I got pretty sick for the Thanksgiving holiday. In addition to some sort of virulent bug that caused me to hack, sneeze and lose my vocal abilities for two days, I injured my back carrying an air conditioner. I was nevertheless able to test out Dance Dance Revolution on my Xbox 360.
To say that watching my parents try it was surreal would be an understatement. They are the poster children for the stereotype that white people have no rhythm. My wife and I played it twice over the weekend, and it’s mildly aerobic in nature. I suppose if I did the advanced dances (higher BPM) I might even get a good workout.
In any case, I’m glad to get my wife interested in exercising and I started having fun about halfway through a Moby song whose name I cannot currently remember. My parents had fun too, even though they sucked worse than anything I have ever dreamed.
If you are looking for a cheap low impact exercise system (and already own a console) you might want to check out Dance Dance Revolution.