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There's a big drawback to trying to create a big divide between those who do not exercise at all and those who devote their life to exercise. I've seen this a l
by projektir 10y ago
There's a big drawback to trying to create a big divide between those who do not exercise at all and those who devote their life to exercise. I've seen this a lot where a person who starts out doing some form of exercise immediately gets criticized for not doing more. That's not how it works.
Working up a sweat playing a game is more than most people do and will already bring benefits. It's a whole lot better than nothing. It may become a catalyst for better things.
And, yes, weight training is not going to be replaced by cardio, because it's weight training... it's not like every person who exercises does weight training, there are quite a few pure runners on here.
- rmetzler 10y agoI used to have a small little app which tracked my sit-ups and push-ups, counting loudly in a voice you could choose. It challenged me enough to do something. Then my girlfriend made fun of me in front of others and I stopped doing this.
- thenomad 10y agoThat's really cool. Did you ever release it publicly?
- soulashell 10y agoHaters gonna hate.
- thenomad 10y agoWell said. On the "better things" point: I also weight-train, I've studied Muay Thai, boxing, and a number of other martial arts, and I was an athlete in high school. Judged by those metrics, some Vive games are still pretty decent exercise. They're not "equivalent to heavy sparring" intense, but they're a solid cardio workout. Vive room-scale exercise can be rather more intense than you might think - see https://www.reddit.com/r/Vive/comments/4wtp3p/vr_fitness_50_day_challenge/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Vive/comments/4wtp3p/vr_fitness_50_... - or possibly I'm just bad at the games and substituting energy for technique :) .