Daisy Fuentes Pilates

by Sega

Product Features

• Work out using just the Wii Remote or include the optional Wii Balance Board in your routine. This program includes varying degrees of difficulty for all skill levels. Daisy Fuentes lends her voice to the tutorials ensuring that you are properly coached.
• Select from 5 pre-set routines that are designed to target different areas of your body. You also have the freedom to customize up to five of your own to keep your routines fresh which will keep you motivated.
• Get instant feedback on your movements from the on-screen timing bar. This will help you get the most results from every session. Track your weekly workouts and view results to see how well you have performed each individual exercise.
• Daisy Fuentes provides exercise and healthy diet tips throughout the program to encourage a holistic approach to health and well-being.

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0028R1M3W
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches ; 3.5 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: August 4, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,298 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #68 in Video Games > Wii > Sports
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The very first Pilates title on Wii is here! Set at a beautiful tropical resort, Daisy Fuentes Pilates introduces players to Pilates and allows them to customize routines and track their progress using the Wii Balance Board accesory. Through 10 core-strengthening routines, leading Pilates spokesperson and entertainment star Daisy Fuentes keeps players motivated with plenty of exercise, fitness and dietary tips that will help them achieve maximum results. So, get ready to jump on board the first Pilates title on Wii and get fit

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Overview: Whether you're brand new to Pilates or a Pilates enthusiast looking for a new way to keep track of your workout progress, Daisy Fuentes Pilates provides a fun and easy way to combine the core-strengthening intensity of Pilates with the fun of the Wii. With the help of Daisy Fuentes, you can learn basic Pilates exercises, take your workout from Beginner to Advanced and even track your fitness results. Plus, compatibility with the Wii Balance Board adds even more dimension to your workout. Key Game Features: Ten Pilates routines – There are five pre-set routines and five that players can customize. The routines are primarily targeted to those who are new to Pilates, though there is plenty of room for people to progress into more challenging levels. Customizable workouts – Once players become familiar with all 10 core-strengthening excercise routines at the Beginner level, they can move up to Intermediate and Advanced routines. Players track fitness results – Players will be able to monitor their score and exercise results in five-day increments. They will be rated on the total amount of exercises completed or by how well they performed the individual exercises. Health and fitness tips – Daisy Fuentes’ useful exercise and healthy diet tips keep players motivated. Select English or Spanish – in-game commentary from Daisy Fuentes. About Daisy Fuentes Fitness Routines: The invigorating Daisy Fuentes Pilates experience feaures 10 fitness routines, including five preset routines and five customizable routines. You will progress from Beginner to Intermediate or Advanced as your Pilates mastery grows, and monitor your score and exercise results over five days to check on how well you've performed and how many exercises you've completed. In addition, a variety of exercise and diet tips from Daisy Fuentes help you maintain healthful behaviors in all aspects of your life.

Product Description

Daisy Fuentes guides you through an interactive Pilates experience in the comfort of your home. The very first interactive Pilates workout for the Wii is here! Daisy Fuentes Pilates is built around 10 core-strengthening Pilates exercises that are designed to make your muscles long and lean - not bulky. Hosted by longtime Pilates icon and star of the entertainment industry Daisy Fuentes, she will keep you motivated with plenty of exercise, fitness and dietary tips that will help you achieve maximum results. Daisy Fuentes Pilates is designed to accommodate people of all skill levels - whether you are new to Pilates or are looking for a more convenient way to add Pilates to your ongoing exercise routine. This interactive workout experience goes beyond the one-way static workouts of traditional DVDs. By using the Wii Remote and Balance Board you can monitor your movements and receive instant feedback, ensuring proper body motion so you can get the most from every Pilates session. So what are you waiting for? Daisy Fuentes will see you in your living room!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

113 of 115 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars HUGE dissappointment..., August 5, 2009

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Shelly (Michigan) - See all my reviews

= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Daisy Fuentes Pilates (Video Game)

I LOVE pilates and was very excited for this game to come out. I thought Daisy Fuentes would put out a good pilates workout as she has been a spokeperson with other popular pilates DVD's over the years. I was wrong. The game is so simple, calling it a basic or beginner workout doesn't even do it justice. There are literally only 10 exercises available and as far as I could tell you could only do a max of 10 reps of each. The "bonus" features on the game were nothing more than spoken words about diet and exercise, and were so basic I can't imagine anyone on the planet wouldn't already know them. Like "you have to eat less and exercise more" to lose weight. Overall i am VERY dissappointed with my purchase and will be trying to trade this game in or sell it ASAP.

74 of 76 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars AWARD WINNING!!! WORST WORKOUT GAME EVER AWARD !!!!, August 6, 2009

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Mitch Cox - See all my reviews
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= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Daisy Fuentes Pilates (Video Game)

Ok, this is really bad.... I was expecting much much more from Daisy Fuentes. She should be ashamed to be associated with this workout 'game'. There are only 10 exercises, and all are very basic. If your new at pilates, there is absolutely no explanations by Mrs. Fuentes. You must watch along as you do the exercises. No "Watch me, then you try" kind of thing. It just assumes you know what the exercise is and does it. If you've done pilates once ever before in your life, then this workout game is too basic for you. Also, The game doesn't acknowledge the remotes motions very well either. I could write another 100 words about how bad this game is, but I wont. I just want to stress that you should NOT BUY THIS!!! You will have buyers remorse... Do not even rent this!!! You will have renters remorse!!! SERIOUSLY, a BAD BAD workout game.

