Be Fit With Biray

Recently I read in Game|Life that an old video game Samba de Amigo (previously on the Sega Dreamcast in 2000) is coming back to life in Wii form (which means more physical activity for the player!)

According to wikipedia: “Samba de Amigo is played with a pair of maracas. As a song plays, the player (guided by on-screen graphics) must shake the maracas at high, middle, or low heights with the beat of the music, or occasionally must strike poses with the maracas held in various positions. The player is represented on-screen by “Amigo”, a grinning monkey with a square head and a sombrero. If the player does well, the scene around the monkey (usually a concert or a dance) will attract more people and become more vividly animated; if the player does poorly, characters leave and eventually all that’s left is the monkey alone, looking sad.”

Not only does this sound extremely entertaining, but I can just see its potential in fitness centers and health clubs around the world! Traditionally, dance-based group exercise classes (like jazzercise, ZUMBA, salsa fitness, hip-hop aerobics, etc.) build on familiar rhythmic beats, repetitive choreography, and fantastic music! They are generally very popular and prove to be successful across a wide demographic - young/old, fit/unfit. So why not add a dance-based exergame class to your group exercise schedule? Create a stir in the club and differentiate your club from the rest!

Samba de Amigo will be available on the Wii this spring 2008.
Start planning your programming for ‘Cinco de Mayo’ festivities!!