Exergaming—combining physical exercise with interactive video gaming—offers unique opportunities for YMCA programs focused on team building and fostering friendships among kids. Here’s how exergaming can benefit such initiatives: 1. Encourages Team Collaboration Exergaming often involves multiplayer or cooperative gameplay, where participants must work together to achieve goals. Games like virtual dance-offs, obstacle courses, or sports challenges promote communication, coordination, and…
Exergaming, a fusion of exercise and gaming, is an innovative way to engage children in physical activity while making fitness enjoyable and accessible. This approach resonates strongly with kids and parents, generating positive feedback by addressing key aspects of fitness and well-being in a fun, interactive environment. Here’s how exergaming fosters this positive response: 1. Combines Fun with Fitness Exergaming…
Exergaming can serve as an excellent entry point into fitness for kids at the YMCA because it combines fun, engaging video games with physical activity, making it accessible and appealing. Unlike traditional sports, which often require specific skills, techniques, or equipment, exergames are generally intuitive and easy to pick up. This simplicity lowers the barrier to entry and helps kids…
Exergaming can serve as a strategic tool to boost family memberships at the YMCA by creating an engaging, family-friendly environment that aligns with health and wellness goals for all age groups. Recently Exergame had the amazing opportunity to work with the YMCA Spears, of the YMCA Greensboro Association. This facility in particular wanted to find a way to use a…
Located on the northwest side of Greensboro, the Spears YMCA offers innovative classes and wellness programs, for all ages. This fully equipped branch offers an indoor pool, a basketball court, a cycling studio and so much more for their members. One of their long term goals over the last few years has been to increase physical fitness options for their…
Reax Compact is a ready-to-use station where the users are guided to work out independently in an original, fun and functional. The stations are a wired solutions with integrated lights and comes …
Reaxing Fluiball is the first neuromuscular training ball ever to enable working with a variable load. The unpredictability of water turns any exercise into a truly high-intensive neuromuscular training activity. Reax Fluiball exploits the patented technology of “Sudden Dynamic Impulse.” For the first time, it is possible to generate tactile stimulations as well as motor interference during a training activity…
Reax Chain is the first and only wearable, flexible, and unpredictable free weight tool. Reax Chain is a multi purpose unique training tool that has the flexibility and the softness of a rope, while maintaining the same features of a traditional free-weight. Due to its dynamic instability, Reax Chain turns any exercise into highly intensive neuromuscular training. Fitness magazines have…
It takes innovative, quality programs designed to empower youth to excel in school and lead healthy, productive lives. Boys and Girls Club of America do whatever it takes to ensure all kids have a great future. As we have seen over the years with more medical studies based on the benefits of physical activity, and academic test scores; Exergame has…
Reax Fluiball exploits the patented technology of “Sudden Dynamic Impulse”: for the first time, it is possible to generate tactile stimulations as well as motor interference during a training activity. Reaxing Fluiball is the first neuromuscular training ball ever to enable working with a variable load. The unpredictability of water turns any exercise into a truly high-intensive neuromuscular training activity. …
Thanks for stopping by Booth #613 to see first hand some of the newest Exergame equipment. In this space we discuss a little more about some of the functional training pieces available through Exergame. These pieces are not only great for motivating the non-motivated teen/tween, but the are perfect for adult training as well. Things like small group training,…
Exercise on the Railyard brings the jungle to the gym allowing for functional bodyweight movements that mimic those needed for athletic performance and truly functional musculoskeletal mobility. Moving activity up and onto an elevated round Rail demands neuromuscular engagement not experienced on the familiar ground, accelerating gains in functional movement. The Railyard exergame is used for youth fitness, youth…
