I got EA Active for my Wii for Christmas and I decided to bust it out last night....Wow did it give me a workout!! Now...I should say that I am incredibly out of shape, but still I was impressed with it. I also have the Wii Fit and I like the Active much better. It really makes you break a sweat but keeps you interested in what you're doing and it switches it up every couple of minutes so you don't get bored. I started the 30 day challenge and it had me running, doing squats, lunges, jumps, bicep curls and arm lifts. You can also make custom workouts for yourself. I am definitely excited to see the results after the 30 days!

I had read a couple of reviews that included comments from fitness experts that said that Wii Fit is for the most part a light workout while EAS Sports Active is a moderate workout. I'm thinking I may treat myself to a Wii and the EAS package when I get my tax refund so I'll be looking for you to comment again on how this is going for you!!!

I don't have the wii fit, but I have both the active and active more workouts. The regular active is great. I haven't used the More workouts yet, but I look forward to it.

My hubby bought the active game for me for christmas, I did it the day after christmas, and the my thighs still hate me! I hate lunges, I sure hope the pay off in 30 days! (At least a little! LOL)

Leify- I hear you on those lunges! My thighs hurt so bad I can barely tie my shoes

I love the Wii Active, much more so than the Fit. I did have to get a better resistance band though. The one that came with it didn't really give much. The Mrs. doesn't care for it, so Santa brought her the updated Fit. She wants to celebrate New Year's eve breaking it out. We'll see how it is different.

I have both the Wii Fit and EA Active Sports, I am hoping to get the new EA soon.

I love them both but I have to agree that I feel it more with the EA Active.

Sounds like I just made a great purchase. I ordered wii fit plus and ea active, I should get it next week. I can't wait to try it out. I've been at a stand still and haven't lost in over a month. Been trapped inside with the snow storm over Christmas. Happy New Year!

I bought EA sport Active for the Wii also and for my 2 daughters and sister in CA. They are expensive but I think well worth it. We are going to start the Challenge and compete with each other starting this Monday. I have done the other programs x 2 and you are right WOW. Its a good work out and my bodybugg says its really burning up the calories. If anyone is thinking about getting EA sport Active its well worth the $60.00.

Megan

Hi I have the EA Active and got the Wii Fit Plus for Christmas. The active is fun and I haven't done too much with the Fit plus but I did do the analysis and the stepper that is the furthest I've gotten. I have to say this the Wii Fit Plus Gives you your BMI it tells you hot OBESE you are and it gives you your BODY age. It aged my body 9 years older. It told me I had a body of a 50 year old. That mean I have some work to do. It makes you want to just pick it up and throw it out the door or go with the challenge and improve your body. :biggrin:

I'm glad I came across this thread...I was planning on getting the Wii Fit for my new Wii.......but I want something thats going to actually cause me to sweat.

I'll definitely check out the EA Active before the fit.

I was thinking about picking up a wii (and wii fit) to use while the weather is crappy. I've heard similar reviews saying EA Sports is better than the wii fit.

Do you need the balance board for the EA Sports (making the wii fit a mandatory purchase)?

You do not need te balance board to use the Active.

Blaze is right you do not need the Balance Board to use Active. It is compatible with it though, so if you want to use it you can.

Stumbled across the EA Active tonight at Game Stop. Figured for $60, it was cheaper than the gym. Let me tell you... it kicked not only MY butt.. but my daughter and husband's butt too! Glad it wasn't just me. I love it and can't wait to do the 30 day challenge when I'm feeling up to it!

I picked up the wii, and EA Active, last night. I only played on the Active game for a little while just to get a feel for it.

I agree with others, my legs are definitely sore today. The squats and lunges are really hard on them. I also did find myself breaking a bit of a sweat after running in place for a while.

However, I found the upper body workouts to be pretty ineffective, largely due to the resistence band being so flimsy it doesn't really offer any resistance. I may stop by a sporting goods store tonight and pick up a better one (I'm tempted to get dumbells instead, though I'm thinking it may be hard to hold them AND the controllers at the same time).

My first impression (after using it for all of 15 minutes) is that it is in no way a replacement for a gym workout. However, on days like today when there's 2 feet of snow outside, it's perfectly fine to use to burn some calories without risking death driving to the gym.