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Article #11: Get Exercise And Lose Weight Playing Video Games

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I know what you're probably saying right playing this game, you are moving your
now. "Yea, right" or "what is this guy, body the same as you would doing dance
some kind of a joker". Well, ordinarily aerobics.
you would be right on the mark with those As with any aerobic exercise, it stands
comments, but there is a video game out to reason that if you played DDR for 20
there that not only can be a ton of fun, to 30 minutes per day, you would expend a
but can also give you a pretty good lot of energy and burn fat. But as if
workout and make you lose weight in the logic alone wasn't enough to confirm that
process. this video game could give you a good
If you are a teenager or the parent of a workout and make you burn fat, there are
teenager with a "Sony play station 2", people who use DDR making claims of
then you likely already know what game losing anywhere from 5 to 95 pounds of
I'm talking about. If not, the video game fat! These claims are all coming from
in question is called "dance, dance people who aren't being paid to endorse
revolution" or DDR for short. This is a DDR, but just people who are seeing these
game that started out in video arcades, kinds of results from using it.
but now there is the home version you can Since you probably already have a TV set,
buy. Let's look at how this video game all you would need to get started doing
can become part of a weight loss and this is a "play station" and the game
fitness program. with the mat (the mat is the controller).
The game itself is played on a mat with If you already have a "play station 2",
four arrows pointing out in each you can get the game and mat for around
direction, two out to the sides and one $60.00. If you don't have the "play
forward and one back. The corresponding station 2", you can still get everything
arrows on your TV screen are your target you need for under $300.00.
arrows. When the moving arrows coming up If you enjoy music and dancing, and you
from the bottom of your screen overlap are getting bored with jogging or riding
the target arrows on the screen, you step the exercise bike, then DDR is a great
on the appropriate arrows on the mat. All way to get in some exercise each day,
of this happens to your choice of upbeat plus you'll have a lot of fun doing it
music. once you get the hang of it. If you are
The nice part of DDR is that there are having fun while you are exercising, you
skill levels ranging from beginner all will not only be more likely to stick
the way to advanced levels. As you with it, you will probably look forward
complete one song or segment, you get a to doing it, and if you don't believe DDR
score for it. You can then try again and can give you a challenging workout, just
again to continue to beat your scores. ask any teenager how they feel after 20
The fact that it is competitive in nature to 30 minutes of doing it.
makes it a lot of fun, plus as you are






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