Greetings! I’m not a gamer, but I see adds for exercise “gaming” systems on TV (I fear you have to be in your 40s to get the reference). Nonetheless, I have talked to coworkers, friends and read reviews of Kinect Fitness and Wii Fitness. Let me say this first, this blog advocates fitness above all else. I encourage people to do whatever gets them moving and their heart rate elevated.
However, understand the limitations of a fitness “game.” Adults and children have the idea that we are entitled to entertainment at all times. My favorites are the presence of TVs, music and more at sports venues and restaurants. Customers and patrons demand a never-ending barrage of stimulation and it has to be FUN.
In many the postings on this site I’ve talked about stiffness, soreness and straight out pain from various styles of exercise. In short, in order to get truly fit you have to make a mental paradigm shift and decide that exercise in and of itself, with all of its ups and downs, is fun. Yes, this may well be as hard as it sounds. Try to think of jogging or lifting weights as entertainment. If that enters the realm of ridiculous for you, then you have to at least believe that looking good and feeling great is downright amusing.
Otherwise you are in for a tough road. Why torture yourself? If you don’t increase your heart rate, it doesn’t matter how much fun you are having, which TV shows you watched, books you read or music you heard. Your body, health and fitness level will not change. Of course, altering your calorie intake via diet is a different matter. It has its pros and cons, but for now we are only discussing exercise as a method to change bodies.
If it’s entertainment you seek, you can always play a real sport with real people. Most things that happen in a rink, field or ring are quite entertaining and really engage your muscles. On a final note, I must say that in my experience I have found the “athlete’s high” and “runner’s euphoria” really exist. Give exercise a spin. I think you’ll find it a lot more fun than a game station.
Tom
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