Originally announced in mid-2007 as Wii Exercise with a release target of later that year,[4] in May 2008, the game was stated to still be in an early stage of development.

The game was licensed by Ubisoft for other regional markets, and released in Europe as part of the publisher's My Coach series as My Fitness Coach: Cardio Workout,[6] and released in North America and Australia as Gold's Gym: Cardio Workout, in partnership with the Gold's Gym fitness center chain.

[7] Rocket Company released two sequels to the japanese game, Shape Boxing 2: Wii de Enjoy!

Another Gold's Gym tie-in game was also released in 2010, developed by japanese studio LandHo!,[9] and published by Ubisoft[10] released in North America as Gold's Gym: Dance Workout and My Fitness Coach: Dance Workout in PAL regions.

[8] Imagineer developed and released a spiritual successor, Fitness Boxing, for the Nintendo Switch in 2018.