Thursday, 5 February 2009 05:34 pm
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deckardcanineOne of my presents from the latest Christmas was a Wii program (not really a game) called My Fitness Coach. It's something like an aerobics video where you have some say in the focus and difficulty level. While hardly one of the more fun things to do with a Wii, it certainly has merit in giving a workout, assuming you actually try to do as told. I haven't sampled Wii Fit to compare, but it's definitely the more mature program, forgoing those stupid-looking Miis for the realistic-looking Maya.
I have made a point to do a workout almost every day lately, never having let more than three days elapse without one since I first put the disc in the Wii. My usual workout duration is 30 minutes, tho 15 is common on busy nights. One of these weekends, I'll go for 45.
It may seem silly for a nonathletic guy like me to criticize a program like this, but I have to say there's plenty of room for improvement. Sometimes Maya's movements are asymmetrical in ways they probably shouldn't be. Sometimes she does things she tells the player to try not to do, like rock back during bicep curls (which I don't). Shadows don't always indicate her spatial relation to the ground very well. Sometimes she moves in ways I'm not sure a mere mortal could, unless there are certain muscles in my body that I've never voluntarily flexed in my life.
Last night, I had my most rigorous workout yet, with few rests -- understandable for a cardio focus. It took Maya more than 20 minutes to ask how I was doing (the next time she asked was only two exercises later). I debated whether to select "I was working hard" or "I couldn't keep up," and my penchant for honesty led me toward the former. Unfortunately, between the slim space for clicking and my exhausted arm, I didn't aim the remote right and selected "No sweat!" Maya replied, "Oh no, it was too easy? I'll adjust it for next time."
I'm in for a rough time at my next cardio.
I have made a point to do a workout almost every day lately, never having let more than three days elapse without one since I first put the disc in the Wii. My usual workout duration is 30 minutes, tho 15 is common on busy nights. One of these weekends, I'll go for 45.
It may seem silly for a nonathletic guy like me to criticize a program like this, but I have to say there's plenty of room for improvement. Sometimes Maya's movements are asymmetrical in ways they probably shouldn't be. Sometimes she does things she tells the player to try not to do, like rock back during bicep curls (which I don't). Shadows don't always indicate her spatial relation to the ground very well. Sometimes she moves in ways I'm not sure a mere mortal could, unless there are certain muscles in my body that I've never voluntarily flexed in my life.
Last night, I had my most rigorous workout yet, with few rests -- understandable for a cardio focus. It took Maya more than 20 minutes to ask how I was doing (the next time she asked was only two exercises later). I debated whether to select "I was working hard" or "I couldn't keep up," and my penchant for honesty led me toward the former. Unfortunately, between the slim space for clicking and my exhausted arm, I didn't aim the remote right and selected "No sweat!" Maya replied, "Oh no, it was too easy? I'll adjust it for next time."
I'm in for a rough time at my next cardio.