Product Description

Kinect required to play - not included

EA SPORTS Active 2 with Total Body Tracking will include the innovative EA SPORTS Active heart rate monitor that provides constant on-screen monitoring, allowing users to capture intensity and optimize performance over time. Using the full body motion tracking ability of Microsoft's Kinect Camera, EA SPORTS Active 2 will provide users complete freedom of motion. Users will also be able to track and share their workout data online through automatic uploading from their online connected console to their personalized EA SPORTS Active profile. EA SPORTS Active 2 with Kinect Camera will make working out simple, fun and effective wherever you are.

Exercising with video games has become all the rage in recent years, but if you're serious about your health EA Sports Active 2 is the most fit for purpose. Using the latest motion sensing technology, this new version of the best-selling fitness program comes complete with new leg and arm straps and a heart monitor to track every element of your workout.

For the first time you can even share your workout data via the online hub and check to see how your progress compares to friends and family. You can swap tips, become part of a regular workout group and swap messages to help you stay motivated.

In the workouts themselves you can take advantage of a new three-part, nine week program or customise your own regime using more than 70 individual exercises. Whatever your needs you can be sure this is the healthiest video game you've ever played.

Features

• Built-in Heart Rate Monitor - Track your heart rate on screen in real-time with the innovative EA SPORTS Active heart rate monitor to capture intensity and optimize performance over time. The heart rate monitor sits comfortably on your left forearm and does not require a chest-strap
• Wireless Full Body Motion Tracking - EA S

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2142 in PC & Video Games
• Brand: Electronic Arts
• Released on: 2010-11-19
• Rating: Universal, suitable for all
• Number of discs: 1
• Platform: Xbox 360
• Format: Unknown format
• Number of items: 1

Features

• XBOX360 EA Sports Active 2 Game

Manufacturer's Description

EA SPORTS Active 2 with Total Body Tracking will include the innovative EA SPORTS Active heart rate monitor that provides constant on-screen monitoring, allowing users to capture intensity and optimize performance over time. Using the full body motion tracking ability of Microsoft's Kinect Camera, EA SPORTS Active 2 will provide users complete freedom of motion. Users will also be able to track and share their workout data online through automatic uploading from their online connected console to their personalized EA SPORTS Active profile. EA SPORTS Active 2 with Kinect Camera will make working out simple, fun and effective wherever you are.

Features

• Built-in Heart Rate Monitor – Track your heart rate on screen in real-time with the innovative EA SPORTS Active heart rate monitor to capture intensity and optimize performance over time. The heart rate monitor sits comfortably on your left forearm and does not require a chest-strap

• Wireless Full Body Motion Tracking – EA SPORTS Active 2 with the Kinect Camera tracks full body movement with true 1:1 motion that will register exercises never before possible and create seamless workout experiences, without ever having to use a controller. Exercise hands-free and customize your workout with your own fitness equipment!

• Take Your Workout Online – Track your progress on the web via the EA SPORTS Active online global community. EA SPORTS Active 2 tracks your fitness data online via automatic uploads to your online profile and allows you to share your data and connect with other users through workout groups - all while reaching your own personal fitness goals.

• 70+ Exercises and Activities – Create unlimited customizable workouts with over 70 exercises and activities to choose from, including foundational exercises like squats, lunges, and bicep curls and fun fitness activities such as mountain biking, dodge ball and boxing.

• Enroll in the 9-Week Program – Designed by certified personal trainers, the EA SPORTS Active 2 9-week program provides total body conditioning using progressive exercise. It provides a fitness roadmap to help keep users motivated and on track of their fitness goals. Additional mini-programs will also be available to add on, keeping workouts fresh and inspiring.

• Built-in Personal Trainer – Your personal trainer will be there by your side every step of the way to guide you, motivate you, and create the most effective custom workouts based on your needs.

• Downloadable Content – Download new workouts and exercises via Xbox Live to keep workouts fresh and maintain motivation.

Nike Low Impact Starter Pack DLC now available for EA SPORTS Active 2

 This new two-week workout program is now available for all connected Kinect for Xbox 360 users. This downloadable content will offer 5 new exercises and a two-week low impact program to keep your workouts fresh and engaging.

 Outfit your in-game avatar with Nike branded clothes and shoes, and work out in a Nike inspired exercise space. Earn exclusive achievements for completing this workout program!

 All-new two-week program focusing on low impact exercises to keep you challenged and engaged! This downloadable content is available through a connected console.

5 new exercises:

-          Alternating Lunges

-          Alternating High Knee Reverse Lunges

-          Narrow Shoulder Raises

-          Front Shoulder Raise

-          Leg Raises

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

35 of 35 people found the following review helpful.
Provides a better workout than Your Shape:Fitness Evolved
By Stephen Baker
I've used EA Sports Active 2 and Your Shape: Fitness Evolved and of the two, Sports Active offers the more extensive and considered workout regime by miles and miles and miles.

But first off, there are three things you need to do to stop Sports Active frustrating the heck out of you:

1. Turn off voice commands (This stops menus and videos appearing randomly during your workout).

2. Use a controller to navigate the menu screens (The menus were not designed specifically for kinect and it shows).

3. When doing floor exercises, assume the start position only when the game tells you to and make sure your feet or head are facing the sensor rather than being side on.

Even after doing these things, the game can still misbehave and lose track of you during your workout but not to the extent that it is unusable. Another general tip is to put your kinect as close to eye level as possible; as this reduces the amount of floor space you need for the play area.

The workouts Sport Active provides are properly structured exercise with warm up and cool down sections - A very important inclusion in my opinion and something I couldn't find in the bitesize 10 minute workouts offered by Your Shape. You end a session having definitely worked up a sweat and feeling that you've pushed yourself.

The game does a good job of motivating you with achievement milestones, progress graphs and lots of other stats. The online workout groups are also a good way of bringing in some friendly competition to motivate. Both of these aspects are much more comprehensive than the offerings in Your Shape. However, the in-game commentator/motivator does repeat himself a little too frequently to be convincing. Nor does he feedback posture corrections very accurately. Your Shape does these things a lot better.

In summary, Sports Active is far from perfect but it offers a thorough and comprehensive set of exercises, packaging them into well structured workouts and exercise plans. For a better presented but ultimately lighter and gentler introduction to exercise Your Shape:FE is probably for you. Personally, I'm certain you will get better results with Sports Active.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful.
EA2 Sports Active
By Lee Wright
Having read some of the other reviews i was unsure about purchasing this, however it is excellant. Spend a bit of time with the set up and you will have very few problems. It does occasionally loose you when you change activities, but this very rare from my expierience with the product.
The exercise routines are very taxing and you know you have been working out when finished.
I am glad I purchased it

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful.
Much easier to use than I thought it would be
By Deankb2
Based on other reviews I was expecting the heart monitor to be really difficult to use; this however was not the case and it was very easy to set up and use. I was impressed with the workouts and the ability to track your progress and to follow a structured programme. It's fun to do and easy to follow, so I would recommend it to anyone.

The only downside I found was that it kept pausing during the workout, but I think this is due to seetings on the Kinect.