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    Good Advice: Don't Work Out Like A Programmer

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    Image of Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do... Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do...
    11/16/09

    In reply to Wii Fit And Wii Sports Exercise Weighed And Measured
    It's amazing how much a of a sweet you can work up from Wii tennis and boxing Almost embarrassing really since you'll be playing with your friends and wearing your casual street clothes. #wiifit
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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    11/16/09

    In reply to Wii Fit And Wii Sports Exercise Weighed And Measured
    We'll need a few EMTs if anyone gets to close to me while I'm boxing in Wii Sports. #wiifit
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    Image of RockyRan RockyRan
    11/16/09

    In reply to Wii Fit And Wii Sports Exercise Weighed And Measured
    I'm not sure I could call that healthy. Punching the air for prolonged periods of time can be potentially harmful to your arms.

    Also, did anyone else catch that "Nintendo-funded study"? Yeah, I don't have a hard time believing these results at all. #wiifit
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    Image of Orionsaint Orionsaint
    10/19/09

    In reply to Good Advice: Don't Work Out Like A Programmer
    Is working out a game? #easportsactivemoreworkouts
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    Image of HAZman27 HAZman27
    10/19/09

    In reply to Good Advice: Don't Work Out Like A Programmer
    I resent this slander against programmers. I'm a programmer who lifts weights and runs several times a week :) #easportsactivemoreworkouts
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    D-K, has mastered the dim-mak candlepunch promoted this comment HAZman27 was starred HAZman27 was unstarred
    Image of D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears* D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears*
    10/19/09

    @HAZman27: lifting a phonebook and running to meet the pizza-guy does not count #easportsactivemoreworkouts
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    Image of royaljester royaljester
    10/19/09

    @HAZman27: You know, it's sad that I keep wanting to ask, "So are you really a programmer then?" I'm a programmer too. ;-) #easportsactivemoreworkouts
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    Image of Dreamwriter Dreamwriter
    10/19/09

    In reply to Good Advice: Don't Work Out Like A Programmer
    I don't care about cheating, but I really wish EA Sports Active had more accurate sensing, so it could really tell if I was doing the exercise correctly. If I'm not totally sure I am, nothing I can really do, and the only truly accurately-sensed exercise in the original is squats. #easportsactivemoreworkouts
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    Image of Alex Meswarb Alex Meswarb
    10/19/09

    In reply to Good Advice: Don't Work Out Like A Programmer
    What's a progammer :] #easportsactivemoreworkouts
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    Image of Stephen Totilo Stephen Totilo
    10/19/09

    @Alex Meswarb: I don't know what you're talking about, he said after editing something or other. #easportsactivemoreworkouts
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    10/19/09

    In reply to Good Advice: Don't Work Out Like A Programmer
    Recently in Game Informer, EA Sports Active was actually rated one of THE top rated fitness "games" on the Wii compared to all the other "games".

    If EA Sports Active's sequel is as good as GI said it is, then I wouldn't mind trying this out to get into shape. #easportsactivemoreworkouts
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    Image of subnet6 subnet6
    10/19/09

    @n00b_pwner: EA sports active is great. My wife and I love it. I only have 2 gripes.

    1. The workouts are very lower body focused since those are easy things to do to get a sweat going (jog in place, lunges, etc)
    2. There were motion recognition problems with the military press style moves which were really annoying. Most of the moves were fine, but this one in particular gave both my wife and me problems. What they need to do is give you the option to skip an exercise so that it won't keep commanding you to retry an exercise rep you've already competed simply because it didn't recognize it. Fix these things and I'll buy it, otherwise, I'll wait for a motion plus version. #easportsactivemoreworkouts
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    Image of tormentx tormentx
    10/19/09

    In reply to Good Advice: Don't Work Out Like A Programmer
    I think the people willing to take short cuts are the ones that have a stack of dusty unused exercise equipment in the garage. Im big into fitness and I loved EA Active and found it to be very effective for those willing to put 100 % effort into there fitness program.
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    Image of excel_excel excel_excel
    10/19/09

