GAME 3
Strong Puncher
Use a glove and knock the bogey down. Like Star Kicker, you have three attempts and the highest of the three is your score. There are also totals for the three attempts in the end, with each attempt's execution approximately within 10 seconds. The scale also indicates how much oomph you had behind your punches. The grades would be between 100-600 lbs. An average guy can probably unload 400-450-pound haymakers, putting you in a welterweight class; and average gals could whip up 350-400-pound wallops, which places them in a lightweight class. Try this with your friends or with your significant other for fun. (You might also start to realize how strong your partner's punch can be. Think twice now about making her angry.)
Fitness Value. Physical benefits include improving your eye and hand coordination. Utilization of your upper body would also require torso movement, elbow extension and scapular stabilization (there are a lot of muscle groups required to coordinate for such an action). The Dragon Punch is much of the same. These games are a rough measurement of your punching technique and power more than anything else.
GAME 4
Wadaiko
Here you constantly hit two big barrel-shaped drums. You can go head-to-head with another player or by yourself. There are timing bars or beat bars you have to time with every hit on the barrel. There are also two options for hitting - whack directly on the center of the skin or tap it on the edge. The timing bars would indicate how you should hit the barrels. The game is very simple and very entertaining; it just so happens that the console is in Japanese so appreciation of the game is a little limited. The concept of sound and mad rhythm, though, are universal themes anyone would enjoy. The game also goes a long way; when playing it you have to do at least three full songs lasting around 3-4 minutes each. So you'll be banging those drums for quite a bit longer relative to other arcade games that usually last just a little under two minutes per swipe.
Fitness Value. Physical benefits include eye and hand coordination, upper extremity conditioning, and possibly a light warmup regimen lasting 10-15 minutes. Wadaiko does increase your heart rate by a notch prior to any cardiovascular fitness programs such as aerobics, treadmill or cycling. Other similar titles include the Dance Revolution, percussion, drums, and guitar simulation games.
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Game 3. Utilization of your upper body would require, torso movment, elbow extension and scapular stabilization
Game 4. Physical benefits include eye and hand coordination, upper extremity conditioning, and possibly a light warmup regimen lasting 10-15 minutes.
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