The workouts range from basic to extreme based on your desired intensity level. For those gamers looking for more than the Wii Fit has to offer, the Sports Active product is a more robust and comprehensive lifestyle and exercise manager. It has extensive workout and food journal capabilities for those activities that happen outside of your living room. Catalog outside exercise activities and foods you eat throughout the day in the system for a more holistic view on your progress toward a healthier lifestyle.

While at the event we caught up with Donny and Kari Claxton to check in on their results from the 30 day challenge. Donny and Kari were very enthusiastic about Sports Active, and the lifestyle change it has brought to them and their entire family. Donny told DietsInReview.com that he is now down 24 pounds in just 30 days using Sports Active and in addition his family is now taking up more traditional exercise activities, playing tennis, swimming, and more walking.

“The most life changing 30 days of my 43 years … we have made a holistic change on what we eat at home, what we feed our children and how we exercise” – Donny Claxton

Find more information here on the EA Sports Active and don’t forget to keep up with Claxton’s. Photos from the event are on our Flickr page.

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EA Sports Active – On Tour

Donny and Kari Claxton at Yosemite.

We recently announced a new fitness game for the Wii, EA SPORTS Active, releasing in May. As part of that product launch, EA has partnered with Bob Greene, Alison Sweeney and a few other gamers and bloggers, including Donny and Kari Claxton. They will join a 30-day challenge, beginning with a retreat with the aforementioned celebs in California, and then have 30 days to use the EA SPORTS Active and journal their experience. We invited Donny and Kari to share their thoughts prior to starting the challenge, and they’ll join us again at the completion. Good luck Donny and Kari!

Kari, a Dallas-area homemaker, and Donny Claxton, a public relations executive, are joining a new adventure together for the benefit of themselves and their seven children by beginning the 30-day challenge using the soon-to-be-released EA SPORTS Active—an interactive and customized home fitness product for the Nintendo Wii that gives one the benefit of a “personal trainer in a box.”

Donny often tells Kari she’s in very good shape.  She’s been using a version of the Atkins diet for the past year or so.  Donny, who has struggled with weight issues since college, admits he has bad eating habits, including a breakfast, with a large sweetened iced tea and a biscuit.  Kari, on the other hand, has Kashi cereal for breakfast, eats very little bread and as few carbs as possible.

Their life diets are quite different and both feel that’s affecting the lives of their seven kids—four who are Kari’s, and three who are Donny’s.

“I’m looking forward to learning new, fun ways to exercise and a routine that I can stick with,” Kari said.  “My main goal is to tone my body and keep the weight off I’ve lost in the past year.  I also want to find ways that Donny and I can work out together to keep each other motivated.  Learning how to cook healthy for a family of nine is a necessity.  Not only will this challenge be beneficial for me, but also beneficial for the entire family.”

“I’m looking forward to the 30-day challenge and the world watching because the accountability will help me fight my bad habits,” Donny said before beginning the program.  “Eating is a weakness and where I find comfort. That must change in the next month.  I’m embarrassed about my weight.  I’m doing this to save my life and to be a positive influence for my seven kids.  This is an excellent chance to make a difference in so many ways.”

Throughout the challenge, Kari and Donny will be adding information to his site, DadsCenter.org, a site Donny has hosted since 2004, as well as the EA SPORTS Active site.

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Couple Gets Fit with EA Sports Active 30-Day Challenge

This past year, Jillian Michaels’ released her own Fitness Ultimatum for the Wii to lack-luster reviews, and there are rumors that the Biggest Loser will release its own game. But before that, the show’s host Alison Sweeney is giving EA Sports Active Personal Trainer a try.

“When do I have time to go to the gym? It really is like a personal trainer in a box. It’s perfect. I recommend it to all mothers!”, raves the new mom about the game that releases May 19. Alison is also joining 11 others in a 30-Day Challenge, to be the first to try the new game and report their progress. The challenge begins with a spa retreat hosted by Bob Greene, and it’s no surprise that his involvement earned the product a Best Life seal of approval. Other participants include web celebs, mommy bloggers, gamers and daddy bloggers.

EA Sports Active works with the Wii to give you a stimulating workout in the privacy of your own home. With 25 exercises and activities that burn calories and tone muscles, you’ll be able to get gym-like results from your living room, den or game room. Virtual personal trainers will guide you through your Bob Greene-approved workouts, and daily progress reports will keep you motivated to stay on track. Other features you’ll enjoy:

• Multi-player mode lets you workout with a friend, spouse or even the kids!
• Includes a resistance band for more intense workouts.
• Use the included leg strap to have your movements replicated on-screen, and receive feedback to improve your technique.
• Use in conjunction with Wii Balance Board.
• Virtual trainer offers instruction, feedback, motivation and tips.
• Activities includes tennis, dancing, inline skating, boxing, volleyball and 20 others.
• Log foods you eat and activity outside of EA Sports Active.

Pre-order your EA Sports Active Personal Trainer for the Wii now.

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EA Sports Active Personal Trainer for the Wii