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07/04/09

Now, there's no excuse for not getting in shape because you can get in shape while you play the hottest games for your PC, Playstation 2 or Xbox. Finally, Fitness can be Fun! We will review all of the latest fitness gaming equipment, hardware and software to make your workouts easier and most importantly, FUN! Enjoy!

Be sure to read this great article on Fitness Gaming at PCworld!

Name Description Where to Buy

Electronic Golf Swing Improver
(Retail $149 - $149)

Get your golf swing in a groove without a trip to the driving range—it even corrects hooks and slices. Large LCD display lets you know how far and how well you’re hitting with animated ball flight. Choose any club from 1 wood to 9 iron. Club head speed readings in MPH or KPH. Tracks your best and average shots in yards or meters for each club. Features thick, driving range-style nylon turf to protect clubs. Tee up at three heights. Solid ball provides “real hit” feel. For right- and left-handed golfers. Uses one 9-volt battery (included).

Add the PC Connectivity Kit to your Electronic Swing Improver and play the PGA tour against Tiger Woods on your computer. To practice or play a simulated round, golfers had to go to a facility and pay by the bucket or by the hour, or make do with a mouse and a keyboard—until now. Now you can step up and hit a simulated ball, and see the actual results you would have achieved hitting a real ball out on the links. Simply load the software from the PC’s CD-ROM, plug the Swing Improver™ (sold separately) into your USB or Serial Port and you’re ready to practice or play at home, with your own clubs! ($149 additional)

Brookstone

CatEye GAMEbike Pro
(Retail $1169 - $1169)

The Commercial GameBike Pro is designed exclusively for health clubs, schools, and institutional settings. GameBike Pro is the cornerstone of an unique motivational system that is adaptable to many different applications.

Featuring a fitness computer that will give you exercise results along with the enjoyment of game competition.
An automatic heart rate control program to equalize competition between users.
The GameBike Pro fully controls every movement on the screen during play with your own body movements.

Handlebars control the steering....
Pedal rpm controls the speed....
You control the strategy....
Connect to any Sony Playstation, PS2, XBox, and Game Cube (play up to four Cateye GameBike Pro’s at one time with PS2, using multi-tap).

The Cateye GameBike works with any speed-related games that are popular today, including many car, off-road, speedboat, and motorcycle racing games, to name just a few. Click here for a listing of compatible video games for use with the GameBikes.

Cateye GameBike for Health and Fitness
Members of the world famous Harlem Globetrotters get their competive spirit soaring on the Cateye GameBike.

Built with a commercially rated frame, internal components, and fitness computer featuring multiple heart rate control programs, along with 6 other user programs.

Compatible Games

Company website

BeyondMoseying.com
Lifestylesport.com
MonsterMarketPlace
Fitnessscape.com
IronCompany.com
JustDoFit

CatEye GAMEbike
(Retail $399 - $399)

GameBike is an exercise bike and Plug-and-Play video game controller that fully controls every movement on the screen with your own body movement.

Handlebars control the steering....
Pedal rpm controls the speed....
You control the strategy....
Connect to any Sony Playstation, PS2, XBox, and Game Cube (play up to four Cateye GameBike’s at one time with PS2, using multi-tap).

Choose from 8 workload levels provided by silent belt-driven magnetic resistance system.

Play against the computer, or, connect additional game bikes and compete against friends. The Cateye GameBike works with any speed-related games that are popular today, including many car, off-road, speedboat, and motorcycle racing games, to name just a few. Click here for a listing of compatible video games for use with the GameBikes.

The GameBike turns the fun of gaming into an exhilarating workout by eliminating the drudgery of a boring exercise routine.

10 minutes of fun suddenly becomes a 45 minute workout. A fast and easy way to turn fitness into fun for kids of all ages. The Cateye GameBike is a must-have part of every gaming system.

Cateye GameBike for Health and Fitness
Members of the world famous Harlem Globetrotters get their competive spirit soaring on the Cateye GameBike.

The Cateye GameBike Fitness is available in 2 sizes:

Small for user height of 3' 11" (47") to 5' 5" (65")
Large for user height of 5' 1" (61") to 6' 7" (79")

Compatible Games

Company website

Wouldn't it be great if this worked with the classic game, Paperboy?

BeyondMoseying.com
Fitego.com
LifestyleSport.com
MegaFitness
JustDoFit

Yourself!Fitness Personal Trainer
(Retail $34 - $34)

This Xbox and PC fitness program is the most innovative new product we've seen. Yourself!Fitness brings the expertise of a certified personal trainer and nutritionist into your home to guide you through a personalized health and fitness program.

Watch the video!

YourselfFitness.com

EyeToy
(Retail $49 - $49)

Whooda thought you could get a workout playing a Kung Fu video game (Read the article)? This is a blast!

Amazon.com

Dance Pad
(Retail $19 - $439)

Want a fun cardio workout? Click the link to see the wide-variety of dance pads available.

DDR Gaming
BestBuy.com

KILOwatt
(Retail $799 - $1199)

Kilowatt is the ultimate interactive, isometric strength training device.

Key Features (PRO) ($1199.99)
Complete ergonimic adjustability
Upgradeable with an optional cardio attachment
20 resistance levels
30 year frame warranty

Key Features (Sport) ($799.99)
Space saving design
Intesity gaming at a low price
12 resistance levels
10 year frame warranty

Build muscle strength and get in shape while playing video games on the PlayStation2, XBox, Nintendo GameCube, PSOne, PC or Mac!

Read the LA Times article

PowerGridFitness.com

Golf LaunchPad
(Retail $229 - $229)

Sharpen your game at home! Play the world's best courses anywhere, anytime. Golf•Launchpad™ is a revolutionary way to play ultra-realistic golf anywhere, anytime. Play one of the world’s premiere golf courses in EA SPORTS TIGER WOODS 2004 included or use it as a swing analyzer and sharpen your game. Connects to your PC or Mac

ElectricSpin.com

FP GameRunner
(Retail $1299 - $1799)

There has never been a better way to play First Person Shooters like there is with the FPGameRunner. The GameRunner brings players one step closer to actually being inside the game. We've worked hard to design a controller that is not only intuitive and easy to learn but is also capable of delivering a fresh breath of life into the overall immersiveness of first person shooters.

Fusing exercise and video gaming into one exhilerating and healthy experience for game enthusiasts, the GameRunner is a revolution in medical science and electronic entertainment. The activity of playing a video game generally leaves players physically inactive for prolonged periods of time. The GameRunner solves this problem by allowing players to use their body to play games instead of having the player sit and use only their hands. Naturally this makes playing games on the GameRunner beneficial to your heath by burning calories and keeping your heart rate up.

When you get on the GameRunner you won't want to get off (unless you need to catch your breath!). Playing on the GameRunner allows you to exercise while having all the fun of playing your favorite FPS. Exercising has never been more fun!

FPGameRunner

MOG On-Line Fitness Bike
(Retail $1799 - $2499)

NeXfit is introducing a revolutionary new approach to aerobic exercise to the fitness market. Most exercise regimens usually combine strength training and cardio training, either in separate sessions or one longer workout.

The NeXfit product line combines the benefits of a traditional cardio workout on specialized equipment, and computer gaming that turns the MOG designed fitness equipment into super sized game controllers complete with patented Force Feedback devices that virtually turn the fitness equipment into a game simulator. A variety of games can be played, including popular versions of racing games as well as proprietary games developed specifically for the MOG equipment.

NeXfit
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