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Yourself Fitness is a fantastic program for health!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 132 / 133
Date: April 10, 2005
Author: Amazon User

From the minute I met Maya, my new personal trainer I was hooked. Maya is a virtual fitness "person" who will help you meet your fitness goals.

The program begins with Maya greeting you and giving you a fitness assessment. Here you will input your height, weight and activity level and you will do a series of exercises; crunches, sit-ups, push-ups, and jumping jacks. Then you check your heart rate and input the information. Based on your level of fitness Maya will recommend an exercise program for you. She will tell you what you need to do and how many days a week you need to do it, to help you achieve your goals.

Maya will give you a selection of spaces to exercise in and ask what equipment you have. If you own a stepper, stability ball, weights and heart rate monitor, she will incorporate these into the workout. I would highly recommend adding all the equipment - especially the weights and heart rate monitor as these can really help you achieve your fitness goals.

After selecting your space (different virtual rooms with a different feel to each one) Maya begins your personalized program. During the workout she will ask you how you are feeling or you can at any time increase or decrease the intensity of the workout. At the bottom of the screen a scroll tells you what is coming up next in the workout ie squats, sidesteps, a stepper etc. You can also change the music selection - over 70 songs are available including hip hop, latin and 80's. The bottom also counts down the time of your workout - a fabulous feature.

Over time as you exercise, you will "unlock" treats from Maya like new workout spaces. Because she has so many "moves" your execise time with Maya will vary from one day to the next and keep your interest.

Maya also will hold you accountable. If you miss a day she will ask (nicely) where you were. As you exercise she will encourage you. Maya's voice is a beautiful, easy to listen to voice and you can lower or raise the volume of her voice and/or the music.
Maya herself is a buff looking brunette, it would have been nice if one could personalize their trainer's looks, and I will bet that's not to far down the road!

Maya also has a peaceful room where she will lead you in a nice yoga interlude. As you progress through the program Maya will help you adjust your goals and set new ones.

She will also set meal plans for you if desired.

I have to admit Maya has amazed me, besides kicking my booty in our exercise sessions. And the price point of $35 is so reasonable. Others love it too and there is an online community at www.yourselffitness.com devoted to discussions on this program.

Highly recommended!

UPDATE: I had a question about the program and was very pleased with the Yourself!Fitness representative Caroline's fast response and helpfulness. Double delight - a great program with super customer service!

Very Good Workout Program for the PS2

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 75 / 75
Date: March 02, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Over the past few years, a growing number of people have been using videogames as a form of exercise. Up until now, the game of choice for "exergamers" has been Dance Dance Revolution, but games such as EyeToy:Groove and EyeToy:AntiGrav have been used as well.

Finally, here is a "game" that comes right out and calls a spade a spade - Yourself!Fitness. Like to work out, but hate the gym? Get tired of DVD workouts after you've memorized the pattern? Prefer 3-D animation to real images? This is the fitness program for you.

The program starts you out by having you input your personal data (age, height, weight, sex) and perform a brief fitness test. From there, you set up a weekly workout schedule.

Each time, your virtual fitness instructor, Maya, will serve up a customized exercise routine for you on demand. You can vary the time, difficulty, and area of focus (cardio, lower body strength, flexibility, etc.). Maya talks you through the routine, and her animated figure exercises along with you. You can zoom and rotate the camera to get a better view of the exercise. If a given move has you completely stumped, you can pause the workout and call up a tutorial that explains the move step by step.

Maya will praise you for sticking to your workout schedule, and chew you out for skipping workouts. By working out regularly, you can "earn" new workout areas, songs, and the like. Also, as you progress in your fitness program, Maya will increase the difficulty of the routines and mix in new exercises. If you own equipment such as a heart rate monitor or a step bench, Maya will incorporate those into your routines as well.

The program also offers weekly menu planning and a "meditation garden" that serves up a yoga routine. I haven't used either of those features, so I can't comment on them.

Pros:

1. Routines contain a wide range of exercises, and vary from day to day.
2. Videogame format will motivate its target demographic in a way other exercise modes will not.
3. Marketed towards women, but a great workout for guys as well.

Cons:
1. Music is generic.
2. Load times on the PS2 are pretty bad. This problem is most bothersome when a workout routine is held up midway through for 10-15 seconds for loading purposes.

All in all, the program is great fun, and a good way to exercise on those days you can't be bothered with hauling yourself to the gym. Recommended.

Wonderful!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 18 / 18
Date: May 05, 2005
Author: Amazon User

As someone who doesn't feel comfortable enough working out around other people, this program is *perfect* for me. I love how I'm able to customize practically everything so it's tailored just for me. I'm down 13 pounds so far and I'm actually enjoying my daily workout routine, something I haven't been able to say in a long time.

