My Fitness Coach for Wii Reviews by Gamers

This Wii game may not make use of the controller or the Wii Fitness mat, but don't underestimate its abilities to raise your hear rate, burn calories, and help you lose weight.

My Fitness Coach simulates an aerobics class environment in the comfort of your own home. Put on the sneakers, aerobics clothes, select the amount of time you want to work out (in 15 minute increments) and away you go!

The character is almost realistic, encouraging you to keep moving, guiding you through all the aerobic moves. In my case, she asks me how I'm feeling every so often and if the exercises were easy or hard to do. Using this information she gives me harder or easier exercises. At the end of the session, you're sweating, had a lot of fun, and feel better about yourself. There are also water breaks, stretches, and best of all you can tell when an exercise is going to begin, end, and what's coming up next. You can also incorporate hand weights, exercise ball, heart monitors, etc.

As for cons, some of the preliminary questions are very tedious and I would skip through most of them. The calendar doesn't help either. When keeping the exercises "easy" she does not bring much new exercises in. But it's still a pretty good variation.

Overall, this is a lot better than a work out DVD (does anyone buy those?). And it did get me moving! Don't have enough time? Select the 15 minute work out to do in the morning before showering and going to work.