Lauren Stewart has been a friend of Exergame Fitness and the Exergaming world for years now. She is currently an elementary school PE teacher in Massachusetts but is doing great work with Polar Electro. Polar specializes in making fitness tracking watches/wristbands for different types of activities and apps that monitor progress and read out data from your tracker. For example,…
We have been keeping up the Rye YMCA and the progress their renovations have made are outstanding. If you did not read our previous post about the Rye YMCA ExerZone, they decided to remove their racquetball court, renovate the room, and have us install an ExerZone. The room opens officially to the public on Monday, September 21st 2015. The room…
Exergame Fitness will be at the SIBEC North America 2015 again this year and we are ecstatic to be attending. SIBEC North America 2015 is a gathering of industry big dogs that fosters networking and new business partnerships over the course of a few days. This year it will be taking place from September 29th-October 2nd at the Omni La…
A lot of gyms and health clubs have kids fitness rooms now. Most of these clubs understand the importance of having a different style of equipment to engage the younger ones in. The Jamerson YMCA is a health club that understands this as well, at their Jamerson YMCA Kidz Gym. They recently made the choice to invest in an EyePlay system,…
Last year Camelback Village Health Club & Spa decided to invest in Exergame Fitness equipment and make their own “ExerZone” room. After the installation, this interactive fitness technology and equipment proved to be rewarding for children and adults alike. They even have staff on hand to assist, teach, and play with the kids using the equipment. From AZ Family about the…
This country is very objectively overweight, and to the sports and fitness industry this is a big problem and needs to be solved. That is why non-profit organizations are pushing legislation to assist in this dilemma. PHIT America is an organization that is attempting to push the PHIT Act as well as refund the PEP Program. Directly from their site,…
No matter how engaging and inviting something may be at a gym or fitness center, there will always be people who are too nervous to go. Whether they are new or returning, over or underweight, or just paranoid it is a not an uncommon problem. Some want to be experienced and sometimes fit enough to enter a gym in the…
Walk into any youth fitness clubs or kids fitness games center and you’ll find most of them are put together in a similar way; couches, tv, video game consoles, pop machine etc. In places that are trying to encourage health and fitness for their members, this seems like an odd way to furnish a space. But the reason this style…
Physical therapy is not most people’s idea of a fun time. It often pushes one just beyond their comfort zone in their abilities and seeing visible results can take a while. But what if the therapy session was an engaging interactive exergames in rehab, providing interactive fitness instant feedback to motivate the user to continue to push themselves? Fitness-Gaming.com describes…
Rock Climbing continues to grow in popularity because its fun, adventurous and challenges the body and mind. The fitness benefits of rock climbing continue to add to the popularity of the sport providing a full body workout for all ages and strength levels. Rock climbing offers a nonstop physical challenge while simultaneously engaging your mind. Inside a club is one…
After five years, Hemet Unified School District will once again open a Community Day School (ASPIRE) that will serve expelled and at risk youth in grades 7-12.. ASPIRE Community Day School is planning to offer a variety of opportunities to help their students including: smaller class sizes, a strong set of social and behavioral support interventions, and an exciting blended learning curriculum…
No matter what time of day it is, whether the weather or traffic is bad; indoor cycling simulator games let you get the most out of your ride—even when you’re inside. Nothing is more frustrating than planning a full workout only to have it affected by things you can’t control. With virtual cycling games you can experience the benefits of…
