how to excersise AND game...AT THE SAME TIME!!!! oh em gee.

ever feel like gaming, but know you should go for a walk/jog/clownpunching (...i dont like clowns)? well, if you feel like that i have a solution!


what you need:
Laptop
wireless keyboard and mouse
long wide piece of wood
tredmill

if your tredmill is like mine, it has an abnormally large sheet of metal on top of the controls so you can put magazines and such. this is where you place your laptop.

next you will want to find your peice of wood. find one yet? no? well hurry up....i dont care if its heavy...lift it. there you go. ok now place it across the handles. iz nice. on this board we place our wireless mouse and keyboard. oh, and plug in the reciever. otherwise it wont work...

now turn on the 'pooter. turn on the tredmill and walk for your gaming session! yaaaay! lol

i can go for about 2-3 hours walking and playing (only red alert 1 on my current laptop . )

some warnings:
do NOT play frightening/heart pounding games like manhunt or elmo while doing this, if you freak out, you might fall down and die.

running while doing this is not suggested. you will lose concentration on your running (hell, i lose concentration while walking) and stop and slide off the edge and die.

drink water. if you dont, you will die.

watching tv or listening to music on your ipod while doing this is also fun. however, if you are not careful, a ninja may sneak up behind you and kill you, thus making you die.

have fun. dont die.

 

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Or you could just run for a half-hour, then game your little heart out because you know that you just an adequate amount of cardio workout for the day.

 

nuff said.

 

runnings boring....and can you play a fps or rts on a wii fit? NO! cause you could die.

 

DDR > Wiifit

 

Where is KGann? He MUST read this post!

I was amused!

 

Id rather just run then game, but then again tha's just me.

 

Lol awesome guide, wish I had a treadmill.

 

why not just play sports, it's a game, its socializing, and it's a workout. so it's better than your idea.

and there is less chance of dying. slightly.

 

Slightly here is making reference that your sport buddy(ies) could be serial killers, ninjas, or worse... elmo lovers *dum dum duuuumm* *thunder clashes on background**

 

I do strongman training, so we generally like the stairmaster running at various intervals automatically since it's more a power endurance workout than running (/yawn). I've considered getting a PSP and tossing it into a plastic bag to avoid sweating on it and playing while doing the stairmaster.

 

-.- You basically made a tray for your mouse and keyboard on a treadmill and allowed yourself to game?

Is it really going to kill you if you cut back on your calorie intake and just run for 20 min at least?

 

I also just run for about half an hour a day (during school at least, do other stuff in the summer) and then game

-TNK

 

http://www.manapotions.com/raceazeroth.html
Wonder if i can buy one of these lol.

 

I hate treadmills, I prefer real running that pits you against air resistance. Though your idea is a good one , but the bouncing would get annoying while trying to read the screen.

 

No but really try sitting upright on a exercise ball, it'll actually do more than just slumping in a chair. Not high impact but a slight effect exists.

 

So true. You'll get a better workout from DDR, and in my opinion DDR is way more fun.

 

Seriously?

Is this a real thread on NBR?


Why not just... exercise...? I find it a little odd that gaming is so important to someone, that they will incorporate it into their work-out routine.

... Storm, let's get out of here, go grab a drink...

 

I could use a good drink right now....

 

It's settled, Liquid, Storm, and I are all hitting the bar...

It's a necessity...

 

My road bike on a trainer & XBox = convenience.

 

i mean, i'm only 20, but i'd appreciate it if you could bring me back some drambuie or something!

 

This is why I go to an arcade to play ITG every week.

 

lol its not that gaming is important, its just i find excersise (by yourself at a gym or running or something) boring. i think i have a mild case of a.d.d. after about 40 min at the gym im like....gosh...im so freaking bored. and leave, even though im not tired.

 

Its called a Wii

 

i hate wii's (by myself) andn if im with freinds i go outside and do stupid crap anyway.

 

Biking would be better for that....

 

this thread is full of win ,i approve

 

LMAO, I'm riding my bike around the campus everyday for fun and for traveling between my different classes. I think I'll hit the swimming pool next month. Anyway what's wrong with trying to make working out more fun?

 

Play metallica's Blackened on Rock band drums, expert difficulty and complete it 10 times in a row... I think that's about all you'd need in a day

 

DDR is still the best exercise on expert level it burns more calories than running does they have even incorporated it into many kids health programs.

I have a bad knee from the Marines and cant run anymore, so I got a bike and never have time to ride it but for what ever reason DDR does not hurt my knee, infact I think it makes it feel better. But I have not played it in over a year since I lost space to play it and got too busy with the kids.

Im planning on starting to play again tho gonna just hook it up in the kids room so I can watch them and do that at the same time. (need to find a new pad tho thew away the old one and it was good..)

If you really wanted a out of the ordinary method of exercise while gaming get a exercise bike and hook it up to a old fashioned generator and make it power your laptop off of your peddling. If you dont keep going your laptop dies thats motivation for you, plus you directly transfer your body energy into your laptop, sharing is caring!

 

I play my xbox 360 while using the stationary bike each morning. I go about 60-90 mins, so the xbox really cuts the boredom. I used a heart rate monitor to make sure I'm keeping a good pace.

 

I actually considered something similar to this, but I want to avoid any possible risk of damage to my m15x for a long while.

 

I never work out, i only take as many push ups i can each day which is like maybe 4 at most.

Is it important to run to keep healthy? Whats the point of it?

I live in 19th floor in my building and in a big city so i always just take the elevator and taxi wherever i go. I never walk and NEVER EVER run.

I mostly train my left hand on the WASD keys...

I never been in a situsaion where i had to run or even walk more than a few meters at a time so i don't see the point running 30 min a day, that's like Hell.

 

...i dont wanna look/be like me grandpa...2 triple bypasses a heart attack and barely being able to walk is not for me.

 

http://theweightlifter.blogspot.com/2006/10/low-cal-6011-min-warbiking-3-months-41.html