After a heart attack, angioplasty or even heart surgery, many people think that exercise should be avoided because too much strain on the heart could be bad. In reality, just the opposite is true. Regular exercise after a heart procedure helps strengthen the heart muscle and can reduce your risk for heart disease. In fact, regular exercise for people…
Physical activity helps children maintain a healthy way, grow strong bones and discover the world that exists outside their smartphones and social media. All children should be physically active for at least one hour every day. You can help your children get the exercise they need by finding activities that they will love and that will keep them interested.…
Whether you prefer a small, intimate gathering or are a fan of large crowds, most of us enjoy spending time with other people. We all know socializing is fun, but what many people don’t realize is that spending time with others also plays a role in your overall health. Having a good social network has been shown to have a…
At the end of the month in November we collaborated with the worldwide conglomerate, Virgin Active, to install an Exergaming room in their new large cutting edge fitness facility in Bangkok. This is a part of a huge plan to open 20+ new innovating fitness clubs across Thailand over the next 5-6 years. Here is a quote from a press…
Yesterday we got the chance to visit a recent installation location for a follow-up, at the Moraine Valley Community College. Last month we installed an Exergaming space in their childcare center at their FitRec Center on campus. This is an area where children can come for a childcare or ‘daycare’ style of play, and even has spaces for games like…
Youth Fitness & Childhood Obesity have been two huge focuses of Exergame Fitness since the beginning. It has been awhile since we have touched on this so we put together a short infographic (below) that highlights some of the alarming statistics of childhood obesity in our nation. If you would like to view the full resolution version of the infographic,…
As we come to the close of October and enter into November and the cold seasons, it is time to think ahead to the end of the year. Around this time of year, we like to begin to offer end of the year sales & specials on exergaming & interactive fitness equipment. Not every fitness center or organization has the…
Active gaming, exergaming or exercise games combine two very popular concepts; fitness and gaming. Both kids and adults play these interactive games for any number of reasons, but mainly to stay fit while having fun at the same time. But regardless the reason kids and adults enjoy these challenging games, they stand to reap the many benefits they offer. There…
Since when did going to the gym become an actual chore? For that matter, why is it so difficult to get anyone in your family, including yourself, to get a little exercise at all? We understand that sometimes gyms aren’t really an ideal place you want to spend your Thursday evenings, with the sounds of clanging metal, mind-numbing routines and…
One thing we always look forward to as a fitness equipment distributor is seeing our products and equipment branch out into different markets and fields for various different uses. Corporate marketing events are a huge opportunity for our equipment and it is a great chance for people to try out interactive fitness equipment that otherwise might have never of heard of…
Active gaming: You may have never heard this term before. Simply put, is is a combination of exercise and gaming as w ay to get fit and stay fit. And in a country where more than one-third of the population is considered overweight, we need to do what we can to get people to exercise more. Gaming bikes are one…
Obesity in American children is a growing problem and no longer an ugly secret. Today, about one in three kids in America are overweight if not obese. This sad statistic is nearly triple the rate in 1963. Indeed, overweight kids are quickly becoming one of the most serious health challenges of this century. If you hesitate to include active gaming…
