Platform:Nintendo DS Genre:sports-and-outdoors-game-genre ESRB:Everyone Media:Video Game Autographed:No Memorabilia:No Discs:1 Number Of Items:1 Batteries Included:No Age:5 - 20 years Operating System:Nintendo DS Shipping Weight (lbs):0.3 Dimensions (in):0.1 x 0.1 x 0 Personal Avatar Support
Product Description Personal Trainer: Walking for Nintendo DS...A new entry in the Personal Trainer series is Personal Trainer: Walking which launches May 25. Personal Trainer: Walking tracks users' progress and makes going for a walk a little more fun. It es with two pedometers that users can wirelessly connect to their Nintendo DS system when they return home.
Amazon.com Product Description Take your personal fitness firmly in hand--and on foot--with the convenience of Personal Trainer: Walking. This fitness training game helps you make the most of your routine and improve your life rhythm. Using the handy Activity Meter, you can more accurately track your daily activity level to help you achieve improved fitness and overall well-being.
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Synopsis Personal Trainer: Walking helps to make exercise even more fun and productive. The game comes with two Activity Meters, which you, a family member, a friend or even a pet can carry around to track the steps you take minute by minute. Use the data within the game to monitor your daily activity level and help you hone your fitness routine. For even more fitness fun, you can use the game to create Mii characters or import them from your Wii console.
Key Game Features:
Carry one of the two included Activity Meters to record the steps you take throughout your day
Use the Activity Monitor data in the game to monitor your routine and graph your progress by day and week
Share the second Activity Monitor with a friend or family member so you can compare notes, or even attach it to your dog's collar
Create Mii characters or import them from your Wii to enhance the fitness fun
Register up to four Activity Meters on the infrared game card to track each other's progress and cooperate to unlock game features (additional Activity Meters not included)
Exercise with the Nintendo DS Personal Trainer: Walking comes with two pedometers that you can wirelessly connect to your Nintendo DS system! Check out your activity rhythm, or walking habits, and see if the duration, timing and number of steps are all the best they can be. The Activity Meter provides helpful comments on whether you achieved your target and will even compare your walking performance to an animal! Personal Trainer: Walking will also set you fun Mini Targets after your results have been checked. A digital Personal Trainer at your fingertips!
Great Rrainer and Motivator for Walking!June 14, 2009 Holistic Friend(The Ocean State) 9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I've had this Trainer since it came out and it told me 2 days ago that its known me 10 days now and enjoyed everyone of them! I have to say I have really like it too! I just started working at home and wanted to make sure I got the proper exercise each day. I've had a pedometer before, but just noting that my steps were up to 5000 did nothing to get me to increase my walks. This little gadget let me import my Mi and now I have a familiar look as I hear about my day. Some people have mentioned that they had trouble getting an accurate count with socks or bare feet...I did not. I like being able to quickly look at the trainer during the day and seeing red or green. When I see green early in the day; I get a big smile. I now always make sure I make the goal for the day. At night when I check in I'm told what kind of an animal my walking resembled that day...deer, ant, and others; plus it gives you little reminder tips for the day (eat more vegetables, eat less sugar, stand straight when you walk etc.. I like to look at my calendar and see my walking graph rising, never less for me! The data I submit is saved for 5 years. I like the way it encourages me to up my goal when I met mine for some. I would not be this interested with a simple pedometer. I am a retired adult. When the software communicates it gives a squeaky sound for the voice, that I could do without. I have had an error message a few times when I tried to load my data; but I know that's because I wasn't holding it dead on. When I went back one step and tried again it worked smoothly. I am sold on this product and would recommend it to anyone who likes this type of trainer. I paid $45.00 for it and feel it was worth it.
Still Walking....June 2, 2009 K. Macris(San Diego) 7 out of 7 found this review helpful
So I've used this game/ds cartridge/activity meter/whatever you want to call it for a few days now. I really love it. I purchased this to enhance my DSi experience, not because I expected to lose weight. I love all these gadgets that make our life better while we fool around on the DS. I didn't expect some high tech pedometer--just a fun little thing to play with for a while.
I walk around barefoot all the time. I work at home. I never wear shoes, unless I absolutely have to. The activity meter registered my steps just fine. It also registered my steps when I ran as well. Overall, it worked well despite the warnings.
