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XMAT Introduces GamerCycle, Parents' Choice for Fitness & Fun! GamerCycle Converts the 100% Sedentary Activity of Playing Video Games Into 100% Aerobic ActivityAUSTIN, Texas --(Business Wire)-- Feb. 4, 2005 -- Who Said Video Games are for Couch Potatoes? KEYE-TV Austin, TX Features GamerCycle(TM) XMAT LLC of Austin, Texas's first product, the GamerCycle(TM), lets your youngster, teenager or athlete pedal while playing his or her favorite video game. A "win-win" for households with kids who love video games and don't get enough exercise. GamerCycle(TM) is an ergonomic, recumbent exercise cycle for children and teenagers. The premise is simple. GamerCycle(TM) is hooked up in series with your existing video game console (XBOX, Play Station, Game Cube, etc.) to the television screen. As long as the player remains pedaling, the TV picture remains on. Stop pedaling and the screen goes blank. All video games are played as usual; the pedaling exercise is a parallel event. This is NOT an interactive bike that affects the video game play itself. GamerCycle(TM) works with ALL video games on the market so it's 100% universal. XMAT and GamerCycle(TM) will be aired on KEYE TV News in Austin, Texas, Friday, 2/4/05 at 10 p.m. See the Gadget Guy at KEYE's link at http://keyetv.com/featuredlinks/. The GamerCycle(TM) also received great interest at the Super Show (the largest sporting goods trade show in the USA) in Orlando, Fla., the week of Jan. 17. Children need healthier lifestyles now. There are hundreds of physical fitness products for adults, but nothing specifically designed to help get kids started on the right path. And since kids on average play video games more than an hour a day, converting this time into a healthy activity is a great way to start getting healthy. Exercise is best when it's fun, rather than something to be dreaded or rebelled against. Exercise garnered in parallel with video playtime is an idea parents as well as kids can get behind together -- everyone in the family is happy. GamerCycle(TM) works on any composite video signal so it can be used on DVD & VCR players plus Satellite & Cable TV as well. For more information on GamerCycle(TM), please visit our website at www.gamercycle.com. |