If I could change anything, it would be this:

-Less downtime, Maya sometimes takes a good 5 - 15 seconds to 'find the beat' to get back into routine if I had to pause the program.
-The ability to increase/decrease the difficulty of a single exercise. When Maya asks how I did at the end of a section - where half the exercises were too hard and half were too easy - what do I say? I would like the ability to give a thumbs down to a specific exercise, basically saying dump that but keep everything else.

Over all, this is the best PS2 purchase I've made in a long time.

The food is great too!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: September 06, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I read the Amazon reviews and decided to buy this for my PS2. It's really great.

I am now toned after doing Yoga in the meditation garden and my first workout. I agree with other reviews below that say this is a terrific product.

I really like the recipes - we have had more interesting lunches thanks to Maya. They are well thought out and nutritious. I am not sure why she needs to butter the broccoli - so I do modify the recipes a little if necessary!

I would like to have more of a warm up and cool down for the fitness assessment - doing 2 minutes of jumping jacks if you are not fit with no warm up could kill you! Apart from that the virtual trainer Maya is very helpful.

Love it!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: December 29, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game shortly before Thanksgiving after being disappointed with the Kinetic: Eye Toy game for PS2. This is EXACTLY what I was looking for. You remember your exercise DVDs and they become quite boring, but this game actually motivated me to exercise every day because each routine was different. Maya doesn't exactly scold you when you miss a day that you're scheduled to exercise, but she doesn't let it just slide either... I love that it is customizable to your weight and fitness goals. It even tells you how many calories you've burned after the workout. I have the stepper, weights, and the stability ball...all of which have really maximized my experience with this game, but I've had days when I've used none of them and the floor exercises are just as enjoyable!

I highly recommend this to anyone bored with exercising at home....you really need to buy this!

Fun and a Workout at the same time

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: April 03, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I read about this "game" in a gaming magazine.
It sounded good,so I recently bought it.

Think of all the money you pay into commitments
with health clubs!,there are no fees here.

Maya walks you through the member set up,
height,weight,gender all that.
Then she customizes your program.

Overall,I would love to see more like this.
If there is a "your fitness" follow up,
I'm gonna buy it!

Hope you had as much fun with this as I have,
remember no pain no gain..

Yourself!Fitness

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: June 27, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Awesome! I feel like I have a personal trainer sitting right in my room with me, every step of the way. I totally sweat to this workout. Worth every penny!

The best workout I have had

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: February 17, 2007
Author: Amazon User

First of all, I have several workout DVD's including The Firm and Kendell Hogan workout DVD's and by far this workout program has challenged me to a level I have not experienced. Maya challenges you everyday by incorporating new moves each time you workout depending on your responses during the workout and will increase the intensity each workout. She keeps you motivated while working out like saying things like "Get those knees up", "Move Move", or "That's it your doing it" just to name a few. If you tell her,when she asks how that part of the workout was for you, no sweat she will keep a mental note and increas the insensity on your next workout. She asks things like "How did you sleep last night" when you start you next workout. She tell you "See you tomorrow for your next workout". It definitely keeps me motivated, I look forward to hearing what she has to say each day. You will definitely feel like you had a great workout each time. I highly recommend this workout program especially if you want to increase the intensity of your workout. She keeps a record of everything you do and your responses you give her for your next workout. Each day you pick the type of workout you want to do like cardio, weight loss, or upper body strength; the duration of your workout and tell her what equipment you have. There are meal plans for you depending on the calorie diet you are on, and you can set up your workout schedule to what days you want to workout. This is the best workout program I have experienced and it is definitely worth the money. Maya will keep you motivated till the end and looking forward to the next workout.

Worth Your Money and Time

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 10
Date: September 20, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I was anxious to try this product, especially after seeing its review in "O" Magazine. I read all of the reviews and was even more encouraged. As I received the product, I told others about it and they anxiously awaited my review of Maya. Of course she did not disappoint. Everyday that I have a scheduled appointment with her, I know that I must show up or she will reprimand me for being a no-show. Overall I am pleased with this game. I feel like one of the rich and famous who have a personal trainer in their home. Its worth the time and money.

Fantastic! But not a game. . .

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 12
Date: October 03, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is great, but don't be fooled into thinking its a game. This is a workout video for your Playstation. You spend about 20 minutes inputting your fitness level and weight along with how often you want to workout. Each time you complete a workout, you're one step closer to re-evaluating your fitness levels. I've been using for about 2 weeks now; and can't tell if I'll get annoyed with it - but so far, so good.

There are areas to change the music type and volume level, change the workout space for the virtual trainer and change the difficulty level for the workout. It should automatically adjust to your levels, as it will occasionally ask how you are feeling and if you can keep up with the workout or if its too easy.

This is by far one of the best workout videos I own. The only thing I don't like is you won't get credit for working out with another method. (For example you set the game to have you work out 5 days a week, but you walked or did another video for 3 days; it will think you just skipped 3 days.)

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