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This shows me how myopic and out of touch these guys are - I already use the biggest loser on xbox kinect, and it's replaced both a gym and a trainer for me.

by _lex 12y ago

raverbashing 12y ago
"and it's replaced both a gym and a trainer for me" Exactly The game is enough for you (and for a lot of people) And that's in the universe of people that do exercise currently. But the game doesn't replace weights/equipment (as much as the bodyweight people want to convince it's not needed) or more advanced training techniques (and frankly, several "fitness trainers" are misguided) But trainers and gyms etc are going to keep existing for people who want to go further, or want to socialize, do something different, have specific training requirements, etc
- SideburnsOfDoom 12y ago
  Weights and equipment can't be emulated in software. And you need a gym to keep them in and provide hot showers after. But I'd say that there's less need for a personal trainer than ever before. You can find the how-to use video on youtube, the community on reddit/r/fitness, the training calculator on your phone, etc. I don't see that trend reversing.
  - toomuchtodo 12y ago
    There is a chemical compound going through investigation currently that emulates exercise in your muscle tissue: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/17/exercise-in-a-pill-the-search-continues/ http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/17/exercise-in-a-pill-... What we can't emulate in software or robotics, shall be done in biology.
  - maerF0x0 12y ago
    > "Weights and equipment can't be emulated in software. " But if you have a friggin strong robo butler, it can provide all the resistance you need.
jared314 12y ago
> and it's replaced both a gym and a trainer for me In that case, the gym and trainer were not actually necessary in the first place. Below a specific level of fitness, it doesn't matter what exercise you do. There are safer and more efficient forms, but all that really matters is that you do it and you don't hurt yourself in the process. Those trainers, and gyms, were serving an artificial market that didn't actually need them (like some restaurant waiters, bank tellers, travel agents, etc). Perhaps a better analysis of the whole situation is a collapse of existing artificial markets that businesses have used to expand beyond their current market.

This shows me how myopic and out of touch these guys are - I already use the biggest loser on xbox kinect, and it's replaced both a gym and a trainer for me.

by _lex 12y ago

This shows me how myopic and out of touch these guys are - I already use the biggest loser on xbox kinect, and it's replaced both a gym and a trainer for me.

raverbashing 12y ago

"and it's replaced both a gym and a trainer for me" Exactly The game is enough for you (and for a lot of people) And that's in the universe of people that do exercise currently. But the game doesn't replace weights/equipment (as much as the bodyweight people want to convince it's not needed) or more advanced training techniques (and frankly, several "fitness trainers" are misguided) But trainers and gyms etc are going to keep existing for people who want to go further, or want to socialize, do something different, have specific training requirements, etc

SideburnsOfDoom 12y ago
Weights and equipment can't be emulated in software. And you need a gym to keep them in and provide hot showers after. But I'd say that there's less need for a personal trainer than ever before. You can find the how-to use video on youtube, the community on reddit/r/fitness, the training calculator on your phone, etc. I don't see that trend reversing.
- toomuchtodo 12y ago
  There is a chemical compound going through investigation currently that emulates exercise in your muscle tissue: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/17/exercise-in-a-pill-the-search-continues/ http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/17/exercise-in-a-pill-... What we can't emulate in software or robotics, shall be done in biology.
- maerF0x0 12y ago
  > "Weights and equipment can't be emulated in software. " But if you have a friggin strong robo butler, it can provide all the resistance you need.

jared314 12y ago

> and it's replaced both a gym and a trainer for me In that case, the gym and trainer were not actually necessary in the first place. Below a specific level of fitness, it doesn't matter what exercise you do. There are safer and more efficient forms, but all that really matters is that you do it and you don't hurt yourself in the process. Those trainers, and gyms, were serving an artificial market that didn't actually need them (like some restaurant waiters, bank tellers, travel agents, etc). Perhaps a better analysis of the whole situation is a collapse of existing artificial markets that businesses have used to expand beyond their current market.