Zoe
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How was it tracking throughout the workout? Or is it hard to see that data.
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How was it tracking throughout the workout? Or is it hard to see that data.
frontieruk
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You have to pause the workout to see the data, actually you have to pause it to get the reading, along with the play rewind restart buttons there is a heart, the Kinect then gets you to line up in a certain position ( due to my limited space I had to kneel) and hold still, it then displays what it determines to be your heart rate
DagnastyEp
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I've been trying to use Xbox fitness everyday, and I gotta say its a great program. I'll likely continue with it once it stops being free. I've only got 3 achievements left to go for 1000gs!
Great to know. My Xbox comes in on Friday.
Crentist the Dentist
Member
Tried Xbox Fitness out for the first time today - kinect was totally fine for standing exercises but didnt really recognise me at all on the floor - any ideas? The camera could see me (well my shadow popped up top right as usual) but it wasn't giving me any exercise points :S
Did you try being perpendicular to the sensor?
Crentist the Dentist
Member
damn, I'm an idiot! Cheers will try that later.
frontieruk
Member
depends on the activity, usually the trainer explains if you need to be side on (also the kinect image will moan)
Zoe
Member
Well that sucks. I was hoping for continuous tracking so calorie burn could be accurately measured.
frontieruk
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frontieruk
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Xbox one smart glass on your PC (win8 only), Phone Android / iOS / WP8 or tablet versions of said mobile OSes, hmmm only achievements and challenges, not the badges, that kinda sucks
AbundantChoice
Member
Just avoid the P90X and Insanity stuff. Almost all of the 10-Minute Workout stuff is very doable for beginners. Mossa Groove is a pretty good 30-minute dance workout that anyone can do. The other Mossa workouts are also much more doable than P90X / Insanity but a bit tougher than the Groove workout. Can't speak to the Jilian Michaels or Tracy Anderson stuff.
I'm hoping they add some more stuff soon. The library has been pretty stagnant since launch.
So it looks like XBox fitness updated within the last few days and it wiped out some of my stamp card progress 
After the 200 MB download, install, and my workout today, on the scorecard screen it said I earned two stamps yet showed a fully stamped rank 1 card with "-9 stamps to go" on the card. Now even after turning off the X-One and going back in, my current stamp card rank is back down to Rank 02 instead of at Rank 04.
It's annoying, but I'll just have to work out more to get back to my stamp card level I guess...
After the 200 MB download, install, and my workout today, on the scorecard screen it said I earned two stamps yet showed a fully stamped rank 1 card with "-9 stamps to go" on the card. Now even after turning off the X-One and going back in, my current stamp card rank is back down to Rank 02 instead of at Rank 04.It's annoying, but I'll just have to work out more to get back to my stamp card level I guess...
So it looks like XBox fitness updated within the last few days and it wiped out some of my stamp card progress
It's annoying, but I'll just have to work out more to get back to my stamp card level I guess...
How has their support of Xbox Fitness been? New workouts?
I didn't notice any new workouts with the latest update, but there are so many available that it would be hard for me to notice; I mainly just rotate through two Mossa workouts since I'm still such a weakling. It seems to read the heart rate more often than it did before the update though.
The Xbox Fitness Twitter account says they know about the stamp card reset and they're working on it, so maybe I won't lose my progress after all.
Frayne Daddy
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Trying to tell u that u need double the workout... Dick xbox
Redshirt
Banned
I lost my stamp card too, which sucks. I really hope they can fix it. All my challenge completions (as far as I can tell) are still there, and I'd rather have those reset if MS can't restore the card.
Once XF crashes, I wouldn't start it again immediately. It's a pain in the ass, but I actually uninstall it and then shut the XB1 down completely. Wait a few minutes, turn it back on and then reinstall it. That should give you another week or so before you need to rinse and repeat.
Once XF crashes, I wouldn't start it again immediately. It's a pain in the ass, but I actually uninstall it and then shut the XB1 down completely. Wait a few minutes, turn it back on and then reinstall it. That should give you another week or so before you need to rinse and repeat.
So it looks like XBox fitness updated within the last few days and it wiped out some of my stamp card progress
It's annoying, but I'll just have to work out more to get back to my stamp card level I guess...
Ah, okay, at least now I know I wasn't an isolated case. My wife was mad cause she was level 3 and now its back to level 1. It crashed on us while we were doing Mossa Fight (really good workout, by the way) and we lost all our progress for that workout (well, one of us, since it can only track one).
frontieruk
Member
Interesting thing to note, I basically over did it the other day and ended up roughly in the place I needed to get the hrm feature to work while in a break phase on one of the hiit courses, it took my heart rate... I guess it's supposed to do it but didn't track to well due to my camera positioning
The most recent update really messed mine up too... wont even load anymore. Already a few threads on the xbox support forums.
I pretty much only use the mossa workouts on there too.... all of them are actually very good and will really get you tired by the end.
I pretty much only use the mossa workouts on there too.... all of them are actually very good and will really get you tired by the end.
Yep, fixed mine too. When I first launched, it wouldn't recognize that I had Gold membership, so I had to close Xbox Fitness and reload it for the patch to download and install. Now my stamp cards are back to normal.
I haven't tried it yet, but I've watched my wife several times and she gets periodic heart rate updates that popup without having having to pause the game or do any sort of alignment. They seem fairly accurate as it's going up when she's busting ass and drops off if she takes a small break.
