Friday, April 27, 2012
wrist and leg band problems on Wii
I kmow many people had problems with the leg stap on the older programs i never did. but these straps are very frustrating. No matter how tight they start out after 2 or 3 running type exer ises the leg band is falling off. the arm band slips at least once or twice per workout. Anybody else have these problems?
Using EA Sports Active 2 without having to use internet?
Am I able to play EA sports active 2 without having to connect to the internet? I don't get reliable internet at my place, and I just want to work out. Any kind of feedback would be great!
Mii
Does the Active allow importing of Mii's?|||Would like to know if I take the Active and my controls to my son's, do I loose my Mii? I will be out of town for one week. Please help I don't want to miss tracking my workouts!!|||Active doesn't support Mii's. I think Nintendo is selective on what games are allowed to use Miis.
The only way you would lose your workout history is if you delete the profile. So as long as no one deletes your Active character profile, you should be fine.
The only way you would lose your workout history is if you delete the profile. So as long as no one deletes your Active character profile, you should be fine.
Wii Balance Board
I have checked "yes" on settings but the preset workouts never use it. Do I have to create a custom workout to use the balance board?|||No if it read it that's fine. It does not use the Balance board all the time. It will pop up when it wants you to use it.
Always telling me "Too Slow" on the track
Hi, I am one of those users that is a little frustrated with this game but I really want it to work for me so I am sticking to it. One of my frustrations is on the track and here are those times:
1) Basic running - the only time it senses me as not being too slow is if I really pound the floor with my feet and run more with my feet behind me. That's tough to do when you're trying to stay in place but I make it work. Sometimes though I would like to take it easy on my knees and do more of a quick up/down with my feet directly under me. I end up treading more lightly on the floor and, even though my thigh (nunchuk) and controller are moving quickly, it tells me I am "Too Slow".
2) Kicking behind me exercise - Sorry I can't remember the proper name for this exercise but it's when you are supposed to walk (sometimes slowly, sometimes quickly) and kick your foot behind you towards your glutes. Once again today on the fast mode of this exercise it told me I was Too Slow. I was on perfect timing with my avatar and it gave me the Too Slow message the entire time on the track; I even tried to go faster than my avatar but it didn't change things.
I have read a couple of replies (that are in response to messages from other frustrated users) about thigh-band placement and nunchuk tweaks in that band and I will try that to see if it helps. If you think that's my issue, please advise.
If you think I am doing something else wrong, please advise.
I really am wanting this game to work for me - but I don't like it being a battle every time I play it.
Thanks!!|||Most of the running issues are with the nunchuk and it's placement. You have to move enough for the nunchuk to detect it too. The wireless nunchuk's are terribly finicky to get to work for a lot of the exercises.|||Here is an easy test: Make a custom workout with only one workout : squats, doesn't matter what intensity.
put the leg-strap on, put in the nunchuk and do a squat, if your legs are almost parallel to the floor and the bar on the left side isn't registering at the bottom of the squat bar, rotate your leg strap so the nunchuk moves more towards the outside of your thigh, JUST A LITTLE BIT. If you squat half-way and it shows your squat on the bar as all the way down, shimmy that leg strap so the nunchuk is moving more to the front of your leg. You will find the sweet spot where it should be registering. The nunchuk has the least sensitive motion sensors in it, so adjustment is key. If you look at a cross section of your leg as a clock and the top of your knee is 12, and the back of your knee as 6, I usually have the nunchuck somewhere between 1 and 2, closer to 1 though, and as high as it can go on my thigh. Of course, my thigh might be shaped differently than yours, you may have to put it at 11 o'clock or 2 o'clock to get it to register properly. You will see a difference when you do the rollerblading also
From what I've read on these forums, do NOT use a wireless nunchuk
1. The running exercises seem to rely only on the nunchuk for speed and not so much whether you are swinging the remote while you run (it may have a bearing on how many calories burned though), also, I tend to do a high-stepping run to get more out of the workout, your knees may not like that though.
2. Kick-ups are what you are referring to, your avatar isn't setting the pace, it is showing you your pace, FAST kick-ups should be done at a run, not a fast walk, and yes, that is very hard to do for 2 laps (or even 1) when you first start out, but they only get easier, and I find that to be a good cardio workout.
Good luck
1) Basic running - the only time it senses me as not being too slow is if I really pound the floor with my feet and run more with my feet behind me. That's tough to do when you're trying to stay in place but I make it work. Sometimes though I would like to take it easy on my knees and do more of a quick up/down with my feet directly under me. I end up treading more lightly on the floor and, even though my thigh (nunchuk) and controller are moving quickly, it tells me I am "Too Slow".
2) Kicking behind me exercise - Sorry I can't remember the proper name for this exercise but it's when you are supposed to walk (sometimes slowly, sometimes quickly) and kick your foot behind you towards your glutes. Once again today on the fast mode of this exercise it told me I was Too Slow. I was on perfect timing with my avatar and it gave me the Too Slow message the entire time on the track; I even tried to go faster than my avatar but it didn't change things.
