US Navy Considering Wii Fit and DDR For Boot Camp 104
almehdaaol writes "New military recruits are coming in physically heavier and out of shape, so the US Navy has decided to take an interesting course of action by creating a new training regimen inspired by the fitness-centric Wii Fit and Dance Dance Revolution."
This comes alongside a report confirming some of the BS we told our parents when we were growing up: "Bavelier said playing the kill-or-be-killed games can improve peripheral vision and the ability to see objects at dusk, and the games can even be used to treat amblyopia, or lazy eye, a disorder characterized by indistinct vision in one eye. She said she believes the games can improve math performance and other brain tasks."
That BS (Score:5, Insightful)
This comes alongside a report confirming some of the BS we told our parents when we were growing up
Be that as it may, your parents were still right about exercise, fresh air, and socialization.
Re:Might work (Score:3, Insightful)
[Citation needed]
Seriously, where are you hearing this? Furthermore, the ability to recruit might have a lot to do with being sent to Iraq the second you're out of basic.
What's wrong with regular exercise? (Score:3, Insightful)
When I was in the army in the early 90s we just did good old fashioned exercise. What the fuck is wrong with making them run until they're no longer lardasses?
DDR maybe.. (Score:3, Insightful)
but Wii Fit? I guess you can get some aerobic exercise with it as well, but if you're going to use a game, DDR has far more feedback for the aerobic exercise with the mat. Long sessions of DDR could replace some aerobic fat burning classes for new recruits.
Re:Might work (Score:3, Insightful)