Always wondered, when Gym's would incorporate some kind of Videogame into their activities. Why not WoW?
Since it is addictive to many, they would win lifetime Members!

tylerstyle

@Gouki4u:

There were one of those Sonic games called Sonic R that in essence was a racing game with running characters.

Might be something for you?

Wahrheit

If I had a treadmill I'd try this with a racing game.

Gouki4u

Dressing up and making yourself look even lamer then you actually are..? that's allys for you.

Anza

they need 2 more treadmills each for strafeting :)

Starplate

I have to admit, that was pretty aweseome.

The Jerk

Saw this on Gizmodo in August. Had they not used manual treadmills and been all hunched over, it probably wouldn't be as strenuous.

kwicherbichin

...what

KingBlister

Now I have officially seen everything

SansSanity

Gotta give it to them . It's clever. Geeky , but clever.

휘성

@creid: BURN! (to say it in That 70's Show fashion, that you made a good sarcastic insult to the Topic at hand)

tylerstyle

@Gouki4u: I dare you to play F-zero GX with that stuff.

roylink

I thought WoW was a treadmill?

creid

see, this totally backs up that survey of MMORPG players as being under the average weight.

teh_joe

Seriously, i would LOVE one of these in my home.

I go to the gym like once a week, but it's so god damn boring. If i had something like this i would get some serious exercise quickly.

vhn

Lol is it bad that I'd actually want to try that? With how much time I've wasted in WoW I'd be all bones. :P

sweetie55

I'd skip on this to be honest. I don't get any excersize right now (Planning to start a gym membership soon though) but I wouldn't want it intruding on my WoW time. :P

Ska-Chan

@creid: I never, ever, actually post comments, but this was the single best zinger I've seen in my entire life, and I'm not joking.

Dokushin

"oh no, spiders! [draws sword]"

I LOL'd.

rainofwalrus

Yeah, we've definitely seen this on Gawker before.

smartboydan hates college

Saw it Gizmodo too but didn't Kotaku link to it?

DragonNinja

Now we know how this came about:

[kotaku.com]

greyhoundbus

Seriously this is such a good idea. You wouldn't really have to run just laps but you could just grind mobs and have to run or walk to the next mob. I think I could really lose some weight with this. I gotta find a way to set this up.

ElMuerte

Just think how awesome we'd all look if we put as much effort into ourselves as we do rpg characters?

Crowbot

Nice, that was much funnier than I was expecting it to be.

Zugdaga

That was fantastic.

Log1c

@Kuebel33: It's news because he dressed up, hooked up the treadmill to the computer, and lost 100 pounds. If you want some credit for doing it first, well, too bad.

SarcasmOD

Is it just me, or does it look like the treadmills are super tiny?

Kamakazie

I actually know a guy who lost a ton of weight by putting a treadmill in front of his WoW; it seems like a really good idea. If you're going to be there anyway, why not get in a bit better shape?

The only reason I don't do it is an overwhelming aversion to sweat(at least while I'm gaming).

UltimatePancakeSensation

Dude this isn't news. I have been doing treadmills and cycling machines for like 7 or 8 years while playing various games (Metroid Prime, Prime 2, FFXI, Halo)

It always felt like I was actually "in the game" when I did that..

Kuebel33

@Kuebel33: ...And you had the treadmill controlling the game?

But this really isn't news; it's a viral commercial for an energy drink.

scrapeape

@Ska-Chan: power your monitor by pedal connected to a battery. When you want to play wow, you work out by biking, then play until the battery discharges and pedal as you play to keep it charged.

Someone has done that idea before, can't remember where I read that.

sereal

Sounds like a great excuse for 'Just another hour!'

Pudgey

@creid: Zing! Nice one. :)

Cal_Naughton_Jr

Great post.

The next evolution should be to couple an MMO with a recumbent bike or elliptical machine - slightly more comfortable and comparable/same exercise potential. Plus, no impact. I'd be nausous bouncing up and and down and trying to focus on the monitor.

Of course, I've never felt comfortable on a treadmill. I'm probably in the minority there.

Also, I loves me some pizza.

Cal_Naughton_Jr

@Anza: Wow you are really proud of the race of your online game avatar huh? What a dumb comment

knv

"The excercise not only helped Althaea diagnose his sleep apnea and even lose 100 pounds."

Shame, shame Mr. Ashcraft.

Norislolz

hence why its a fantasy. we'd all wish we can run superfast.

islandknight