| When I was a young kid my buddies and I used to sit | | | | exercise can try to challenge themselves to complete |
| around for hours on end playing video games, drinking | | | | some type of exercise before the game loads or |
| soda, and munching on junk food. Ah, those were the | | | | before the next round comes back. |
| days. Thankfully we did other things such as climb | | | | When I play video games I like to sit on an exercise |
| trees and swim all day which kept us in good shape. If | | | | ball and tense my stomach while I'm playing, then |
| we hadn't done those things, I'm positive the video | | | | perform some type of exercise when the game is |
| games would have turned us into fat, lazy adults. | | | | loading for the next round, checkpoint, game save, etc. |
| Back in the days of Sega Genesis and the original | | | | If I get bored with that I'll also jump up and down, in |
| Nintendo, all you really did was sit on your butt and | | | | essence jumping rope with no rope, on either 1 foot or |
| move your fingers around the controller. Usually there | | | | both for a minute or 2. This is one of my favorites |
| was a bottle of soda or some sugary drink on one | | | | because not only does it provide a workout, but it |
| side, and a bag of junk food on the other. These were | | | | makes the game a little harder since the controller is a |
| designated for when the games were loading. | | | | little harder to handle when you're bouncing up and |
| Thankfully the creators of video games today have | | | | down. |
| gotten much smarter and more health conscious. They | | | | Another benefit of doing this is because it will prompt |
| finally started to realize the dangers of obesity the | | | | you to drink water while you're doing it. I don't know a |
| children of today are facing, and they're finally starting | | | | single person who drinks soda or beer while working |
| to take the right actions to correct it. | | | | out, and I hope I never meet a person that does. Most |
| Nintendo Wii, in my opinion, is one of the best products | | | | people are dehydrated nowadays, so this might help. |
| any company has come out with in a very long time. It | | | | Although I think this is a great opportunity for otherwise |
| lets children (and adults) simultaneously have a lot of | | | | lazy folks who can't motivate themselves to work out, |
| fun while getting a great workout in. | | | | I don't condone using this as your only means of |
| Although not every game makes you move around a | | | | exercise. If you haven't exercised in years, you can |
| lot, some of them, the boxing games in particular, are | | | | follow this plan for a month or so. Then I would |
| spectacular for some great gaming fun with a good | | | | suggest figuring out a real workout plan and sticking to |
| workout. A few weeks ago I played for about 45 | | | | it. |
| minutes straight with my girlfriend's cousin and by the | | | | If you aren't a video gamer, you can substitute the |
| time I was done I had worked up a pretty good sweat. | | | | video game for watching TV, which I'm certain 99% of |
| This is the perfect opportunity for an otherwise "lazy" | | | | people today do on a regular basis. Instead of plopping |
| person to be able to workout and honestly not even | | | | down on the couch, sit on an exercise ball. Hold a plank |
| realize it. Granted, someone playing a video game on | | | | when the commercials come on, then the next |
| Nintendo Wii won't get into great shape, but for | | | | commercial do a set up pushups, then the next do |
| someone who never exercises it can produce some | | | | some squats, and then do some hyperextensions for |
| pretty great results if played consistently enough. | | | | your back on the next. |
| Other Ways To Exercise While Playing Video Games | | | | By doing this and sticking to it, you'll never have an |
| It doesn't have to stop with playing the game as it's | | | | excuse that you don't have time to exercise. Fat, lazy |
| supposed to be played, does it? Say, for example, | | | | couch potatoes can be turned into athletic fitness |
| instead of just playing the boxing game, you drop | | | | gurus just by starting with this one simple idea. |
| down for a set of pushups after round 1. Then after | | | | If you happen to be a couch potato or just want a |
| round 2, pop off some bodyweight squats for 30 | | | | new exercise to do, I urge you to try this out. It's great |
| seconds. Round 3 can be for some core work, and so | | | | for days when you're feeling unmotivated and can be |
| on and so forth. | | | | tons of fun. You might even want to challenge your |
| You see, by getting a little creative anybody can work | | | | friends to a round of video game exercise to see who |
| out while playing video games. People who don't like to | | | | has the best overall skill in video games and fitness! |