What is EA Sports Active?
Active was designed by EA Sports in collaboration with Bob Greene. Who is Bob Greene? He’s none other than Oprah’s personal trainer! (If you’re like me, that was almost reason enough to avoid Active. ) Nonetheless, he worked with EA to create a full body workout that just about anybody could do in the comfort of their home without spending much money. The game itself comes with a leg band and a resistance band with handles. You will find as you work out that each exercise uses one or the other of these items. The leg band goes around your upper thigh and has a pocket for you to place the nunchuck in while you hold the Wii remote in your hand. This setup is used for a variety of exercises including squats, lunges, running, high knees and more. The resistance bands are a simple rubber resistance band with handles and are used for doing simple exercises like bicep curls, shoulder lifts, and much more. In total there are about 25 different exercise activities on the game each lasting betwe
