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HomeRiiflex WeightsRiiflex 2lb. Dumbbells for Wii |
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Amazing Aug 29, 2010
Love it! Works better than the other weights for the Wii. A perfect and much needed accessory to the Wii Fit.
worth every penny Jul 19, 2010
I am using these dumbbells with the Wii AE sports active more workouts. I find the dumbbells to be more effective than the band. I am already noticing how it helps me correct my hand positions. This product does enhance your workout with the remote and nunchunck.
Great weights! Jun 22, 2010
These weights are GREAT! Easy to use and hold, no problems getting the controllers in and out. The best part for me is no more resistance band when I'm doing EA Sports Active! I could never get the band to the right position and it was always too easy or too hard. These are just right. Now I'm anxiously awaiting 4 pound (or even 5 pound) weights so I can work even harder!
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Breathes new life into old Wii fitness games Jun 04, 2010
One of the biggest issues with Wii fitness games is that while you're flailing your arms around, but there's just no resistance. So you get a pretty good lower body workout (because your legs are carrying the weight of your body), but once the workout is through you really don't feel like you've gotten a very good upper body workout. As a result, games like this usually get played a few times and then go back on the shelf.
Riiflex weights are 2 pound weights that snap onto your Wii remote and nunchuk. While 2 pounds may not seem like a lot, it's the perfect amount of resistance, especially as you're playing reflex and rhythm games, which essentially are like doing reps.
They're really well built. The weights themselves are solid 2-pound weights, and yet they're pleasant to hold because the entire surface is made of rubber which is very smooth in your hands. You literally slip your Wii remote and nunchuk into the weights so that the weights and the controllers become unified-they will snap in place into the perfectly-shaped molds and remain there securely. Once they're in place, you can use your Wii remote and nunchuk as normal. But instead of swinging and flailing your arms wildly, you get a good amount of resistance-and in the process you're building up and toning the muscles in your upper and lower arms.
Obviously, this is compatible with any game that requires arm movements. Since I review a lot of Wii fitness games, I had a lot of them on the shelf collecting dust. But with these weights it was like I had a whole new set of games. It didn't do much for EA Sports Active (as most of the workouts require the nunchuk leg holder), but for games like My Fitness Coach 2 and Jillian Michaels, it turned subpar games into games worth playing.
The game was really given new life was Gold's Gym Cardio Workout. It always struck me that while the game was fun, there wasn't really too much "cardio". That all changed when I slipped on the Riiflex weights. After just one round of the punching bag, my heart is racing and I feel great. So that's another game that will no longer be collecting dust on the shelf.
The one gripe I would have is not so much a gripe about the Riiflex weights, but about the Wii controllers in general. With the nunchuk cord, it's easy to get tangled up, and of course with 2 pounds of weights in each hands the cord becomes more unwieldy, and you have to be careful to make sure you don't accidentally damage the cord. I wish Nintendo would create a wireless nunchuk that worked, or that I had a Riiflex for my other Wii remote. But this is just a minor thing.
One last benefit of these weights is that it's a great way to even the playing field when you're playing against kids or Wii newbies. If you've already mastered games like Wii Sports boxing and baseball, using Riiflex weights will make them challenging again and give you a better workout in the process.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
sleek and effective May 26, 2010
This product has been a wonderful addition to my wii equipment. It has added the much needed intensity to the upper body portion of my ea sports active personal trainer workouts. They are durable, good quality but not cumbersome and awkward like some other brands I've tried. Highly recommend!
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