Video game exercise is both fun and easy - and may help you to get back in shape faster than joining a gym. Read more about video game fitness programs, and share stories of your own experiences with different video game exercise products.
There is no need to wait for your favourite exercise console to step up; exergaming is in HD today with Gamercize. Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 full HD exergaming is available for online and solo play without the wait.
Gamercize is the company that turned exergaming on its head by putting the games and the fun first in video game exercise. All HD titles can be played with the patented Gamercize interface and a full range of genuine cardio fitness equipment.
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This is the follow-up post I promised about 12/10/08 Gamercize post - Gamercize Gets Gamers Going (GZ Spin Trainer & GZ Family Fit) GZ Spin Trainer GZ Family Fit According to Richard, the GZ Spin Trainer is planned to sell for $999 US and GZ Family Fit (3-in-1 Recumbent, Rower, and Gamercize) around $1399 US. As suspected, gaming while rowing on the GZ Family Fit will not be on the final production model because of the difficulty of having to hold the controller and the rowing handles... Read Full Story
12 Months of change for active gaming! I keep a close eye on the fitness industry, the video game industry and an even closer eye on the emerging exergame industry. To create and run a company like Gamercize forward thinking is a must, but the worst aspect of being ahead of the game is there are very few people on the same page! Luckily those few are great people to share ideas and discuss exergaming. For those that follow exergaming, I've put these predictions together to give up the head... Read Full Story
Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board From: Nintendo Platform: Nintendo Wii Memorabilia: No Number Of Items: 1 Operating System: Nintendo Wii Shipping Weight (lbs): 12 >> Click to order @ Amazon.com Features: • The Wii Fit Plus Bundle includes the game software and the Wii Balance Board. • Users can input the amount of time they want to spend on their workouts or select an area for personal improvement, and Wii Fit Plus will suggest a number of diverse activities for them... Read Full Story
Fitness is not a game, people! Now we're having fun with our consoles by keeping fit... or are we. Let's go running and watch counters on the screen! No, let's not. Ok, let's go biking!! What, in a game where you don't actually travel anywhere - no thanks! I think there's a place for fitness games, the ones that offer virtual workouts and electronic exercise programs. That place would be on the shelf, next to the exercise DVD, covering up the exercise videos behind. If you are workout... Read Full Story
Exergaming, or active gaming, is still a very new concept to mainstream media and within the public knowledge. When I have spoken to officials and policy makers at last they now have heard of some for of exergaming or another, but sadly, there's many misconceptions. Misconceptions in exergaming have come from media reports and more worryingly, research. Here's the top misconceptions I hear time and time again. Exergaming doesn't count as real exercise . The whole purpose of exergaming is... Read Full Story
Some experts claim it can’t do a whole lot, while others say with a balanced diet can provide the needed exercise for a healthy lifestyle.
MLB pitcher Heath Bell says you can. Bell credits the Wii Fit for losing 25 pounds. The San Diego Padre closer went on ESPN’s First Take yesterday to explain how he was able to get in shape during the off season. Bell also plays some Mario Kart: Wii, MLB Power Pros, and Guitar Hero with the kids. Now that’s my kind of guy.
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Active games have a fun element, but that depends on what you call fun. You may think that all exergames or active games are pretty much the same. You put a disc in your console and off you go, happy, busy, good. Well, it's not quite that simple. There are different types of exergames, and within these types there's quality and disasters. I like to think this time in exergaming's history has similarities with the great Video Games Crash of the early 80's. I have always approached exergaming... Read Full Story
