Gold’s Gym Cardio Workout brings your own personal Gold’s Gym cardio trainer into your living room! Gold’s Gym is the largest gym in the world and is known for leading the industry in personal training, so expect to get in shape fast. It’s a fun way to exercise and maintain a healthy body.
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- Get a real workout using the Nintendo Wii's motion controls to do cardio boxing, running, and more
- Compatible with the Nintendo Balance Board
- Maintains calendar of your fitness, calories burned, and more
- Automatically changes difficulty of workout based on your fitness
- Includes free one-week trial membership at real-life Gold's Gym
I get why it's called a cardio workout rather than a boxing workout. It's caloric burn "packs a mean punch!" (pun intended) So, although it is a boxing workout, boy is it known for it's caloric expenditure! I wear a bodybugg to measure my daily caloric burn as it occurs. I mention this only because what I say is based upon measured accuracy rather than just "feeling" like my heart rate is up or not. And I take note of what burn I get during my wii games and fitness dvds. This one burned the most calories in the least amount of time. There is a reason kickboxing is so popular and just plain boxing is as well at the gyms and on dvds...the moves don't feel like high exertion, but burn high calories via the upper body intensity work, especially when shifting your feet so you have even a little leg movement as you do here. Although I have boxing and kickboxing dvds I love, and even some spliced in to workout dvds such as the Biggest Loser dvds...this was FUN!! The difference in calorie burn vs calorie burn WITH gaming fun is huge for me...if I'm having fun, I don't watch the clock so much or wish for my workout to end. And this will take you totally into interactive play where you "FORGET" you are losing weight. Don't need to lose weight? Ah, how I envy you...but you'll still love the game. It's good for your MIND and body. And I think that's what brought such interest for me...because I had to think of the gaming aspect of it, left hand or right, hook or jab etc. it became a good game in each segment I completed. Plus you don't just get "scores" but rewards...you advance and clothe your mii and add routines based on how you do. Let me say...I had my doubts about me having fun on this one. I held off ordering it until I saw enough good reviews...I just wasn't sure punching and jabbing would be worth making a cardio game of it. IT IS!! I utilized the game with a wireless nunchuck and remote and found that worked great. However, you can also you 2 wii remotes. I don't much recommend a wii remote and wired nunchuck because the wire gets in the way. The music is motivating and is REAL tracks to REAL songs...not just elevator music. I like that. I can't tell you how mentally "tough" you feel with "Eye of the Tiger" spurring you on! The ease of learning to play couldn't be easier...in fact, there are no book directions included because you don't need them. They take you through the steps you'll do but they are the simple boxing moves, but set to several different games and workouts. For beginner or advanced...nothing that either couldn't do or have fun with. You'll enjoy competing against your best numbers and doing great boxing moves to several games that all held great interest for me. You'll also get a good core workout without thinking about it because you have to twist during cross punches which are utilized in workouts for added core. And you'll melt off calories without even thinking about it. I did not use my balance board during the game at all so don't feel you have to have it if you don't have one. You'll be sweating in no time! Negatives: I don't like ending a review without negatives. So far the only thing I have found is that sometimes when I hit the red and blue hand paddles it shows I did a punch that I didn't...but I may not have had my hands at proper stance during these times either. It's nothing major.......
If you like the boxing part of Wii Fit but feel that it could be a little bit better, than this game is for you. I use it as an intense 30 minute cardio workout that will tone your arms, back, and chest quickly with only 3-4 days per week use. There are also extra exercises that are just as good as their counterparts on Wii Fit. It works great as an alternate to Wii Fit. Use this game one day for cardio, then Wii fit the next day for the yoga and balance games. ......
I purchased this Wii Game with few expectations. I wasn't quite sure what would be involved in the game. My husband and I both enjoy it. It's a great cardio workout, but it also exercises our brain too! Within a few days of using the program, our arms, shoulders, back and sides were aching in a good way! However, we're pretty much couch/computer potatoes so take that for what it's worth! But this couch potato LOVES this game! It's balance board compatible, but we haven't used it with the game yet and find that the instructions are easy to use! The trainer gives you simple instructions to learn and it progressively gets harder the more you use it! ......
This game is essentially a boxing game with some other added-in exercises. It does a good job teaching the various moves, and it is fun and provides a great workout. For those of us who like the idea of boxing with Wii but were disappointed by the boxing provided by Wii Sports and Wii Fit, this is a huge improvement. Overall, I am very happy with this game and am glad I got it - how ever, I want to point out a few things that could use fixing. First of all, there are a few spelling errors (examples include: "swing insward" and "rught uppercut") Secondly, the instructors occasionally shout out the wrong thing. For example, "let's do jab and uppercut" when in fact you are supposed to do just an uppercut. Finally, the movement required to have the game register that you have performed a right or left weave is extreme and I have had to make excessively large gestures with my arms in addition to actually doing the weave in order not to "miss" the move. Overall I would absolutely buy this game again, but I think with a little more care in the editing process, it would have been a better product.......
I'm a lazy college student who doesn't like to get up and exercise. Running and going to the gym really bores me so I thought I could find a Wii game that would make it more fun. I have tried my Fitness Coach and EA Sports Active and I found this game to be the best one of the three in terms of motivating me to work out. My Fitness Coach was too boring and played out like a work out DVD, and EA Sports Active was just too complicated for it's on good (the motion detecting features aren't implemented very well). Although Gold's Gym lacks flashy features such as complicated motion detecting, graphics, extended balance board support (i.e. mostly user interface/accessory stuff), it's easy to use and effective at what it does, and it plays out more like a video game than the rest of the fitness games (other than Wii Fit). Yes the main exercises focus on boxing but it's much more than that. You have to box to the beat of background music while shifting your balance back and forth. As the routines get more complicated, you have to duck and sway by bending your knees, which works your legs. I enjoyed how was doing squats and I didn't even realize it! I guess the reason why I thought this game was fun was because it was more like Guitar Hero in that you have to do the right motion at the right time while maintaining a rhythm. If you like Guitar Hero or Dance Dance Revolution and are willing to deal with the sub par graphics then this game is for you! I give this game 4 stars because the graphics are a little lacking (too simple and the main screen work out screen is box like). The game would be way more enjoyable if it was made more realistic like boxing in Wii Sports or something where you have a goal rather than punching boxes moving down a grid. I don't own a Wii Fit balance board so I don't care about that feature. My break down of the features: GRAPHICS -- Could do better!! If the backgrounds were more involved than it would feel more like a game. SOUND -- I thought the music was good compared to other work out games. It gives a good beat for you to follow along to. CONTROLS-- The actions are simple and the Wiimotes are easy to use, unlike EA Sports active where you have to put the Wiimote and nunchuck in the exact place for it to register. Of course, there are times when punches and ducks don't register but it's no big deal. USABILITY -- No complicated instructions or annoying menus you have to press through. Set up a profile in 5 minutes and you're ready to go! This game has a learn-as-you-go style. No annoying instructions to read through or complicated exercises. No wasted time! EFFECTIVENESS (in terms of work out) -- This definitely brought my heart rate up and I was sore for 2 days after! Tip: You have to shift your balance and "dance" to the music to have the cardio effect. Otherwise, it's just going to be as effective as sitting on your couch and moving around your Wiimote.......
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