yourself!fitness
Anticipating one of my New Year's resolutions, I picked up that fitness "game" for the Xbox. It's actually quite cool in concept: You have a personal trainer (named Maya) who keeps tabs on your workouts, mixes up your routines, plays mood music (sorry, no custom soundtracks) and tries to motivate you to continue on your fitness regimen by unlocking secret workout locations and, well, bending over a lot (if you're a guy, this might be a plus).
I actually went through the 20-minute assessment - and found I'm in worse shape than I thought. On a whim, I thought I'd try the yoga out. You know, for grins. I'd never actually done yoga before, but how hard could it be - it's just stretching and bending and stuff. Easy, right?.
Think again. Maya put me through the paces, with no foreplay, er, warm-up. Only halfway through a 15-minute routine, I collapsed in a sweaty pile on the floor. I was painfully sore for THREE FULL DAYS. I mean, seriously, I'm not overweight and I walk pretty much everyday. I'm hardly sedentary. It was like getting smoked by a videogame, only for real.
Next time I'll start with the regular workout and ask Maya to tone it down a bit, at least until I get my gym muscles back. It has been a couple years since I worked out. Having a baby will do that to you (even if I wasn't the one carrying him), and - frankly - I was never Joe Gymnasium. I'll report back on whether I'm able to stick with it, and how good the software is after a few workout sessions. Assuming Maya can get me motivated. Too bad there isn't a DOA Extreme Beach Fitness game - that would do the trick.
--Gamewatcher
