Last night we went for a bike ride. We made it about 6-7 miles. It kicked our butts. Hopefully the muscle memory is quick! We are going out again tonight. I get off at 6. (ok ok ok, I had to convince Todd to go with me by promising him that I would take him out to eat...using my personal allowance/stipend money....not out of the general budget) I'm really trying to change myself....to try to be more active. It's difficult. I typically wake up at 6 or 6:30 and for months I've laid in bed and read or played on my phone for hours.....dragging myself out of bed at the last minute. The last few mornings I've woken up and laid for maybe 5-10 minutes and then jumped out of bed and started my day. I've had time to cook, clean, do some laundry and other fun stuff. This morning I even found time to play the Kinect for an hour. The only problem...i'm so awake and alive and refreshed...and then I come to work and it's so slow in here that my energy level just falls away!
So I was playing the Kinect this morning and I got to thinking about the Kinect and it's counterpart the WiiFit. I was playing....and I'll admit I was more active than I would have been had I been sitting on my butt with my laptop. But would you really call that a workout? Are these types of games doing the American public and injustice in making people think that they are 'working out' when they play these games??? Are we lulling our obesity driven culture into thinking that something is 'healthy for us'. Oh heavens, that brings up the issue of 'health foods' Our culture thinks that they are eating healthy ...when they eat some of these healthy foods....and while they ARE healthy...it still requires moderation. (For example its the mentality...ohhh I bought the low fat oreos, so that means I can eat them...or even eat more....that's erroneous, they still need to be eaten in moderation)
It's better than nothing....so I'm not gonna knock it. BUT that said, I'm not going to count that as my sole form of exercise. :-)
