In fact, Abi's story gets even better and, frankly, I have to admire her ingenuity and the stealthy way she drew her husband into her active WoW world. She started by making the exercise room a little more desirable with new paint, a sound system and a treadmill desk that allowed them to play their game while walking. Her husband was hooked...so hooked that she got him to join a gym and do fun things like rock climbing, playing squash and playing on the water slides.
Abi's approach was to make being active fun for the both of them and, as she says, "Instead of telling him how fun exercise could be, I showed him how much fun it was -- and the music and the colors of the room and the smile on my face made my point so much clearer than anything I could have said." What a great story!
Read more of Abi's story and share your own if you've got one. Abi just proves that being creative in your approach can have big payoffs in the end.
WOW! What a great article. Thanks to all. When it cools down, I’m going to suggest 9 holes of golf!
Oh my gosh!!!
She gets an A+ in determination! That is awesome. LOL.
Hubby and I play another online game (better than WoW!) and I could NEVER get him to get on a treadmill…even with the promise of a video game.
Good for them both for finding a way to make fitness fun for them!!!!
WoW! I got my husband to play WoW with me. Which is over by the way but I never got him to workout with me really until very recently. It’s been a trial but this lady totally takes the cake!
Ami has the right idea and it seem to work great for her and her husband.
My husband has retired and has had oper heart surgery and I have not been so luck geting him in the gym.
Ok, fine, so the approach I took — “boy honey, you sure are porking out around the middle. Do you want to die young or go workout with me?” – might not be the most effective. Lesson learned here from Abi. http://funandfit.org
We completely get this! Since we have bought a FitDesk our whole family exercises everyday. Now we have 2 of them so we can play xbox together while exercising. Playing video games while exercising make the time fly by- and the calories burn.
Originally we bought the FitDesk for using with a laptop and checking emails, etc… But now that we use it for gaming too we have lost a total of 35 lbs (3 people) and counting.
Paige we think your readers will love this.
The best way to stay fit is to find something that you know you will do every day. Since most of us have to work at a desk for 8-10 hours a day finding a way to stay out of a chair is one of the best options. TrekDesk Treadmill Desks let you walk slowly while you work without sweating. At the end of the day you have burned 800-1400 calories without taking any extra time out of the day. According to the TrekDesk website this helps people lose weight, restore health, prevent disease, improve mood and boost productivity.