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Kinect Will Save You A Fortune In Gym Memberships

Quote: "Here’s the thing, though. If you have an Xbox 360, you really don’t need a gym membership. All you need is a Kinect, and some cool games to play."

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theBAWSE4121d ago

That can go for every dance game..wii fit..ps move fitness games...what a rubbish article

motion control will never take the place of dedicated gym enthusiasts

Army_of_Darkness4121d ago

I don't think this author ever stepped foot in a fitness gym before to even say that!
Kinect was probably the only workout he ever did and broke a sweat lol!

DatNJDom814121d ago

Well it is true that you dont need a gym membership to be in shape. But to say kinect will save you a fortune is horribly misleading. You dont need kinect to stay in shape either.

iamnsuperman4121d ago

@DatNJDOm81

I agree. The fact is the Kinect isn't a good fitness device. There is nothing better for you than going to you local swimming pool or a going outside for a run especially with apps on smart phones etc. Gyms are pointless if you are not going their to lift weights.

I find it insulting that people rave about these gaming devices as fitness machines. They are really not. Proper eating and going for a run either every day or every other does wonders to your fitness

nukeitall4121d ago

It's true you don't actually need anything that isn't naturally around you to get fit. However, if it ain't fun you won't do it!

So if Kinect or any other motion control device gets you going, then that is awesome.

MikeMyers4120d ago (Edited 4120d ago )

Kinect will never replace a gym but what it can do is get kids (and adults) active, that's the point. You could easily have a mat on the ground and some free weights and use Kinect as a trainer. People do this now with DVD's and such. So if they can utilize videogames that kids love and somehow intertwine it with getting people active what's so bad about that?

Kinect could also help people use proper form. By seeing yourself onscreen you can tell if you are doing the exercises correctly. So many times you go into the gym and see people lifting too heavy of weights or doing it wrong that is not isolating the muscle correctly.

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math4121d ago

Yeah, but I like going to the gym to look at girls and their butts in tight yoga pants.

Can you do that Kinect? Well can you?

shaun mcwayne4120d ago

You read my mind. tight yoga butts rock.

Wintersun6164121d ago (Edited 4121d ago )

Wow, I didn't know it can transform to a plethora of workout devices.

/s

mandf4121d ago

Exercise is free. The best is jogging. Not not to mention who wants to sweat all over their floor and stink up their house.

nevin14121d ago

I advised people to walk/jog every morning for 30-60 mins.

Soldierone4121d ago

It won't. I've used almost every single "gym" game there is, including dance ones.

If you are fat, then maybe it will help a bit, but other than that it won't do a lot. Pretty much 90 percent of all of it is cardio. It makes you burn tons of calories, that about it. Won't increase strength or anything like a gym would.

You are better off just running or jogging around your neighborhood. Then go buy a pull up bar and weight bench with the money you save on not buying a kinect and over priced game.

Belking4121d ago

"It makes you burn tons of calories, that about it. Won't increase strength or anything like a gym would."

Which is ok because being healthy is the goal. Sometimes burning calories is all it takes for some people. Kinect can definitely help with that.

Soldierone4121d ago (Edited 4121d ago )

It doesn't really increase endurance or push you though. I'm not saying its completely useless, but they still haven't replaced the gym for me at all. It might be good for beginners, but just because it makes you sweat doesn't mean its what you need. (personally I'm too skinny, so burning calories is the exact opposite of what I want)

It kind of gets into a pattern, and your body gets used to it, and it can be easy. And the assortment of exercises are rather lame. The thing that really pushes me away is how bad some of the game track you, and ends up glitching out or saying "do it proper"

Viper74121d ago (Edited 4121d ago )

Agreed, but instead of bench I'd say Squat rack instead (in proper one you can bench as well)

But if you can't build a home gym where you can squat, dead-lift and bench then you are better off with Gym membership in a proper gym.
(E.g Gym that isn't equipped with Lunk alarm, and allows you to do the above exercises without a problem)

Bench is good, but squat and dead-lift are both far better. Squat is after all the king of exercises. But doing all 3 is just super.

And no, I can't do these move with Kinect so I still need my gym membership.

MGSmarioPRO4121d ago

"Here’s the thing, though. If you have an Xbox 360, you really don’t need a gym membership. All you need is a Kinect, and some cool games to play."

Really? As a professional in the matter, you only need a pc and watch some videos about fitness. Follow programs for 2 months with 45 minutes per day and you will like the results if is fat you wanna loose. It's even cheaper than have xbox 360, buy kinect and buy "cool" games.
Even cheaper is just run and make the exercises outside or inside if you have space...

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Games That Were Bad on Release, But Are Now Great

BLG writes, "Some of the most popular games have had a rough start, with some of them being downright unplayable.

Despite that, developers have managed to turn it around for them and make their game worth playing. Here are some games that had a rough start but were pretty great."

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Terry_B2d ago

Good list..hoped to see Street Fighter 5 there..and it is.

Vits2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Sea of Thieves... I'm not disagreeing that the game has improved in terms of content. But I feel that the most significant change between now and its release is actually the public perception. Nowadays, most people are aware that the game is a multiplayer PvP-focused experience first and foremost, and not "Black Flag made by Rare". Consequently, people dismissing the whole experience because the single-player aspect is lacking or the story is plain are much less common.

darthv722d ago

Several years ago, i submitted an idea to Rare that would change up the mechanics of battling opponents in the game. whereby if you died in battle, you turned into a skeleton warrior and had to fight your way back to the land of the living. It was an interesting twist on respawning and would allow the player to experience both sides of a battle.

I keep hoping to see something like that get added to the game.

Kaii2d ago

They consider FO 76 & ME Andromeda to be great now 🤭

anast2d ago

Every game in the last 2 decades...

INMATEofARKHAM2d ago

It's sad that this quick retort is more often than not true... The industry's acceptance of release and patch has gone too far.

gunnerforlife2d ago

Days gone! By the end of the game I couldn't drop it down! I went around so many hours killing zombies! It was addictive by the end.

S2Killinit1d 21h ago

That game was just plain good game. It didnt improve, it was just good.

gunnerforlife1d 19h ago

I don't know, I got it abit late, and struggled for a few days, and then all of a sudden it just got good!!

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