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EA Sports Active Blog: Day 3

by Jonathan Metts - May 24, 2009, 8:45 pm EDT
Total comments: 3

There were two new kinds of activities worth mentioning. First, I was given upper body (resistance band) exercises with two distinct parts. I'd do a normal bicep curl, then continue to push upwards into an overhead press. The band was really stretched at that point, but it was the first time I really felt a good burn in my arms from playing Active. The other new thing today was a jumping exercise, which I had to skip due to weak floors and angry neighbors below.

Having watched most of the tutorial videos already, today was the first time I played with my iPod instead of listening to the in-game music and trainer speech. The Listen Up podcast made my regimen go by much faster, and I really enjoyed the workout overall. The final activity (cool down) has previously been track running, one of my least favorite exercises in Active or real life, but today was different. The workout finished with dancing, a goofy Balance Board game similar to Para Para Paradise or the step dancing in Wii Fit.

As expected, I gained back some weight today, due to regular fluctuation as well as yesterday's eating. I chose healthy food, but just had too much of it, including a lot of snacking. (My appetite is already going up with all this physical activity!)

Cumulative Weight Loss: 1.3 lbs

Talkback

ShyGuyMay 25, 2009

Podcasts are great when working out. Will you be making a Spanus level with Bloom Blox Bash Party?

BlueStormMay 25, 2009

Jonny,
I love the idea of your tracking EA Active on the website.  I can't wait to see what kind of results you get.

I've spent the last ten years prior to this mostly getting more and more sedentary.  I left high school at 190lbs, got married at 225lbs, and before I knew it I had hit 274 lbs (first Wii Fit weigh in).  When I really started using it on January 1st of 2009, I was at 270lbs.

I bought Wii Fit last year soon after it's launch and really never started using it much until the middle of January this year.  (Something about it nagging me about being "OBESE".  I began to use Wii Fit, completely changed my diet (Soda is gone from my diet, and I think I halved my meal portions), and started to use my stationary bike. (40-60 minutes a day all in all)  At this point, Wii fit is mostly a weight tracking peripheral, but I do use the exercises about once a week and still use the free run if I can't get outside or is too late at night.

So 5 months along, I am now 219 lbs, about 50 lighter than when I really started in earnest, and currently working towards the magic "NORMAL category (Might try for 185, but that will be rough:)

I've been thinking about trying EA active as well.  I'm kind of waiting to see what people think about it.  I hope you find success with it.

You have a great story, thanks for sharing it! Best of luck meeting your goals. So far, I think Active is a good supplement for people who like to weigh in with Wii Fit but need to look elsewhere for real exercise.

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