:
I finally got into the Your Shape Game around 11:30PM Wednesday night, but I was so anxious to try it and let you know how I fared, that I went ahead and did a 15 minutes workout, after setting up my profile.
Comments
By Elaine on November 27th, 2009 at 3:57 pm
looks neat!