The fitness craze for Wii certainly isn’t over, and we should all know a bit about the NewU Fitness First Personal Trainer “game” by now.

The launch date for this title is the 17th of September in Australia (which is today) – but if you haven’t heard about it, here’s what you need to know!

NewU Fitness First Personal Trainer allows you to setup your own profile and set your own personal goals no matter what your age, gender, height or physical activity level is. You can choose between 4 goals: Sport, Shape, General Health and Special Occasions. NewU has 84 different exercises, and when you combine them with the 50 different goals available you have a total of over 900 possible workouts!

When you begin your profile, NewU will ask you to select a primary goal and an optional secondary goal. This helps the program to construct a personalized fitness and nutrition plan based on your choices. You then get to pick a personal trainer and a training location where you want your session to take place. There are also ways of telling you how well you are carrying out the exercises, which are:

• Traffic light system – green = good, red = try harder
• Timing bar at the top of screen – with audio pips and coloured sections
• Vocal encouragement direct from your trainer

You can also get a preview of the workouts you will carry out in the next day or week by going to the fitness section. But if you’re pressed for time, there are also short workouts available. However if you’re game, you can try out one of the 5 trials designed to push your limitations – including an Army fitness test!

NewU Fitness First Personal Trainer is a publication from Black Bean Games.  It has been made in conjunction with advice from personal trainers at the world’s largest gym franchise, Fitness First. It’s available on Nintendo Wii today in Australia, priced at $99.95AUS and can be found at Kmart, JB HiFi, Dick Smith, Harvey Norman, EB Games and other major retailers.

(Source: All Interactive Entertainment, Australia)