Kinect for Health

I am a big fan of games. Today I will share some of my knowledge and experience using one of the console that Xbox 360 with Kinect sensor. I had own the game for a few years already now. It helps me keep in shape and having fun all at the same time.  

The Kinect sensor is a narrow bar with camera, a microphone and 3D sensors on a  mount that you plug into your Xbox console and position above or below your TV screen, it tracks your movements and interprets hand gestures as commands. The system allows you to navigate through games and video using the Kinect Hub interface, although it also comes with a controller.

"Kinect is a motion sensing input device by Microsoft for the Xbox 360 video game console and Windows PCs. Based around a webcam-style add-on peripheral for the Xbox 360 console, it enables users to control and interact with the Xbox 360 without the need to touch a game controller, through a natural user interface using gestures and spoken commands."              en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinect

Kinect for the Xbox 360 is much better suited for exercise games. The reason is that Kinect games use the entire body. You're constantly running, jumping, and moving. Kinect Adventures is the game that comes with the Kinect. It's a fun game. The obstacle course level is the one that really got me tired. You're constantly jumping, ducking, and dodging. 

 

I also have Kinect Sports. That game is probably my second favorite Kinect game. There are six games within this game. It has soccer, bowling, volleyball, boxing, track and field, and ping pong. 

I don't normally like dancing, but I like playing Dance Central. It has a built-in calorie counter, so you can use it as a workout. And it will give you a good workout. If you have a Kinect, use it for Cardio. When exercise is fun, you're more likely to keep doing it. If exercise is boring, you're not going to stick to it

 A study published in the Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine used 18 children ages 11 to 15 as sample tried out boxing and dancing on Kinect for the Microsoft Xbox 360. They found that the games increased calorie-burning by 150 percent for the game Dance Central and 263 percent for Sports Boxing, which burned up to 172 extra calories per hour compared with when they were sitting and playing a traditional video game.

  

“Although active gaming single handedly cannot substitute [for] traditional outdoor play or sports, it may bridge the gap in the low physical activity levels currently being observed,” Michael Morris, of the University of Chester

So people, i really suggest you should get this piece of the technology at home and start "kinecting". you will be surprise with what you get from the experience. until then, have blast for you all out there. Cheerio. (^.^)Y