"I think Xbox may have something extremely attention grabbing on their hands in the form of the newly announced Xbox Fitness. It’s both an exclusive and proof that the Kinect may be worth its extra cost. Xbox Fitness has recruited four well-known trainers with even more well-known fitness programs to craft a workout experience specifically for the Xbox One and Kinect 2.0."
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"There’s Tracy Anderson from Metamorphosis, Jillian Michaels from Ripped in 30, Shaun T. from Insanity and Tony Horton from P90X. The “game,” if you want to call it that, will launch before this holiday, and will be free for Xbox Live Gold members for a year. After that, the app will require a subscription, but I’m not yet sure how much it will be."
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"Well, as seen from the demo below, the new Kinect is put to good use here, measuring heart rate, correcting your form, and I believe even counting reps."
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"[...] if Xbox Fitness can partner with programs that people have proven to use and like already, they could really have something here."
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"I also have a hunch this could attract a lot of people who wouldn’t normally try one of these programs, and they might give it a shot to A) test out their new Kinect which they probably aren’t using for much else, and B) be able to see real time feedback about their progress. It sounds small, but gamifying anything, fitness especially, can be highly motivating."
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"Kinect has had dance and fitness games for years, which have always been the most useful titles for the device, but I think in the case of Xbox Fitness, they’ve finally evolved into something that people might actually seek out, or that avid gamers might try when they wouldn’t have otherwise. Having the app be free for a full year really helps with that, as it’s not a title they have to go out and buy."
full article here:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2013/09/27/microsofts-most-important-xbox-one-exclusive-so-far-might-be-xbox-fitness/