51 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I use sarcasm when frustrated. :-) This frustrated me., August 11, 2009

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Chandler - See all my reviews
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= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Daisy Fuentes Pilates (Video Game)

Update: Want to see the entire game before buying? On the product page it shows every single move on this wii game via video links under the picture of the game. Click play. No need to buy the game. That's all you'll see on the game anyway! Just view the moves there...Just those ten moves!

Well this is quite the diappointment. There is no question that, as the years and games continue, the Wii is progressing in all it's bringing to both gamers and fitness fans. Sadly, Daisy Fuentes Pilates has actually taken a step backwards in game AND fitness progression and misses the mark by a mile in pilates instrustion and fun for both the beginners and those advanced.

For those unfamiliar, Pilates is a form of strength training, not meant to provide high caloric burn like a cardio routine, but instead to work and strengthen and lengthen your muscles which has additional benefits that a cardio routine does not...so I had hoped for a great addition to my other Wii fitness "games" as well as my regular daily fitness routine.

Daisy Fuentes Pilates (not sure why it's even called that since there is no resemblence, whatsoever, in the avatar to Daisy Fuentes...but that's not why I bought it so we'll not pass judgement there...) features only 10 excersises (yes, only 10. Perhaps Daisy herself wrote the reviews saying there are more? I kid.) These are the excercises: Bicycle, Toe Taps, Double Leg Circle, Side Leg Work, Pelvic Bridge, Hundred, Neck Pull, Mermaid, Saw, and Roll Up.

yes. On the ENTIRE DVD those are the ONLY moves. I kid you not. You do 5 reps of each to workout. Every. Single. Time. But, fear not! They change the order sometimes. yawn.

Granted, as you progress a few of them can become "harder" but they are still the same moves and odds are you aren't going to want to spend too much time with a dvd that only does 10 moves because you'll likely be bored with it after a good 3 days of doing the same things over and over and, consequently, getting little results in comparison to all the moves you COULD be doing and all the muscles you COULD be toning spending the same amount of time with a Pilates workout dvd on your tv that has a real instructor showing you how to do the moves rather than a cartoon avatar and a game that becomes frustrating...but more on that later.

Those with Attention Deficit Disorder, to not enter here. Even if you have a strong attention span you'll grow so tired of the repetition of just 10 excercises and no Wii "fun" spliced in that you'll start doing algebra equations in your head just for "fun".

Now then, what about the warm up? Surely that has gotta pack a mean punch in order to make up for the number of moves you can count on two hands contained in the rest of the game/routine? Ah, my friend. Think again.
You get two choices of how to warm up. Run in place for five minutes straight (oh! how I wish I was kidding!) or do a sitting stretch series for five minutes straight.
Wow, who was in charge of thinking through such game genius?

Sure you can "customize" five of your own sets. Using the same moves...but if you are new to Pilates you'd be better off sticking to how they have the 10 moves varied because, odds are, you'll be working out more muscles.

You can also go into Daisy's office to change clothes. Interesting because the attire you can choose from pretty much lends one to think Daisy is on her way to make some one dollar bill tips somewhere...if ya know what I mean. Who chose the poor girl's outfits you can change her into? Good Lawd, girl! I believe this could be the marketing department's way to create a larger buyer demographic so husbands enjoy the game as well as their wives. But I'm just guessin'.

Alrighty then, so lets say all you are LOOKING FOR is a Wii game with 10 moves on it and you believe you have found your Nirvana...Ah, my friend. Don't click that "buy now" button just yet. If your dvd player is broken and you just HAVE to have a Wii Pilates game with 10 moves, know that the Wii remote and balance board that are supposed to track your form will frustrate the pilates out of ya. You have to point the wii remote a certain way or tap a certain way that I can't figure out(because it never works right even though I know, very well, how to do pilates) on the balance board so you don't get a red dot and you are left hardly concentrating on your form and breathing in order to keep your tracking progress smooth. But it's also difficult to concentrate on form when it's rarely discussed during play.

It simply did NOT track my movements properly...so much so that i became convinced my balance board was broken and borrowed a neighbor's. Seriously. Nopers! It's the game!

Did they test market this baby?
And, if so, did those who test it speak the same language as those asking them for feedback or did they simply utilize hand signals and misread the player's anger and frustrated hand movements for clapping and enthusiasm? Just sayin'.

Form is VERY important in Pilates in order to get any gain and, although this "game" is marketed for beginners, it doesn't serve them properly in creating the form needed to produce results...or the interest needed to even wish to proceed with it as a routine, in my opinion.

Nor is it fun. And typically that is the beauty of a wii fitness game above a workout dvd...it usually splices in some element of FUN or learning while doing.

Back to my pilates dvds...waiting patiently for the next Wii fitness game, while I gently repackage this one and save it for some enemy in my future who frustrates me enough that I wish to punish them with double the frustration return.

I kid.

But it would be far too cruel to give it to Goodwill in the event that someone would pay hard earned-money for it and be a kind soul. I just couldn't live with myself.