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I was trying to learn how to videotape myself working out, so happened to have the camera rolling when this happened …
Crazy Exercise Gadgets Bicycle Treadmill
The treadmill Bike is Born
In our quest to find more and better crazy exercise gadgets Bicycle Forest’s Treadmill Bike ($2,500 Canadian) was developed. The idea was to avoid being cooped up in the gym and get outside, but wow, this is just, well, different. Find the link for “Sweet Jumps” and watch the Treadmill bike jump a ramp!
Lose Weight with PlayStation Games
Mog Fitness Equipment
If you’re in front of your computer all day, wouldn’t it be great if you could add in a bit of exercise at the same time? I lost 80 pounds riding my Schwinn AirDyne since I purchased it (around 1984). I’ve gotten so busy with work that now when I’m riding I’m wishing I had a computer nearby so I could work at the same time (I take multi-tasking to a whole new level). The NeXfit company has taken this idea to the gaming community with MOG Fitness Equipment and their interactive fitness bikes.
The concept is simple. You’re sitting there anyway; why not be riding a bike? I read while I my Airdyne at a steady pace. It works just fine for heart healthy exercise, burns calories and best of all, helps rev your metabolism for the whole day.
Unless you’re in Canada you may not be able to find one of these beauties; you sure can’t order it online. The NeXfit website sucks (as of today, Sept. 17, 2005). To check the price of the bikes I hit “add to cart” and up pop errors. The forum appears to have been hijacked but if you click the “Here’s what NeXfit as about” link, it does take you to a dinky forum with a few people asking where are the NeXfit folks and how there’s no customer service. 🙁
Hopefully this company will get it together because this is a great idea. It does cost a tidy $2,500 Canadian which is steep, but as more of these products hit the market, prices will slowly go down (we hope).
I paid $550 for my Schwinn Airdyne in 1984 which seemed a bit high at the time, yet now, 20 years later, that bike’s only cost me about $2.18 a month. Now that was one good investment. I have well over 10,000 miles on my Airdyne too, so they are durable. Time will tell if the NeXfit bikes are as well.
Video Games for Exercise Catching On
News reports are coming in fast and furious about all the new video games that get people up and moving. I’ve talked about it here in The Slimming Pool often:
Video Game That Causes people to Lose Weight, January 2004 … When the game involves bodily movement, that’s how. Today I came across Tanya Jessen’s story and how she eventually lost 95 pounds playing DDR. …
Why Exercise Takes so Long to Show Results, February 2004 … I just started using our new DDR (Dance, Dance, Revolution) game and I love it…
Yourself!Fitness Fitness Comes to the Home Computer, Jan 2005 … You’ve heard of DDR (Dance, Dance, Revolution), and now there is Yourself!Fitness, developed by a Portland, Oregon company and now available for the PC
New Year New You, January 2004 (obviously I was quite smitten with this whole thing early last year!) … The game is called DDR, Dance, Dance, Revolution and it involves a vinyl platform on the floor in front of you with squares, X’s and Triangles
New additions include the Golf Launchpad, which looks like it would be most fun if you set up a projector like they do in the store. You swing, you want to glance up and see your shot, not have to rush over to your computer screen. I do think golfers will love this; being able to practice that shot while you’re supposedly working. There’s just nothing better! :
This entry is a bit odd: Kilowatt SPORT. The videos are not exciting, some are just talking heads, but this is probably one you’d need to experience in person. If nothing else playing while standing up and moving about a bit is certainly better than sitting in a chair. Anytime you get your muscles moving and the blood pumping, it’s a good thing.
All of these games and more to come are sure to help enormously with the obesity problem. Get yourself to a video arcade and check this stuff out! Also, if you think these games are expensive, consider the cost of a visit to the doctor or open heart surgery. That is expensive.
Yourself!Fitness – Fitness Comes to the Home Computer
You’ve heard of DDR (Dance, Dance, Revolution), and now there is Yourself!Fitness, developed by a Portland, Oregon company and now available for the PC (plus game consoles such as XBox and PlayStation). Here is a link to the XBox site’s review of Yourself!Fitness which is an excellent overview.
After checking it out, pop on over to the Yourself!Fitness forum and check in with people using the game.
Both excellent ways to get fit in the comfort of your own home. Your kids will love these too. You might just find yourself having to fight for time to use them actually
Lose Weight With XBox
Game developers are really starting to make sense now. They’ve realized that it’s not just about gaming but about getting involved in the game, and that’s brought about the development of Yourself!Fitness.
Brainchild of Phin Barnes of responDesign, a Portland, Oregon company. Barnes noticed all the video games given as gifts to guys at Christmas and wondered what about the ladies? Sort of sexist but I don’t care. He won a contract to develop a virtual personal trainer game for the XBox from Microsoft and two short years later Yourself!Fitness is selling out their first run of 50,000 games.
Stephanie Montgomery, Director of Reebok University said, “I believe Yourself!Fitness gives women a reason to care about the Xbox(R) and opens the door to video games in general.”
Yourself!Fitness – Be alert! A video plays automatically with music, so turn down your speakers if you’re at work. 😉
Check out the Yourself!Fitness community forum
