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I have a kinect but haven't been real good about using it. This content is accurate and true to the best of the author’s knowledge and is not meant to substitute for formal and individualized advice from a qualified professional. You can follow my ongoing fitness journey on Instagram by following DefiantDiet. The new blog will discuss all aspects of fitness including diet and exercise, as well as the use of technology to help you reach your fitness goals. Because of all of these changes, I decided to rename Kinect Weight Loss to Defiant Diet. In January 2017, I also drastically changed my diet. However, in June of 2017, Xbox discontinued the Fitness app. Since the Xbox One was released, I've been using the app Xbox Fitness, with the Xbox One Kinect to do my workouts. This makes it even easier to adjust my workout if I decide to splurge on dessert! Update According to my Fitbit, I burn anywhere from 90 to 100 calories playing the platinum class.īecause of this, my Fitbit has allowed me to more accurately adjust my daily calorie allotment and keep a closer eye on how many calories I actually burn on any given day. But when I play the same class on the new Your Shape, I only burn about 60. This is really helpful when I play Y our Shape: Fitness Evolved 2012 because it's estimated calorie burn is about half of the estimate of the original game, which makes it difficult to determine which game is accurate.įor example, when I play the platinum cardio boxing class on the original Your Shape game, I burn about 160 calories. Since my workouts are step-based, I get a more accurate reading of how many calories I burned while playing Your Shape: Fitness Evolved. The game just makes it easy and fun to get in my exercise. I’m not just trying to lose weight now I’m trying to live a healthy lifestyle. That video game inspired me to change my life. Ok, so I didn’t lose the weight playing Modern Warfare 3, but I was playing a video game. A few more pounds and I could be off my medication.

My blood pressure had gone from 136/94 to 104/72. When I went back to my doctor, he was ecstatic. I was starting to feel sexy again! I had not only lost 70lbs of fat, I gained substantial lean muscle mass, which is extremely hard to do. But, I had some serious upper body strength now. Your Shape: Fitness Evolved allowed me to do everything except floor work, like sit-ups etc. I had increased my routine to about two and a half to three-hour workouts, adding free weight training as well as cardio work.

I was still exercising daily, still getting up at 4:00 am to get my workout in before work. Six months after starting my exercise routine with the Kinect, I had lost 70lbs. My blood pressure was better, but it was still borderline despite the medication I took. Basic Exercises for Chest, Shoulders, and TricepsĮvery day, I felt stronger, healthier, and I was beginning to lose weight.