Video games are not good for losing weight.

tittiemcnuggets
tittiemcnuggets Posts: 19
edited September 26 in Chit-Chat
At least none of the ones I play are.
Wouldn't it be awesome if all that running around shooting stuff in games could apply to your exercise time? Bahahhahaha.
In a perfect world! :D

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  • kiwi1855
    kiwi1855 Posts: 218 Member
    Very much so... perhaps they'll come out with something for the kinect...

    On a side note... EA Sports Active 2. That is all. lol.

    Definitely is helping me reach my goal, plus it is on a game system, so one time payment, and no evil people at the gym to deal with (and no recurring monthly fees!).
  • SarahofTwins
    SarahofTwins Posts: 1,169 Member
    Depending on what you have there are Wii games and also Kinect games that help you burn calories. If you are just sitting and playing a video game that won't really help you out much. I've been playing Dance central for the Xbox Kinect and it keeps track of your calories...and I've been losing the weight along with eating right :)
  • Amandamccl
    Amandamccl Posts: 380
    tried all the wii workout games active 2 is the best but I want. to. try the zumba on wii
  • hush7hush
    hush7hush Posts: 2,273 Member
    I'm addicted to my good old wii fit. :)

    Especially free step, then I add my hand weights and a Ke$ha cd, and I'm good for a 30 minute calorie burning frenzy!
  • roylawrence87
    roylawrence87 Posts: 970 Member
    All those zombie killing games would have me emaciated... But I'd be fit as a fiddle!
  • eellis2000
    eellis2000 Posts: 465 Member
    At least none of the ones I play are.
    Wouldn't it be awesome if all that running around shooting stuff in games could apply to your exercise time? Bahahhahaha.
    In a perfect world! :D

    paintball???
    i love my wii fit, zumba, just dance and ddr.
  • hroush
    hroush Posts: 2,073 Member
    I know I saw an article where someone set up a treadmill and the game system such that if you moved on the treadmill, you moved in the game, at least forward and backward. Tried googling it, but couldn't find it. What I did find, however, was this college kid decided to run on the treadmill and play through halo. He kept track of how many miles and his speed each time he played.

    http://unscleric.wordpress.com/2009/02/27/halo-on-a-treadmill/

    This person set up his Xbox to display on the treadmill screen:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewqADH_U9uk

    As for myself, I have played N64 (found one at a garage sale for $1!) on my elliptical before with some success. I think doing it on a stationary bike would be easiest.

    So, it is quite doable to exercise and play video games at the same time.
  • tittiemcnuggets
    tittiemcnuggets Posts: 19
    I wish I had a Kinect, they are so fun!!
    I just can't get into those dance/exercise games. I enjoy sniping and shooting zombies too much.
    Call of Duty, anyone? Tee hee.
  • PecanTanDiva
    PecanTanDiva Posts: 162
    Zumba is awesome and you sweat like crazy. I am one of those people who feel I'm not getting a good enough workout unless Im sweating. It is also fun and the Calendar tracks your days for you
  • Sonofabiscuit2
    Sonofabiscuit2 Posts: 323 Member
    COD, Battlefield, Halo, Assassins Creed

    So sad I haz no interwebz
  • tittiemcnuggets
    tittiemcnuggets Posts: 19
    I have heard so much great stuff about Zumba. I might have to give it a try.

    I miss Halo so much. I have a PS3 now, so no more Halo or Gears of War for me. Sad, sad day.
  • Nigel99
    Nigel99 Posts: 498 Member
    Between Kinect and playing crazy drums on Rock Band, I can say that I've definitely lost some weight while playing video games. It would be nice if I could do it while playing the shooters, too, but we can't have it all.
  • xraychick77
    xraychick77 Posts: 1,775 Member
    i love call of duty on the ps3..xbox live is horrible
  • NeverTry
    NeverTry Posts: 26 Member
    unfortunately.. Agreed!!!!

    Oh PS3 how i love thee...
    ;P
  • Sonofabiscuit2
    Sonofabiscuit2 Posts: 323 Member
    True story time kids... My divorce had only one thing contested. It wasn't the kids that was easily worked out. The dogs I got. I also got the 360 that rrod'd. The kids got the wii. She got the ps3 and I still argue with her about it.
  • tittiemcnuggets
    tittiemcnuggets Posts: 19
    Woot woot. Gamer women represent! :D
    XBOX live is complete garbage. If anyone tried to take my PS3, they would have to pry it out of my cold, lifeless hands!
  • Sonofabiscuit2
    Sonofabiscuit2 Posts: 323 Member
    My ex doesn't play the ps3, it's her blu-ray player. She plays WoW and used to manage the gamestop until she got fired for having her bf in the back room.
  • DreamLittleDarling
    DreamLittleDarling Posts: 800 Member
    All those zombie killing games would have me emaciated... But I'd be fit as a fiddle!

