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FMS Review and Reasoning

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on Friday, 29 July 2011
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fms1The Coastal Fitness staff recently attended a conference/seminar in Seattle, Washington. Here is a little background as to why we chose to go and few of the benefits of what we learned in becoming FMS(Functional Movement Screen) Certified.

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Video Games for Fitness = Exergaming?

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on Monday, 31 January 2011
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Nearly every game system has a fitness game like the Wii Fit and EA Sports Active.  The NPD Group500x_wiipushups tracks computer and video game sales in the United States. It reported in 2004 that:

  • Console and portable software sales: $6.2 billion
  • Console and portable hardware and accessory sales: $3.7 billion
  • PC game sales: $1.1 billion

With the already massive wellness/fitness/diet market worth well over $400 billion it’s no wonder the video game sector has tried to tap into that.

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