Workouts for video game junkies, staying motivated ><

I used to be something of a vg junkie. I've always loved playing games, and it mainly started with the nes I got when I was around 11 or 12 years old, and my genre of choice are the role-playing games. I remember FF7 coming out while I was in college and playing on my friend's ps1 for over 24 hours in one sitting, with my one game surpassing the progress he made over a couple months...yeah I had it pretty bad. A similar story with ocarina of time on the n64 back in the day...

My love of video games is what drew me into pursuing computer science back in college and I think if I let myself go in any of these current gen games it could probably take me over, but at some point, work, marriage, kids, etc gave me so much to do that I neglected gaming and when I come back to it now, it's weird, I like it but it's not as magical as it once was - the graphics, the story lines, the game play, it's still fun, but I've changed in that my time means something to me and things need to be done. So as a bored teenager with a seemingly endless amount of time, gaming is awesome, but when you got important stuff to do, it's got to take a back seat.

I've got the wii fit though, it's helpful, actually I'm on that more than the xbox 360, because I can use that to get in shape. I've got DDR which is a really good game and workout. One thing that I've done before (which little success though) is try playing a first-person shooter type game while walking slowly on the treadmill - considering you're wasting time, at least do something - even if it's at 2 mph. But keeping coordination was too tough. What I do now is watch movies while jogging/walking on the treadmill, I put the laptop on a shelf in front of the treadmill, I've got the bluetooth headphones on and I get into the movie. Two hours later, I find I've burned a ton of calories and got to see a movie to keep me from getting bored.

Think of ways you can incorporate exercise into your games, I'm sure if you got a recumbent exercise bike you'd very easily be able to hold that controller and pedal at the same time. Granted you won't be really pushing yourself if you're focussed on a game, you might be surprised as to how much you burn while being distracted by playing.

I'm a game junkie myself. I really like mmo's and can play them for hours. I do have a wii and did get the EA Active. I'd say it had a limited fun factor for me. I used it for like 2 months and I haven't plugged it in since. The best way to get a work out in would be to do it 1st thing in the morning before you start playing. I have a couple of workout DVD's and I have Netflix. So I always have something new to try and that helps me from getting bored with working out.

I used to be a huuuuge Halo 3 fan when it first came out. To get better when the bf was away at work, I started combining it with an elliptical - I just removed the arm bars. It worked awesome! 3 games into it and I'd have an easy 300 calories burned - not to mention you're more focused (once you get used to NOT falling off) and, if you're anything like me, more aggressive (at the game, that is).

And then I started combining those with my drinking habit too lol! Talk about a workout... terrible, I know. But heck, if you can manage to stay on that darned elliptical a few drinks into an intense game, life is awesome

Yup hun,It's a game called "your shape" I believe the price has dropped a lot since it came out.The camera is included and it is simple touse.Wierd to see yourself on t.v!sorry for brief reply.Am typing this on my phone while walking!

ooh ooh ooh and another one that I like is "my fitness coach cardio workouts" It's all boxing and the avatars look like Manga characters!