Comments on: Fitness in the Digital Age

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By: Doug Burns

Doug Burns — Sat, 12 May 2007 00:36:47 +0000

It makes me so happy to see stuff like this. When technology is properly applied to address a need, it can great for the world.

Good ol’ traditional sports are still an option, but, especially for kids, they’re becoming more about honing a skill and less about enjoying a game and being active. This leaves a lot of people out.

Advancements like “exergaming” include these people and open up the options to a larger audience… and make it fun for people who otherwise dread exercise.

At this point, I’m thoroughly convinced that with the right tools and the right support, people can personalize their habits to suit their own needs. Sure… proper diet and exercise are things that have to be DONE, but when they’re also FUN and personal, it’s a lot more likely people will stick with it.

Even the stuff you gotta do can be fun if it’s personally tailored. It can even be fun to trade ideas with people around you… at the very least, it keeps the variety at a high.

By: Beth

Beth — Fri, 11 May 2007 17:55:28 +0000

We love DDR! Our daughter was dx’d with DM1 last year in June. During the summer she had no problem keeping active, but things got challenging in the winter time. We bought DDR for her for Christmas along with a mini stepper. Both were good options for an over crowded townhouse!

By: AmyT

AmyT — Fri, 11 May 2007 14:09:02 +0000

Chris,
Empirical evidence shows that people don’t stick with exercise when it is not fun.

Besides, why shouldn’t we make things fun for ourselves if we have the ability to do so, and the fun does not detract from the results? Work can be fun, too, if you like what you’re working on.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 11 May 2007 13:06:17 +0000

I don’t understand why everything always has to be fun and entertainment. Somethings just have to get DONE! Exercise, espeicially for diabetics, is one of those things. Instead of teaching kids/adult to discipline the mind, we provide new forms of entertainment. If you can find the time to exercise when it is a game, you can find the time when it is work. What about teaching our kids that some things are just plain HARD and that overcoming a challenge is important to their development.

By: AmyT

AmyT — Thu, 10 May 2007 22:13:25 +0000

Have to agree with AJ here. I know the game is competitive (what game isn’t?), but not in the same “star jocks” way of old.

And with all the complex directions/dimensions involved, I am SURE this is good for “spatial intelligence” — which certainly sounds like something our next generation will need a lot of

By: AJ

AJ — Thu, 10 May 2007 22:08:02 +0000

I was playing DDR on my Playstation 2 in 2004, so it’s not exactly new, but I am glad it is being accepted as a way to get kids some exercise.

A couple comments:
First, it’s far from non-competitive. The game is very competitive.

And for Matt Stuhff’s concerns:
Team interaction? Yeah I’ll give you that, but given the health and weight problems with the youth these days, any activity that gets them moving is good in my opinion. Let’s face it, giving a kid a ball doesn’t entertain them like it used to.

And as for the concern about spatiial intelligence… you clearly don’t know what DDR is.

You stand on a pad with 4 large arrow buttons (in front of, behind, and to your sides). Arrows scroll across the screen and you must step on the matching pad as the arrow crosses a point on the screen. This requires GREAT amounts of coordination and timing. If anything, this game will do WONDERS for childrens’ coordination and “spatial intelligence”

By: Matt Stuhff

Matt Stuhff — Thu, 10 May 2007 21:38:01 +0000

I don’t think I’m alone when I say that this worries me as much as it gives some people hope. The social interaction of Phys. Ed., whether or not you were good, was a positive thing.

Team interaction is a skill thats sorely lacking in kids who are inundated with solo games. Hopefully these games, at the very least, involve games which also require team play, whether with someone right next to you, or someone across the globe from you.

I have also read that constant interaction with a 2D representation of life (ie games), can lead to the detriment of spatial intelligence as well.

By: Runehawk

Runehawk — Thu, 10 May 2007 20:51:37 +0000

Just thought I’d mention: ‘Dance Dance Revolution’ 1&2 is *already* available on Xbox; the controller is a pad that you place on the floor. Works pretty well, actually; and it has a fitness function that estimates how many calories you’ve burned while you play! -r