The Quest for the Perfect ExerGame

Last night I experienced my first “ExerGame Party” when I finally managed to get some thirty-something friends together with a selection of ExerGames. Obviously there is a great social aspect to ExerGames, but it is not something I have yet researched as it is hard to control in an experimental situation. Anyway, last night was a great fun and a very enjoyable experience. We tended to play more balance, skill and coordination games rather than out and out aerobic ones, although there were a few intense boxing matches! Having a random shuffle of music playing the background added interest with the lyrics of “I’m Still Standing” by Elton John being suitably apt for a particularly fast and furious segment of game play. On balance I reckon slightly more calories were consumed than expended. However at the end of the night there was a definite sense of euphoria (a.k.a “Feel Better Effect”).