''Gold's Gym: Cardio Workout'' is an exercise video game for

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, created by Japanese

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Rocket Company. Based on the "shape boxing" fitness regimen used at Kyoei Boxing Gym which includes

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s, and

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s, the game also features a diet management feature. Originally announced in mid-2007 as ''Wii Exercise'' with a release target of later that year, in May 2008, the game was stated to still be in an early stage of development. Though not originally intended to feature support for the

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, the feature was announced later. ''Shape Boxing'' was released in Japan on October 30, 2008 under the title ''Shape Boxing: Wii de Enjoy! Diet'' (シェイプボクシング Wiiでエンジョイダイエット！). The game was licensed by Ubisoft for other regional markets, and released as in Europe as part of the publisher's '' My Coach'' series as ''My Fitness Coach: Cardio Workout'', and released in North America and Australia as ''Gold's Gym: Cardio Workout'', in partnership with the

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fitness center chain.

Sequels and successor

Rocket Company released two sequels to the game, ''Shape Boxing 2: Wii de Enjoy! Diet'' (シェイプボクシング2 Wiiでエンジョイダイエット！) in 2010 and ''

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: Wii de Enjoy! Diet'' (ビリーズブートキャンプ Wiiでエンジョイダイエット！) in 2011 in Japan.「Fit Boxing」プレイヤー必見！　“中の人”に聞く，開発秘話と正しい運動法。プロによるレクチャー動画もあり
, 4Gamer.net, March 16, 2019 The former was also localized for North America as a licensed Gold's Gym tie-in game, like its predecessor, and was titled ''Gold's Gym: Dance Workout''. In 2016, Rocket Company was merged into its parent company, Imagineer. Imagineer developed and released a

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, '' Fitness Boxing'', for the

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in 2018.

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''Gold's Gym Cardio Workout''''Shape Boxing: Wii de Enjoy! Diet''
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