Wii Active 2

I have been working out to the Wii Active 2 for a little over a week.  I had some issues with the arm and leg remotes, but I think that I figured that out.

You can set up a person, just like Wii Fit and pick a trainer.  It will set up a training schedule for you.  You can adjust the length of the workouts to 15 minutes to 45 minutes. There are other workout sessions other than the scheduled programs.

The Wii Active 2 comes with a green exercise band, but you can set up the program to use weights instead.  There is also an option to use the Wii Fit Board.

I don't like about the program is the beginning promotion always plays.  If there is a way to skip it, I have not found it yet.  If you know how to skip the beginning, please let me know.  One other thing is that sometimes it takes forever to go to the next exercise.  Once you complete the reps required on a particular exercise, it tells you that you did a great job and lets you know what the next exercise is going to be and what equipment you will need.  Sometimes this takes more time than I care to wait.  Which means that if you only have 30 minutes to exercise, you may want to opt for a 15 minute workout because of the time it takes in between the exercises.

I do like variety in exercise routines, so I will continue to use the Wii Active as well as The Biggest Loser Wii program, Wii Zumba, and the Wii Fit.  The Dance programs are fun and will get your heart rate up.  I like the Just Dance and Michael Jackson The Experience games.  I just bought the Country Dance game and will be playing that in the next few days.

I do like using the Wii exercise games to help me stay in shape.  Hopefully it will help me lose a few extra pounds as well.  That will work if I can stop eating snickers bars after lunch.

If you have a Wii, I would recommend the Wii Active.  It will exercise your muscles in a different way than the other exercise programs.