To continue in the vein of yesterday’s post, I’ve recently discovered another perfect combo: exercise and video games.
I don’t know about you, but I play a lot of video games, or rather—I love to play them but can hardly justify the time, especially in light of my recent TV binging. And not only that, I never exercise, and really, disregarding cybernetics (and the power of blueberries), how do I expect to live to 200 without exercising?
Considering these two tasks, I formed a life lesson, broken down into a convenient formula: take something that you absolutely despise but have to do, and combine it with something you desparately love to do but can’t find the time for. The exact opposites will cancel themselves out, leaving you in a state not pleasant, but painful either.
With this in mind, and after solving some technical problems (namely, what game system to use and what game to play), I’m now playing video games while riding the stationary bike. I’ve started off at 30 minutes a day, and the time disappears in an instant, a curious turn of events considering my previous attempts at regular exercise. As a matter of fact, at first I was only intending to ride every other day, but find it impossible to skip a day, the previously stated love of video games coming into effect.
I have to admit, as a lifehack formula, it’s a rather specialized equation, as such contrary tasks rarely fit so well together. Still, finding this single application is perfect enough, isn’t it?
