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If you can't beat 'em, make 'em work for it. That seems to be the sentiment of the inventors of Step2Play, an exercise machine aimed at kids who spend a lot of time playing video games. The machine links directly to the console of the play station, so that the video game will only work if the child keeps up a pre-set rate of exercise.
The machine looks like a mini-stair climber and is aimed at video game addicts under twelve. The company's rep acknowledges that the machine isn't a perfect solution but says "it is one way of combining a previously sedentary activity with a bit of movement and exercise."
I'm highly suspicious. If exercise becomes regarded as a necessary evil - a path to video games - rather than part of the joy of childhood, I think obesity will continue to escalate. But then, how do you force a kid outside when all his friends are inside playing video games? I'm not sure, but I hope this thing never makes its way into my house.
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11-06-2006 @ 7:43AM
Nicole said...Anything that encourages them to exercise has to be helpful. However, how sad that we have to bribe children into physical activity. It's a terrible indictment on our society.
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11-06-2006 @ 9:56AM
rebecca said...I'm no longer a kid, and I'm not really a video game addict, but I have lost 10 pounds in the last few months playing Dance Dance Revolution.
It isn't exactly the same as the product above, but it is a heck of a lot more fun than the treadmill at the gym. Maybe if we introduce the step-game as a whole package instead of a game (plus (horrible)exercise) it wouldn't seem so bad.
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