    I have to agree. I do LOVE to kill some zombies!

    But I play on Xbox Live. I <3 my 360 and my Kinect! As much as I do my kids!
  • TDGee
    TDGee Posts: 2,209 Member
    I love my XBox 360, PS3 took too long to come out with decent games, so I passed on it. My favorite thing to do is drag a chair up close (2-3 feet) from my 47" HDTV and get totally immersed in whatever game I'm playing. I can only do this when no one else is home or awake. (You just get tired of answering the same questions over and over, ya know?) Needless to say, Bioshock scared the hell out of me! COD, GoW, Assassin's Creed series, Red Dead Redemption, so many more... Ooh Yeah, I'm thinking I need to send the kids to bed....

    Ted
    TDGee on XBox Live
  • tittiemcnuggets
    tittiemcnuggets Posts: 19
    My ex doesn't play the ps3, it's her blu-ray player. She plays WoW and used to manage the gamestop until she got fired for having her bf in the back room.

    Oh my goodness! I used to work at Gamestop. I sure do miss that discount!
  • tittiemcnuggets
    tittiemcnuggets Posts: 19
    I love my XBox 360, PS3 took too long to come out with decent games, so I passed on it. My favorite thing to do is drag a chair up close (2-3 feet) from my 47" HDTV and get totally immersed in whatever game I'm playing. I can only do this when no one else is home or awake. (You just get tired of answering the same questions over and over, ya know?) Needless to say, Bioshock scared the hell out of me! COD, GoW, Assassin's Creed series, Red Dead Redemption, so many more... Ooh Yeah, I'm thinking I need to send the kids to bed....

    Ted
    TDGee on XBox Live

    Gears of War 2 is my favorite game of all time. It's really the only thing I miss about the 360. I'm seriously considering getting another one for Gears 3. Bioshock was an amazing game! So sad they ruined it with Bioshock 2. If you want to play a scary game, play Dead Space. It's ridiculously freaky. And Dead Space 2 recently came out; it's just as amazing and SO fun.
    RDR is another good one.
    Mortal Kombat 9 comes out tomorrow, so I'll be picking that up. I'm a huge MK fan.
    Yay! I'm glad to see some fellow gamers in this community! :D
  • petithamu
    petithamu Posts: 582 Member
    Since we are game lovers here...can I be really shameless and plug my boyfriend's game...?

    Batman: Arkham City!!!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-V1ZF5cNYCs
  • ElizabethRN59
    ElizabethRN59 Posts: 168 Member
    I totally love my Wii games! Wii fit, zumba, dance party, and DDR! Always fun and always burns calories!! Good luck!
  • bethymay123
    bethymay123 Posts: 87
    I know that the kinect has a few fighting games. No shooting but you can still beat people to a pulp.
  • Sarawoods
    Sarawoods Posts: 111 Member
    Im losing weight using Golds Gym Dance Workout for the WII it also tracks calories and marks your days on a calendar, It even stops and makes you take your pulse to make sure your calorie count is right ^_^ Pretty cool!!
  • Sarawoods
    Sarawoods Posts: 111 Member
    Im losing weight using Golds Gym Dance Workout for the WII it also tracks calories and marks your days on a calendar, It even stops and makes you take your pulse to make sure your calorie count is right ^_^ Pretty cool!!
  • Sonofabiscuit2
    Sonofabiscuit2 Posts: 323 Member
    I know I'm beating a dead horse here, but thinking let's combine my love of killing zombies with exercise. I'm suggesting combining Zumba and zombies, you'll be a Zumbie killing machine as you shake your hips to a latin beat.
  • healthyjen342
    healthyjen342 Posts: 1,435 Member
    EA Active 2 is FANTASTIC...Also, MJ: The Experience; Singstar +Dance is fun...ALl of these games MAKE you stand up and get moving!

    Oh, Zumba Fitness - FABULOUS; Fit in 6...
  • xerinx2011
    xerinx2011 Posts: 222
    Ive tried, wii fit, youre shape on kinect, zumba on the wii, and just dance on teh kinect and im sorry but none of them are as good as black ops!!!

    Getting into killzone 3 at the min... i wish sitting and playing hours on it would burn some calories!! Maybe ill try playing on the cross trainer!!
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