My Weight Loss Coach

 DS
  • Publisher: Ubisoft
  • Release Date: Jun 24, 2008
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  • Summary: Developed in Ubisoft's Montreal studio under the guidance of both a fitness coach and a nutritionist, My Weight Loss Coach is a program designed to focus on taking positive steps to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Personal Profiles: Create your personal profile and evaluate your improvementDeveloped in Ubisoft's Montreal studio under the guidance of both a fitness coach and a nutritionist, My Weight Loss Coach is a program designed to focus on taking positive steps to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Personal Profiles: Create your personal profile and evaluate your improvement potential, then set up your objectives following the recommendations based on your personal profile. Input Reward System: Log your progress on a daily or weekly basis, tracking your physical activity and nutrition habits. The Pedometer: A peripheral device that comes with the game and can be easily updated through your DS, it's the best way to control your daily physical effort, challenge yourself and balance your food intake. Real-Life Landmark Checkpoints: As a reward, all the physical activities you achieve and good nutrition habits you acquire are converted into measurable distances based on real examples. [Ubisoft]… Expand
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  2. Mixed: 4 out of 4
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  1. IGN
    70
    It's a fun motivational tool, and a neat little package that we're surprised even released considering the peripheral pack-in, but it's no Wii Fit, and Ubisoft's own My Word Coach software feels much more at home on DS than this.
  2. Eurogamer
    60
    As an actual coach it really only works in general terms: there's no way to finely tailor the experience for your own capabilities in ways that an actual person could, and there's not much to commit you if the determination lapses. My Health Coach is a fair package for those who treat this as a first small step in getting off their plump behinds, though it's not essential.
  3. Thunderbolt
    50
    All of the information and progress is efficiently stored, which beats writing things out by hand. Alternatively, running for a while and checking some forums could be just as effective for many people.
  4. Pocket Gamer UK
    50
    Not a game but an interactive exercise manual. My Health Coach: Weight Management might help shed the pounds if followed to the letter but it won't do very much to entertain you along the way.

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  1. RichelleL.
    Jun 27, 2008
    9
    It's a great weight management tool. Not something I would recommend as a "fun game" to play though.
  2. nintendomaster1
    Aug 24, 2015
    9
    I agree with the critics, this is no Wii Fit. But it is pretty good. You can't do exercise routines like you can in Wii Fit. You can't standI agree with the critics, this is no Wii Fit. But it is pretty good. You can't do exercise routines like you can in Wii Fit. You can't stand on your DS and do exercises and see how many calories you burned. You can't do any excersises in the game. You can't do any exercise games in the game. It's all outside of the game. You can select 6 challenges and do them outside of the game and then go back to the game and say that you did them and log your weight to see if it changed. The game (I shouldn't call this a game. It's a tool). This tool gives you good tips and advice, you can play little mini games to learn facts, you can log food and activity time, and actually see little results. Wii Fit has more results because it has intense workouts like strength training and weird yoga stances. This game focuses on running, walking, and eating healthy. There will be results but, well, at least there are some. This is a neat little game tool.… Expand
  4. AnonymousMC
    Jul 1, 2008
    9
    It's very educational and definatly puts the ball in the player's court when it comes to accountability for your own health.It's very educational and definatly puts the ball in the player's court when it comes to accountability for your own health. It's good if you want to get really in-depth with your activity and nutrition levels, or if you only have a couple of spare minutes in your day to pop open your DS and check what you should do later on in the day. Although it's kind of sucky that it only allows one player profile, it's still well worth the money.… Expand
  5. Elizabeth
    Jul 16, 2008
    9
    I love this game and I do think it makes healthy living fun; however, I already ruined the pedometer. It fell into water (don't ask) andI love this game and I do think it makes healthy living fun; however, I already ruined the pedometer. It fell into water (don't ask) and shorted out. I cannot seem to find a place to purchase the pedometer separately and I strongly encourage Nintendo to make this option available.… Expand
  6. BrendaBailey
    Jul 8, 2008
    5
    THis has some good features, and I like the interactivitiy of the pedometre, however, it is too lightweight to be a truly useful tool.THis has some good features, and I like the interactivitiy of the pedometre, however, it is too lightweight to be a truly useful tool. I'd love to see them include weights of food, for example, using the weight watchers methods, or something similar. Now, any food you input is too general to be measurable. So too with the activities. This could be made to be far more useful for those of us on real work out and nutrition schedules, but it doesn't allow for any real schedule tracking. A workout calendar would have been an aweseom addition. I see it as a great start, but hope it is enhansed, and less dumb downed.… Expand