Miis - For the first activity meter, I imported my mii from the wii. I wish there was more interaction back and forth, because my mii on the wii is getting a little porky due to my wii fit activity! However, my mii on the ds is getting a bit healthier looking. Super easy to connect. For the second activity meter, I created a mii, which was also pretty easy and fun. Being the first DS game to use mii's, I was quite impressed. Like I said, I wish they were more connected to the wii.
Dog- I am waiting for my third activity meter to arrive so I can clip it to my dog. You can't really leave it on a dog while you aren't home, but it's an added little feature that makes the overall experience of Personal Training:Walking fun. Soon, one of pugs will be helping to illuminate the house and joining in on the space walk, with his own little mii to represent him!
Mini-Games - These are like little goals. Keep the house lit and walk the world. Space Walk is a combined game with people from all over the world. While these may not be super fun for children, I enjoy plugging records in to see how far my household and I have progressed. I'm also trying to win some trophies before the other in my household do.
View Worldwide Rankings - Using wi-fi, you can compare and compete with people from all over the world. Seriously, you can despite the other reviews saying you can't. This could be a huge motivator for some people. It's also just plain fun to see how you rank globally.
Activity Meter - It's charts and graphs mostly, but you can rate your day and leave notes. This is helpful if you had a particularly lazy or eventful day. The DS has yet to call me fat, which my wii fit has several times when I don't weigh in every day. "Why have you gained 5 pounds, is it because you haven't exercised? huh, huh?" Okay, maybe it's not quite that bad, but you get my drift. I was called a koala on a particularly lazy day. It's really fun to go back and see when you were active. Oh that is when I walked to the car. That is when I walked the dog, etc...
Compared to Pedometer - I busted out my old pedometer, which has the same inaccuracy warnings as the nintendo activity meter about being barefoot and running. I compared the results over the course of a day, and they were pretty close, about 60 steps apart. That is a normal day, with some running after dogs, walking, etc... Nintendo does not bill this as a pedometer and it really isn't...I would not buy one of these instead of a pedometer if you are trying to start a fitness routine. I use my nike+ for that. It allows for calibration and has all sorts of features. The nintendo activity meter is for fun! It just has a natural side benefit of promoting good health and exercise. (Of course, I didn't give up my yoga routine when I got the wii fit either, to each his own, i suppose.)
Overall, I'm super happy with this game and the activity meter.
EDIT: My partner just checked his first rhythm and was super excited, as he was able to see exactly when he did what by the activity chart. It was obvious when he walked the dog at 7 a.m., when he walked from his desk to the car around 8 p.m., etc... He is also way too excited that he reached his step goal before me today. He's not so excited that we only generate enough power for a flashlight. Perhaps, if we set our step goal higher, we'll be motivated to walk more and power something stronger.
Overall, it's a ton of fun to see how your activity changes through the day. We'll be working on not being so lazy during the day perhaps...
Best to start tracking & improving your life styleNovember 22, 2009 Rabbit Luver(Scott AFB IL) 3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am a senior citizen and an avid walker. What I've never liked about pedometers
was you could keep track of your steps. With the Trainer, you see only when you reach your goal steps. It tracks steps based on time. It has a world map that uses icons based on number of steps to "walk the shape". You can set your daily goal.
Best of it has the capability of having another family member (or dog) to help you reach the goal of 100 Icons.
Extra activity meters can be ordered direct from Nintendo.
Activity CoachNovember 2, 2009 Keith Barnes(Wayne, NJ) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This device keeps track of the number of steps a day that you take. You send the log of a small device kept in your pocket or clipped to your clothing to the Nintendo DS by an infra-red connection. The DS chip accumulates all the information and encourages you to meet a daily goal. The device performs this function well.
My wife and I use it to meter ourselves and attempt to maintain the goals. It keeps us aware of our activity. It needs to be connected to the DS every couple of days to keep the log intact.
The BestOctober 8, 2009 a Reader from Pittsburgh(Pittsburgh, PA USA) 2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I've owned this for about 6 months and I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys walking or wants to start a walking program. The Personal Trainer will track your walking patterns & will provide tons of data that will motivate you. I store things for 5 years. it's the best thing that I've ever seen. I own a pedometer & have quit using that in favor of this. It's simple, no frills & will give you tons of feedback! It's even more fun when you have someone else to wear the other monitor so that you can compare & compete. Have no one? Well, if you have a dog...theres a set up that you can put it on your dog's collar & compete against you puppy! But it's tough...Fido has 4 legs...while you only have 2!
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Nintendo DS | ESRB Rating: Everyone
