Your Playstation 2 console can be more than just for games with good graphics and intricate plot lines. Some have actually found ways to use their PS2 consoles to help them lose weight. With an increasing number of games that require you to move and dance to play them, your PS2 becomes more than a gaming system; it becomes a cardio center as well as an outlet for those who are bored with more traditional fitness methods like visiting a trainer or going to the gym. Purchase these games to turn your PS2 into a fat burning machine.
Step 1
Try Dance Dance Revolution. DDR is a game that comes with a dance pad that you attach to your PS2. The game goes through a series of dance moves that you are meant to duplicate on the pad to tell if you are dancing the moves accurately. You are scored depending on speed and accuracy, and it can actually be an effective cardiovascular activity. Non-scientific testimonials claim that users have lost up to 13 pounds in 1 month by playing DDR for an hour daily.
Step 2
Purchase Yourself! Fitness. Yourself! Fitness is a fitness game where you follow avatars that you can program to look like you and place in a setting of your choice to complete fitness routines including yoga, Pilates and strength training. Maya, your virtual fitness trainer, will give you a fitness assessment, and then will lead you through the series of movements and teach you the correct technique for the exercises. Track your progress with the game as you exercise and lose weight.
Step 3
Try Eye Toy Play 2. This revolutionary PS2 game uses an attached USB camera to record the users' movements to present real-time movements in the game. With choices like boxing, baseball and running, and even silly games like grating cheese and painting, you can get your heart rate up to help you lose weight as you battle through different levels of the interactive interface.
Step 4
Purchase Triko Drum Master if you want to raise your heart rate to lose weight with your PS2, but have a limited range of motion or have trouble doing strenuous activity. In Triko Drum Master, you use attached drums to follow the beat of popular songs by drumming along with them. The faster the song, the more intense of a workout you'll get while drumming along. Change the expertise level to drum even faster.
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