Every week brings a new study or other scientific reports on the many benefits of exercise. Almost everyone, regardless their physical condition, is able to engage in at least some form of exercise. But to be as efficient as possible, your exercise regime should follow guidelines set for your health status and age. Interactive fitness can be a big part…
Interactive fitness has become an exceptionally popular way to get into shape and stay fit and healthy. These vigorous forms of activities offer a wide range of benefits and have advantages over traditional forms of exercise. Let’s take a look at a few. The single greatest advantage exergaming holds over traditional methods of exercise is the fact it’s not just…
For many of you, it should be no surprise that exercise can help boost job performance. But this fact alone does not always give some employers incentive to unload thousands of dollars on an on-site gym. It may not be enough incentive to have them even look into active gaming as a way to help keep their employees fit and…
Active gaming, or exergaming, combines two very popular pastimes, fitness routines and video games. Let’s face it, videos games are fun as most will agree, But when it comes to fitness, there are many who struggle to fit it into their routine. But when you combine video games and fitness, you wind up with a workout you look forward to…
Whether you hit the gym, run, bike or participate in interactive fitness, you will do more than just improve your body, you will improve your mind as well. That is, exercise provides a great number of mental health benefits. So get inspired by reading up on the unexpected ways that interactive fitness can benefit your mental health. Reduced Stress Having…
Being physically fit means you need to engage in some sort of exercise. Achieving a healthy level of physical fitness offers a number of great benefits, so it should be a goal for everyone. Exercise comes in the form of running, walking, cycling, swimming and even active gaming. Here is what happens when you engage in regular activity. Engaging in…
Exercising on a stationary bike is an effective way to get into shape and stay healthy. Over the years, stationary bikes have become more sophisticated. Products like our Exerbike GS makes indoor biking fun for even kids and teenagers. Interactive fitness isn’t something that is a few years away from becoming mainstream, it is popular now and you need to…
There are a number of benefits in exergaming. Exergaming, a combination of games and exercise, is becoming an increasingly popular activity in which both children and adults are engaging. And although research into this form of exercise is still relatively new, there have still been a number of studies that show the benefits of exergaming. In other words, exergaming offers…
In terms of ways we help to stay fit, we have come a long way since Richard Simmons introduced us to Sweatin’ To The Oldies and Olivia Newton-John implored us to “Get Physical.” Of course, these were all 1980’s fads that have come and gone, like so many others. Fitness technology has come a long way since then and interactive…
Moderate physical activity performed during midlife or even later in life appears to be directly associated with a reduced risk for cognitive impairment. That is, exercise improves cognitive functions, it is healthy for your brain. In fact, there are studies that have explored the possibility that exercise can even reverse memory loss. Here are some frightening statistics, each year 10…
Some children just aren’t that into sports and may not even think much about even the most basic of exercises like running or even walking. You do your best to try to get them to get into a fitness routine, but it can be a difficult task for some. But you shouldn’t just give up, there are options available. Here…
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,…
