Active Life: Outdoor Challenge rivals Nintendo Wii Fit in burning calories and will definitely help you lose weight. It’s actually a lot more fun than Wii Fit. I have incorporated this into my Nintendo Wii exercise regimen. I exercise three days in a row. I use Wii Fit the first day. The second day I will use Wii Sports Boxing. The third day I will use Active Life: Outdoor Challenge. On the fourth day I’ll either take a break, or play another one of the Nintendo Wii sports games.
While Wii Fit is still the formidable seller of the Nintendo Wii, the Outdoor Challenge comes in second. Not only is it fun, but it also gives you a good aerobic workout. Especially the Timber Trail game, which I use the most with Active Life: Outdoor Challenge. It can keep you running and jumping.
Always consult with a physician before undertaking any exercise regimen and if you have never exercised before. You should also do some stretching exercises before you start playing. One of the problems that the participants have is not stopping when they should stop playing the games. It’s like a real physical exercise. You need to relax before you start playing, or you could succumb to what The New England Journal of Medicine calls acute Wiitis. This injury is generally isolated to the Nintendo Wii due to its realistic simulation with sports.
You’ll be using a Namco Bandai controller mat, which comes with the Outdoor Challenge game and plugs into one of the GameCube ports on the top of the Wii. The mat is a bit more sophisticated than traditional dance mats. The Active Life: Outdoor Challenge mat has six directional arrows and buttons so two players can use it at the same time. The mat is divided into two sets of four button inputs: a blue side and an amber two-person side. For two player events, both players would be on the same mat. One person would take the blue side and the other player would take the amber side. If you want to play single player mode, you need to put your feet on the center point and touch the corresponding buttons by stepping on them. The game only uses one mat. You will not be able to bring your own personal mat for the two person competition.
A good aerobic exercise is the Timber Trail game. In its training setup, the route is straight with few obstacles, so getting to the finish line is simply a matter of running into place as fast as possible. As you progress through the higher levels of the game, chasms and other obstacles are presented that you must jump over, literally jumping into the air, or dodge from one side to another, dodging a set of direction arrows on the mat for the next one. set of arrows. The mat is incredibly more durable than the Wii Fit board – you can step on it and it will stay put. Many people find that if they put a yoga mat under their Outdoor Challenge mat, the mat won’t move. You can literally abuse this mat, something you can’t do with the Wii Fit Balance Board. This game will test your aerobic rhythms. This is my favorite aerobic exercise. You can try as hard as you want.
In addition to the 12 or more mini-games like mine cart, river rafting, etc., there is also a training program that gives you challenges depending on the type of fitness you want to achieve. Most of these are cardio exercises, but because you can really beat the mat up, instead of worrying about breaking it, there’s a good chance you’ll break a sweat.
