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What is Active Gaming (Exergaming)?

admin — Thu, 14 May 2009 18:57:01 +0000

Active Gaming is simple to describe, It is a new form of exercise obtained by playing videogames that require movement and interaction on all different levels. Videogames that use physical activity to participate.

Tommy Seilheimer VP of Exergame Fitness adds:

“Simply put, kids, adults and seniors love to play videogames! Why change something that is so popular and engaging? Instead of changing it we are making participants active while playing some of these exciting and engaging Exergaming products. We bring an the active element to this form of gaming and entertainment that is working around the world. What is really fun about what we do is that we work with the world’s top Exergaming manufactures and use their products to create a complete “active gaming room” that captures and houses all the exciting things that videogames has to offer.

Look, feel, touch and sound are just a part of what we create inside Schools, YMCA’s, Kid Zones, Park Districts, Hospitals, and other locations alike. When a participant walks into one of our rooms they forget that they are in a “workout room” due to the “customized & exciting atmosphere” that promotes physical activity. We have done hundreds of locations and have seen first hand what Active Gaming can bring to a facility. We are talking life changing attitudes, healthier lifestyles and rewarding competitive play that promotes even more energy exertion from the user.

I come from the entertainment industry and I am an avid videogame player to date. I have had every video console made since Pong TV and have performed all over the world for many years. I know what kids like because number one I have 2 of them (13 & 14) myself and secondly never underestimate what they are looking for. Kids will tell you what’s cool if you simply ask them for input. many of our custom room & decor designs were designed by kids and we think it is vital to enlisted the help of kids in your active gaming room.

Please feel free to call me directly for more information on Active Gaming Rooms and our amazing line of Exergaming products. My direct line is 877-668-4664 x1103 or you can reach me by email at tommy@exergamefitness.com

Please also view our Active Gaming Testing and Research Facility located in Peoria, Illinois. We hold FREE Monthly Workshops at this facility to anyone who wants to touch and feel the products along with getting educated on what we can offer your facility. Remember, we work with any size space or budget. Also ask us about our grant assistance!”

Active Gaming is healthy a recent study shows:

Active Gaming is usually given a kicking by health experts, but one recent study has actually deemed that “active gaming” could form part of “recommended physical activity”. Coming after the industry got in a huff over a government campaign that linked gaming to an early death, the Nottingham Trent University study indicated that active gaming could provide a safe and private environment in which to exercise, particularly for children and the obese with. Fifteen children were monitored while playing “traditional” games (deemed as “those requiring no real physical movement”), and with “interactive multimedia videogames” like Wii Sports or titles that use Sony’s motion-sensing EyeToy camera.

The resulting data highlighted that, during active game play, energy expenditure can be increased by approximately 42% above the levels measured during the more traditional game play sessions. Conclusions based on these studies suggested that if children engaged in active play for 60 minutes every day over a year, they would burn approximately 7.5lbs of body fat,” according to the report.

Exergame Fitness, Toyota and NJ Nets Donate Exergaming Facility to Local Civic Center

admin — Thu, 14 May 2009 18:54:56 +0000

New Jersey Nets, Toyota and Exergame Fitness Launch the Vault Activation Zone

EAST ORANGE, NJ – The community of East Orange and the members of the East Orange Fellowship Civic Center will be able to get ‘fit’ in a new and exciting way starting today as the Center has been awarded a state of the art “Vault Activation Zone”. This room will feature top of the line interactive fitness and exergaming equipment such as: the Lightspace Play Floor, Exerbikes, Cobalt Flux DDR Systems, and the Makoto Sports Arena.

Exergaming combines the fun of video games and interactive technologies with the benefits of fitness; all with the goal of creating healthier communities and increasing physical activity.
Through donations by the Toyota NBA Cares Program, the New Jersey Nets, Sherwin Williams and Exergame Fitness, the E. Orange Civic Center was able to dedicate approx. 800 sq. ft. of old office space into an active gaming center.

To further enhance the experience of the members at the E. Orange Civic Center and to create a greater sense of community, Exergame Fitness created a custom wall mural featuring the Newark skyline, basketball players, and the NJ Nets logo.

The Vault is one of a kind in the state of New Jersey, but Exergame Fitness President/CEO Ed Kasanders is confident that it will not be the last, “Due to the overwhelming response we have received with the NJ Nets project, we are hopeful that the Vault at the East Orange Civic Center will serve as a model for other facilities in New Jersey and across the country.”

View the Active Gaming Room here!

The Vault’s Grand Opening is scheduled for this afternoon and will feature representatives from the following groups: the NJ Nets (Vince Carter, Devin Harris, and others), East Orange Mayor Robert Bowser, the NBA, Toyota, Sherwin Williams, and Exergame Fitness.

“East Orange was a targeted area that we focused in on, due to the community support it would bring,” said Jeff Scott, Community Relations Manager for the NJ Nets. “This center will be used by people of all ages, demographics and backgrounds. The East Orange Civic Center has proven that it takes a community Lead and will reach out to invite all participants.”

The Vault Activation Zone will be open to the public this week and all interested community members are encouraged to come by, get fit and have some fun!

About Exergame Fitness:
Exergame Fitness, a division of Motion Fitness, is located in Palatine, IL and is the global leader in the distribution of exergaming and interactive fitness products and services. Exergame Fitness specializes in creating customized solutions that meet the needs of their clients. Exergame Fitness is the sole proprietor of the “Vault Activation Zone” full room active gaming concept.http://www.exergamefitness.com/

About Toyota NBA Cares:
Toyota Project Rebound is a national program of 15 community rebuilding projects, which include court refurbishments and other initiatives. The effort started yesterday with a court upgrade and basketball clinic at the Boys & Girls Club of Lodi, NJ. New Jersey Nets Vince Carter, Jason Kidd, Richard Jefferson and Jason Collins pitched in to help repair the court damaged during April floods.About NJ Nets:http://www.nba.com/nets

Exergame Fitness attends Lambeau Field for YMCA Healthy Kids Day

admin — Thu, 14 May 2009 18:48:57 +0000

Exergame Fitness USA attended Lambeau Field in Green Bay Wisconsin for the YMCA Healthy Kids Day event and brought the Twall and 4 player Cobalt Flux Wii DDR system for the kids to play! In association with the Greater YMCA of Green Bay, the event was a huge success with thousands of kids attending!