I am happy with who I am. I still lead an active life despite the fact that I have reached an advanced age. There are many things that I do that are similar to things I did when I was young. When Christmas rolled around this year we were able to surprise our grandchildren with one of the motion gaming systems and with the recent xbox 360 kinect release date we were able to get him something that not all of his friends had, but the amazing part was how much fun it was for me to play the games with my grandchildren.
When I was younger, I remember playing video games. Over the years the way people are gaming has changed a lot. Back in the old days of video gaming, we had to have these big controllers that were very basic. From the moment that we opened up the new video game, I could tell that the times had changed. Gone were those huge consoles and remote controls that had a big round dial on them. Now my body was going to be the controller. Playing the new systems was going to require physical activity. Playing video games was going to better than ever because of this.
Once the gift was open by the youngsters and after they set it up we all took turns playing with it. When I played, I could feel my heart pumping. I was exercising, but it felt completely different. We knew what we had to do after playing the games on that Christmas morning and a couple of more times when we had the chance. We had to get one of the game systems for ourselves. We felt that it would help our bodies and would be fun for us to do. The gaming system was everything we expected.
There were three different systems for us to choose from, the Nintendo Wii, the Playstation Move, and the xbox 360 kinect, and there seemed to be good things and bad things about each system but in the end we chose the Xbox since that is what my grandchildren already had and they would be able to enjoy it whenever they came over to visit at our house. We were able to find an exercise game and some party games to go with our new system.
Once we had the system set up we tried the exercise game. It seemed so much more realistic than the videos that we used to use. It was not long before my wife joined me in the exercises. This was an unexpected benefit. Because we were in the comfort of our own home, there was very little to stop us from exercising. One of the reasons we would give for not exercising was because it was cold or raining out. Our new gaming platform solved that problem. In just a couple of weeks of using the game we began to see how our bodies were benefiting from the activity. Staying active is one of the best ways for a person to maintain their health, something that is well known. After awhile, we told others about what we were doing and they got interested in joining us in our fitness regimen
In the end the biggest benefit we got by buying a gaming system was the social benefits. As a gamer in my youth, my time was spent alone when playing games. Gamers now are much more social. By connecting through the internet I am spending more time with the kids in my family even though we live somewhat far apart. The gaming system has found a way to bring my family and friends closer to me. That was an unexpected result.