I received some DanActive yogurt to try through being a BzzAgent. I tried it out and handed out coupons and scratch cards to my friends and family and told them all what I thought of the product.
I decided to write a review on here as well.
DanActive is a probiotic drink you consume every day to keep your digestive system happy. Probiotics are healthy live organism that your body uses. The bottles are small and come
in the following flavours: Vanilla, Cranberry Raspberry, Strawberry, Blueberry, Pomegranate-Berry and Strawberry-banana. They are perfect to have with some oatmeal, piece of toast or healthy cereal. I tried the Blueberry and Pomegranate-Berry, both of which were awesome.
The only problem I had with it was that I can't afford to buy a yogurt every day.
The website has a test you can take to see how strained your body's natural defences are.
Here's what I got:
75%: You go to great lengths to boost your natural defenses, and you do pretty well! Nevertheless, keep in mind that a modern lifestyle can sometimes weaken your body’s natural defenses. Keep taking care of yourself by following a healthy lifestyle, getting enough exercise and eating a balanced diet that includes a daily serving of DanActive, which can help improve your body’s defenses.
Disclosure: I'm a BzzAgent and as such I sometimes participate in BzzCampaigns where I receive a product to try out and sometimes I might get coupons to share or samples to hand out (depending on what the item is). In exchange for the item, I'm to tell people about the product, what my honest thoughts are about it. Then I report back what I said and any reaction of those I told. I generate Bzz. (Buzz.) I can also review the item on a blog if I want.
You may have heard about Your Shape with Jenny McCarthy for Wii. It's a new exercise program for your Wii that doesn't require a Wii balance board.
Features
After doing a detailed fitness test, goal assessment and body scan, Your Shape builds a fitness program for you.
There are more than 400 exercises in different area (cardio, strength training, toning, flexibility etc.) so your workout isn't always exactly the same.
You don't need the controller or a balance board. It comes with a small camera that watches you work out and compares you to the proper way to do the move and offers feedback.
The game tracks your progress as you get closer to your goals.
Jenny McCarthy is your guide, showing you what to do and encouraging you to keep going.
You can do specialized workouts such as Get Bikini Ready, New Year's Resolutions, Free Your Mind and Active Mom Routine
If you have a balance ball, weights a step bench, or a heart rate monitor, you can use it with the game, but these items are in no way required.
So what do I think? I think it's a great start but that the program could use some work. Here are my problems:
I understand how the camera works but the problem is, I'm overweight and I don't necessarily want to see my body bouncing all over the place. Not to mention how skinny Jenny McCarthy is (even skinner in Wii format) which just makes me feel worse.
By the same token, you see your house as it is behind you. My house does NOT look like it does in the sample screen shot above. So I see the clutter and dirty walls behind me.
There is no option for light workout. It's quite hard sometimes, especially for me who is out of shape. I have troubles holding my hands up for any length of time and my balance is poor. I had to cheat on quite a few of them and I ended most of my workouts early (even though they are only 15 minutes long.)
The music. It comes with over 70 tracks but I don't like most of them. I don't even recognize most of them. When you are in the menu it plays a fast version of Umbrella by Rihanna which is great so I was expecting popular music during the workouts but they are all instrumental and I don't recognize them. They don't motivate me.
There are good things of course. Everything I mentioned in the features section is good. I think Your Shape would be better for someone who is not completely out of shape and could keep up better. Hopefully by doing the workout regularily I will get better and the exercises will become easier but it's hard not to quit for good when I can't even do 8 minutes of workout at one time. So if you aren't too overweight and can walk up stairs without getting tired and hold your hands up for a long time, this might be for you.
Disclosure: I'm a BzzAgent and as such I sometimes participate in BzzCampaigns where I receive a product to try out and sometimes I might get coupons to share or samples to hand out (depending on what the item is). In exchange for the item, I'm to tell people about the product, what my honest thoughts are about it. Then I report back what I said and any reaction of those I told. I generate Bzz. (Buzz.) I can also review the item on a blog if I want.
This time I had the pleasure of reviewing two Wii games, one of which I'm telling you about today.
Just Dance (Ubisoft) is a great party game but can also be played by yourself. Up to four players at a time can bust a move to 32 different songs. There is a WIDE variety of songs, so there should be something here for everyone. I can dance pop, rock, country, tribal, hip hop and more.
My favourite songs to dance to are Womanizer by The Gym All-Stars (NOT Britney Spears), Hot N Cold by Katy Perry, Who Let the Dogs Out by Baha Men and Cotton Eyed Joe by Rednex. Want to see the full list of songs on Just Dance?
The dance moves for all the songs were choreographed by professional dancers and the moves are shown on the screen for you to follow. You can see what Pump Up the Jam looks like. The dancer on the screen does the current move and little people icons scroll across the bottom to show you what's next. You rack up points based on how well you did (X, OK or GREAT!) and if you keep getting GREATs you become "on fire" and your point bar has flames. (see either side of the dancer in the link above.)
I think it's a great way to have fun when you have friends over. Teenagers and young adults would absolutely love this. Friends can join in anytime with a press of a button, even during a song! Just make sure you have a large space if you are having more than two dancers as we inadvertently smacked a few people and animals with a Wii remote because they were too close while we were dancing.
One way it could be better would be to have tutorial's for each song. There is a basic tutorial that just gives you some tips and hints in general. However there are some songs and certain moves that I'm sure I'm doing right but I still get an X. A slow motion shot of the move with explanation would be helpful. I'm sure I'll get it eventually but a tutorial would have been better. Also, even though some moves have to be done exactly right to count, other times I can sit on the couch, have the Wii remote beside me on the couch while the game is playing, move a little and it counts points.
The game also has 2 other modes. Strike a Post is like dancing Red Light Green Light. Stop when it says Stop and Go when it Says Go but be careful because you might Stop while you're friend is still moving and Go while she's stopped! In Strike a Pose, you have 7 lives and each time you make a mistake, you lose a life. If you can get 5 correct moves in a row, you win back a life. Last one with a life heart wins. This is for those who have really practiced a certain song.
Do you have a video camera? You can enter to win in the Just Dance $1000 weekly sweepstakes.You don't have to own Just Dance to enter. If you DO own it, record yourself dancing to any song (except A Little Less Conversation) and post it to You Tube and enter to win at the link above. If you don't have Just Dance, download You Can't Touch This or Fame from the website and record yourself dancing to it. Check out the link for full details.