I have read a couple of replies (that are in response to messages from other frustrated users) about thigh-band placement and nunchuk tweaks in that band and I will try that to see if it helps. If you think that's my issue, please advise.
If you think I am doing something else wrong, please advise.
I really am wanting this game to work for me - but I don't like it being a battle every time I play it.
Thanks!!|||Most of the running issues are with the nunchuk and it's placement. You have to move enough for the nunchuk to detect it too. The wireless nunchuk's are terribly finicky to get to work for a lot of the exercises.|||Here is an easy test: Make a custom workout with only one workout : squats, doesn't matter what intensity.
put the leg-strap on, put in the nunchuk and do a squat, if your legs are almost parallel to the floor and the bar on the left side isn't registering at the bottom of the squat bar, rotate your leg strap so the nunchuk moves more towards the outside of your thigh, JUST A LITTLE BIT. If you squat half-way and it shows your squat on the bar as all the way down, shimmy that leg strap so the nunchuk is moving more to the front of your leg. You will find the sweet spot where it should be registering. The nunchuk has the least sensitive motion sensors in it, so adjustment is key. If you look at a cross section of your leg as a clock and the top of your knee is 12, and the back of your knee as 6, I usually have the nunchuck somewhere between 1 and 2, closer to 1 though, and as high as it can go on my thigh. Of course, my thigh might be shaped differently than yours, you may have to put it at 11 o'clock or 2 o'clock to get it to register properly. You will see a difference when you do the rollerblading also
From what I've read on these forums, do NOT use a wireless nunchuk
1. The running exercises seem to rely only on the nunchuk for speed and not so much whether you are swinging the remote while you run (it may have a bearing on how many calories burned though), also, I tend to do a high-stepping run to get more out of the workout, your knees may not like that though.
2. Kick-ups are what you are referring to, your avatar isn't setting the pace, it is showing you your pace, FAST kick-ups should be done at a run, not a fast walk, and yes, that is very hard to do for 2 laps (or even 1) when you first start out, but they only get easier, and I find that to be a good cardio workout.
Good luck
Which system is the game better on?????????
I want to purchase this game but not sure what system to purchase it on wii or ps3
My question Is there free range of motion on both systems so I can use weights, jump ropes etc. or is that only on kinect?????????|||I'm using the Wii and that is the only game console available to me...and it is truly GREAT. But given your situation I would go with PS3. Both systems are hands free so you can use weights or watever you want, the Wii requires holding the remote during a few sports activities like catching or throwing where you wouldn't be using weights anyways.
The PS3 can handle Downloadable content and patchs to fix problems...the Wii can't.
The Kinect seems to have a lot of problems from what I read on here!|||Well, after talking with a lot of people about it, it seems that the following is true:
On the Wii: You have to use the controllers which is kind of annoying
On the Xbox: It has some issues with the camera on Kinect
On the PS3: You don't use the camera so no issues there and you don't have to use the controllers, so it seems to be the best at the moment.|||PS3, unless you own a Kinect. I'm sure the issues with tracking will be corrected on the Kinect, but until then unless you already own the hardware - get the game on PS3.
My question Is there free range of motion on both systems so I can use weights, jump ropes etc. or is that only on kinect?????????|||I'm using the Wii and that is the only game console available to me...and it is truly GREAT. But given your situation I would go with PS3. Both systems are hands free so you can use weights or watever you want, the Wii requires holding the remote during a few sports activities like catching or throwing where you wouldn't be using weights anyways.
The PS3 can handle Downloadable content and patchs to fix problems...the Wii can't.
The Kinect seems to have a lot of problems from what I read on here!|||Well, after talking with a lot of people about it, it seems that the following is true:
On the Wii: You have to use the controllers which is kind of annoying
On the Xbox: It has some issues with the camera on Kinect
On the PS3: You don't use the camera so no issues there and you don't have to use the controllers, so it seems to be the best at the moment.|||PS3, unless you own a Kinect. I'm sure the issues with tracking will be corrected on the Kinect, but until then unless you already own the hardware - get the game on PS3.
Step Aerobics
While I have already changed from using the resistance to weights. I was wondering if they had any plans to incorporate different level of step boards for the system, so it could account for the difficulty and calorie burn?
This would be a nice bonus to add in, to encourage people to start increasing their step aerobics for more calorie burn.|||You can buy one for the Wii board.
http://www.amazon.com/Everlast-3-Aerobic-Step-Nintendo-Wii/dp/B0024FAY6O/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1291672674&sr=8-3
This would be a nice bonus to add in, to encourage people to start increasing their step aerobics for more calorie burn.|||You can buy one for the Wii board.
http://www.amazon.com/Everlast-3-Aerobic-Step-Nintendo-Wii/dp/B0024FAY6O/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1291672674&sr=8-3
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