Customer Reviews

Let's Pilates

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4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I love Pilates and have been doing it for several years, I've even gone through teacher training. I hoped this game would be a fun way to take new routines with me when I travel, to keep me on track and mix things up. Unfortunately, I found Let's Pilates to be difficult to follow and extremely annoying.

Pilates requires you to lay on the floor and use both hands for most of the exercises, yet the game offers very little audio guidance and requires you to be able to SEE the screen - nearly impossible when lying on your back. You have to keep stopping your exercise in order to get up and see what the heck you're supposed to be doing. Then when you do look, the animated avatar is demonstrating VERY poor form - if you arch your back that much doing Pilates, you are going to wind up in traction!

To "reward" you for completing challenges (usually learning a new Pilates move), you get to see your "Pila-Tree" grow, which is just completely retarded. You watch a little animated video with dew-drop characters making annoying noises, I swear it's worse than an animated show for toddlers. Not very rewarding! I liked unlocking new outfits and hairstyles for the avatar (okay that's dorky too, but I like it) but the way the game puts it together, it's just not much fun.

It's sister game, Let's Yoga, on the other hand is put together VERY well and is a great investment. The moves are safe and easy to follow and effective, very relaxing and fun. Both games were released on the same day by the same company, and I feel cheated! They obviously put a lot more work into Let's Yoga - if they had delayed Let's Pilates for a few months, maybe it could have been just as good.

I really wanted to like this game, but it sucks. Unsafe, hard to follow, not fun. After giving it a fair shake, I wound up selling it on Ebay.

I have a few work out games and this is my fav by far; lets you pick how long you want to work out plus what you want to do! easy to follow, love it.

This is exactly what I needed to get me working out. I do not like going to gyms or running- especially in winter, and I can never figure out my DVD. When I am in certain positions I cannot see the TV screen anyway. But with the DS I can move it with me, wear earphones, etc. And it travels well!

I really like to see and hear clues for proper form and reminders to breathe properly.

I can really feel the effect. I do wish there were progressive/ increasing reps (difficulty), and I wish there was less time between each exercise so I feel like I am getting more movement time in.

I bought the Let's Pilates game to challenge me and to have a DS game for all to myself (and not for the kids!). It works. As I sit here typing this review, my core is sore. (did I just rhyme? I didn't mean to!) I lay on my mat in my living room, put the DS on the floor and have a little work out of a pre-determined part of my body. It's great! I highly recommend it!

I have really enjoyed working out with this DS game. The instructions are great and easy to follow. I love the encouragment given by the little creatures that cheer you on and I love the fact that it keeps up with how much time you are exercising. I have done Pilates before and these excercises seem to be the real thing.

Peace,
Laura

I am please with this fittness product for my Nintendo Ds Lite..I hope other fitness exercises weight lifting, walking, ball fitness ect..will follow suit for the convenience and portability of this product..I can workout any where with it..Thanks

As a guy just starting to learn pilates, I found this game very helpful. I like that you can create your own routine from the various exercises, and it helped keep me exercising while on vacation. I'm sure it's not as good as many videos out on the market, but the whole point is that you can use this on the DS without needing a DVD player.

I love Pilates and didn't worry very much about the pictures.

Simple routines. Simple workout. But it's good to keep up when you're away from home and this game was good for that.

No, it's not the same as working out with a personal trainer. But it costs less than ONE session.