    @tormentx: I actually had no idea it was that good....I just balked at what I thought was EA cashing in on the Wii fitness craze. May definetly have to give it a go #easportsactivemoreworkouts
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    Image of Dreamwriter Dreamwriter
    10/19/09

    @excel_excel: Yeah, EA Sports Active is a true fitness workout - even the few "games" don't pretend very hard to be games. #easportsactivemoreworkouts
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    10/19/09

    @excel_excel: Looks like EA is definately not what they used to be, they actually put in effort in most of their products now. #easportsactivemoreworkouts
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    Image of -Skyline-:Offering FREE Grunt Birthday Parties! -Skyline-:Offering FREE Grunt Birthday Parties!
    10/19/09

    In reply to Good Advice: Don't Work Out Like A Programmer
    It must be an interesting life as a tester for fitness games.... #easportsactivemoreworkouts
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    Image of excel_excel excel_excel
    10/19/09

    @-Skyline-: Offering FREE Grunt Birthday Parties!: about as interesting as this guys life! #easportsactivemoreworkouts
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    10/19/09

    In reply to Good Advice: Don't Work Out Like A Programmer
    I always tend to be never throw soft punches on these things. I always use the Wiimote/Nunchuk for Punch-Out on Wii mainly because its good exercise. TAKE THAT GREAT TIGER. #easportsactivemoreworkouts
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    Image of Outkastprince Outkastprince
    10/19/09

    @excel_excel: These games will never be able to tell if you're cheating or not.

    I have my baby sister performing the difficult parts of Wii fitness while I lay back on my sofa munching on cheetos. #easportsactivemoreworkouts
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    Image of sqlrob sqlrob
    10/19/09

    @Outkastprince: Weight difference on the balance board would be one way around that "cheat" #easportsactivemoreworkouts
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    Image of glardchia glardchia
    10/19/09

    @excel_excel: No More Heroes gave me MANLY FOREARMS. #easportsactivemoreworkouts
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    Image of D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears* D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears*
    10/19/09

    @glardchia: It gave me a cold sore.. fucking game makes you press A for strike...

    It's a wii-mote.. it's motio-
    never mind. I've been down this path before.

    I'm out. #easportsactivemoreworkouts
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    Image of Pretty Sneaky Sis Pretty Sneaky Sis
    10/12/09

    In reply to This Could Be The Biggest Wii Pack Shot Ever
    Why are people paying Nintendo to let them exercise?
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    Image of p.e.r.e.g.r.i.n.e. p.e.r.e.g.r.i.n.e.
    10/12/09

    @Pretty Sneaky Sis:

    No no you've got it all wrong, they're not paying Nintendo to let them exercise, they are paying them to make it LOOK like they exercise.
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    Image of Pretty Sneaky Sis Pretty Sneaky Sis
    10/12/09

    @p.e.r.e.g.r.i.n.e.: I chuckled a bit.

    They're paying Nintendo to help them project the illusion that they exercise, so that it might reflect on their character somehow. I understand now.

    Thank you, sir.
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    Image of sunpop sunpop
    10/12/09

    In reply to This Could Be The Biggest Wii Pack Shot Ever
    So pilot wings is coming back right?
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    Erwin promoted this comment sunpop was starred sunpop was unstarred
    Image of Erwin Erwin
    10/12/09

    @sunpop: That's the first thing that came to mind seeing that picture.
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    Image of Demonbird Demonbird
    10/12/09

    In reply to This Could Be The Biggest Wii Pack Shot Ever
    Wii House!
    It's a game about being at home! Includes full size white plastic home peripheral!
    Home Peripheral also compatible with: Wii Chores!
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    Image of Shiryu Shiryu
    10/12/09

    In reply to This Could Be The Biggest Wii Pack Shot Ever
    This has been done before on SNES, this games was controled by pedaling on a bike that plugged onto the SNES joypad port. Never left Japan, sadly...
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