Playing in Colorado in all forms.
Health and fitness don’t need to be boring. In fact, there are a lot of ways you can gamify fitness to make it more fun. Exercise routines, workout DVDs, and workout equipment that collects dust in the corner are often quite mundane. Here are some ways you can take games to a whole new level and improve your health and fitness.
I’m always looking for ways to turn exercises into something fun, and I’ve found Beat Saber is a game worth playing for burning calories. Even on the normal difficulty, 20 to 25 minutes of gameplay can work up a sweat.
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This week, I decided to go all-in with weight loss and improving physical fitness. As I am hitting 49 this year, I felt it was time to actually care whether or not I’ll last another 40 years. This is one hardcore game I intend to beat.
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Bowling games are one of my go-to’s for any physical platform. In fact, Premium Bowling was the first game I bought for the Oculus Quest 2. And lately, I’ve been playing a lot of it. But is the game worth buying for your VR headset?
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There are a lot of ways to gamify fitness today. Though, most of the interesting devices cost in the thousands or offer some kind of ridiculous subscription plan. Yet, I’ll still get a hell of a workout playing the Xbox 360 Kinect in 2022.
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I love challenging myself in a variety of ways. This time, I’m aiming to lose the last of my weight while reaching 8% body fat before the end of 2021. Is it possible to use the Kinect to power this latest fitness challenge?
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Recently, I stumbled upon a unit that is somewhat similar to Your Shape: Fitness Evolved. Well, the Virtual Smash gym game, anyway. I’m talking about Liteboxer and its use of punching to work up a sweat.
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High-Intensity Interval Training, or a HIIT workout, is an exceptionally popular way to exercise nowadays. And although there are plenty of these workouts to choose from, can you get the same benefits by playing the Xbox Kinect?
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Since we are ColoradoPlays, it only makes sense to play in Colorado. And one of my favorite pastimes is to spend an hour or two at Topgolf. As the new one opened recently, we decided to give the Topgolf in Thornton a try.
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Even before the current pandemic, home fitness apps and devices were making strides in the market. And after seeing some of the products available today, it makes me wonder if the Xbox Kinect was just ahead of its time.
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Yes, I still play the Xbox Kinect to help burn calories and lose weight. I mean, there’s a lot to be said about a game system that helps you lose more than 80 pounds. And this case study for Avengers: Battle for Earth breaks down why it’s one of my favorites.
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