Nice. I'll probably stick to those because 30 min is a pretty good length for a workout (for me).
abracadaver
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Redshirt
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That's neat. I wonder if they'll award immediately or you have to wait on them.
The stamp cards used by Xbox Fitness to track progress.
The stamp cards used by Xbox Fitness to track progress.
I'm nearly level 6 now. I've been sticking with the Mossa workouts. I love the fight ones. That being said, the Kinect is really hit or miss. Sometimes it has no issues detecting me, and sometimes I cant get it to see me even if I show up on screen. It's really obnoxious.
Has there been any news or announcements about adding more stuff to this? Feels like an almost forgotten feature. I'll be annoyed when I have to pay to keep using this service that I like so much, but I will likely do it...It'll probably depend on if I see any kind of support from them in terms of library or announcements.
Has there been any news or announcements about adding more stuff to this? Feels like an almost forgotten feature. I'll be annoyed when I have to pay to keep using this service that I like so much, but I will likely do it...It'll probably depend on if I see any kind of support from them in terms of library or announcements.
There is one single Insanity workout (cardio circuit), and I believe just one p90x (plyo). I really hate how they're like YEAH MAN WE HAVE P90X AND INSANITY, and then it's just a single workout? really dumb.
There are 3 Insanity workouts and 2 P90X workouts.
Is there more than one Mossa Fight workout? I've been doing the same one over and over because I really like it and couldn't find any others in the search.
There are at least 2. My wife did the 2nd one yesterday. there's also a groove one and a core one.
There is Fight 1 and 2.
Thanks, guess I'll dig a bit deeper.
When you look in the library of workouts, and you get to the beachbody section (though this applies for every section), on the bottom there is a button you can press with 3 dots in it. Itll show all of the beachbody workouts, and the insanity workouts should be next to each other.
If myself or my spouse move the Kinect, even just a little bit, I have to go back into the Kinect calibration menu and reset where it detects the floor. Moving it closer to the edge of the entertainment center that it sits on also helped when I was having detection issues with floor exercises.
I'm on stamp card 6, almost at 7.
Banjo-Kazooie
Member
PSA to complete a workout in the next day before the challenge expires. You get 8 stamps for doing so, and it's incredibly easy to just complete any workout.
professor_t
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Haha. I do the exact same thing. I still have a little trouble with exercises that require you to drop to the floor (I've used some colorful language when I see that I'm not racking up any points for the soul-crushing side-to-side pushups in the last 5 minutes of an Insanity workout), but it works reasonably well.
This might seem like a daft question but...
How noisy is using Fitness? I'm in a second floor apartment with a nice old lady below me. I'd love to try Fitness but don't want to be jumping and lunging around and disturbing her. I'm guessing it may vary depending on the program.
How noisy is using Fitness? I'm in a second floor apartment with a nice old lady below me. I'd love to try Fitness but don't want to be jumping and lunging around and disturbing her. I'm guessing it may vary depending on the program.
you guys still working out with this app? anyone ever get their Everest achievement? (just curious)
I tried it today for the first time. started with the first Mossa Fight program and it kicked my ass! wanted to start with a 10 minute program, but none of the titles was appealing to me at the moment so I went with this one since it has a good reputation. whew!
I got through it ok, even though it was difficult, but I am feeling it today at work for sure. not too sore, but my muscles are definitely tired. haven't had a workout this good in a while. glad I got off my ass to do it though.
app seems good. so cool to have the timers and the your score being kept and everything. kinect worked well for the most part, but my motions seemed to be lagging behind a bit from what i was seeing on the display. (Is this normal?) the thing will probably never see me when I got to the ground in my living room setup though. I wish there were more sorting options for different workouts, seems kind of haphazard.
hopefully this will motivate me to work out a bit more often. might try out a 10 minute workout today and then go back and go another 30 minute Fight workout tomorrow. if anyone is still playing and feels like adding another friend. any extra motivation would be a good thing. im in the 35-45 age bracket for the game, doesn't matter what bracket you're in to me. feel free to send an invite, gt: Daigoro.
yeah depends on the routine im sure. there is plenty of jumping around in the Fight workout. there are probably some that are less bouncy though.
I tried it today for the first time. started with the first Mossa Fight program and it kicked my ass! wanted to start with a 10 minute program, but none of the titles was appealing to me at the moment so I went with this one since it has a good reputation. whew!
I got through it ok, even though it was difficult, but I am feeling it today at work for sure. not too sore, but my muscles are definitely tired. haven't had a workout this good in a while. glad I got off my ass to do it though.
app seems good. so cool to have the timers and the your score being kept and everything. kinect worked well for the most part, but my motions seemed to be lagging behind a bit from what i was seeing on the display. (Is this normal?) the thing will probably never see me when I got to the ground in my living room setup though. I wish there were more sorting options for different workouts, seems kind of haphazard.
hopefully this will motivate me to work out a bit more often. might try out a 10 minute workout today and then go back and go another 30 minute Fight workout tomorrow. if anyone is still playing and feels like adding another friend. any extra motivation would be a good thing. im in the 35-45 age bracket for the game, doesn't matter what bracket you're in to me. feel free to send an invite, gt: Daigoro.
yeah depends on the routine im sure. there is plenty of jumping around in the Fight workout. there are probably some that are less bouncy though.