Kick-Ups and squats not registering on PS3

hi all,
i started my 9 week workout this morning.
made it through the warm ups fine but got to the kick-ups and they just did not register.
i tried a few times and then skipped it to the squats and they wouldn't register either.
it told me to stand still before doing anything.
reckon i stood there for 2 minutes and nothing.
left me frustrated and not the least bit sweaty.
a bit disappointed for my first attempt.
any tips? what am i doing wrong?
i really want this to work.
thanks,
Noog.|||Well the warm ups aren't reading your movements. You can just stand there or wander off and it will keep going. First thing to check is do you have your leg strap on your right leg, about mid thigh with the lights facing up toward your body? Is it on top of your clothes, not covered by shorts or a long t-shirt?
For kickups you need to lean forward a bit and kick up hard toward your butt. In squats it's looking for your thigh to get close to parallel to the floor. Make sure you are doing them when the game "dings" for you to go. It's best not to wear the strap too high on your leg, keep it about 1/2 way between your hip and knee.|||Great, thanks for your prompt reply.
I will definitely give it another go when i get home from work.
It felt like i was doing the right thing, all things in the right spot etc.
I will change the difficulty to medium or easy, hopefully i can learn the correct movements to register and get my sweat on.
Thanks again,
Noog.


|||(UPDATE)
I tried again and nothing. Not even a hint that any of the lower body workouts are recognising the leg sensor at all.
I made a custom work out that included running, squats, fire feet, kick ups and more but nothing.
Having looked around the forum and read the manual, doing everything it suggests to do, i cant for the life of me get it to work.
Someone also mentioned that the game is quite picky in regards to the order the sensors are turned on.
Left arm. Right arm. Right leg.
Is this before or after i press start on controller 1 at the home screen?
Is it possible that the sensor is faulty?
Please offer any suggestions that you think will work, I really want to get this going and me with it...
Thanks again,
Noog.

|||RE: Noog
Some questions first
1) I'm sure that the leg strap is on correctly, but please double check that the leg strap is on the right leg, on the upper thigh, with the blue lights facing up.
2) If the blue lights are on and not blinking, and you load up footfires, and shake the leg peripheral, does nothing occur? If so, then it sounds as though the leg peripheral may be starting to fail.
|||Cheers EA_Brad, been hoping you would reply.
It is acting exactly as you suggest, I actually tried shaking it thinking this would replicate the motion and got nothing.
I will try and take it back to the place of purchase.
Thanks again,
Noog.
|||Cheers EA_Brad, been hoping you would reply.
It is acting exactly as you suggest, I actually tried shaking it thinking this would replicate the motion and got nothing.
I will try and take it back to the place of purchase.
Thanks again,
Noog.