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US Navy Considering Wii Fit and DDR For Boot Camp

Posted by Soulskill on from the path-to-international-respect dept.

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."

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  1. That BS by fm6 · · Score: 4, 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.

  2. Re:Might work by Mr.+Freeman · · Score: 2, Insightful

    "Considering that so many young Americans are obese that it's affected our military's ability to recruit"

    [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.

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  3. What's wrong with regular exercise? by BoberFett · · Score: 2, 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?

  4. DDR maybe.. by crossmr · · Score: 2, 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.

  5. Re:Might work by Mindcontrolled · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Honor the people, not the fact that they have served. It was another world, another time when you father fought. How many people go into service today because it is their only chance to get a decent education, to get out of the social environment they grew up in? This doesn't diminish their choice, but it has to be kept in mind. Honor them for the price they are willing to pay for that.

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