Fun

When I first came across ActionAllStars.com, I thought, by the name, that it was just a site for sports nuts. Not being a sports nut, I paid it no head. Then I was told that it was a game and that their kids loved it. I checked it out.

When I first started to play, I thought very little about it. It was ok, but nothing grand. I had trouble getting around, and didn't understand what I was supposed to do. Eventually, while walking around town, I ran into a place that said "play" so I did. Now I was having fun. Emma came over and wanted to play too.

The game we were playing was in the NBA arena, "Baller's Hall". In "Big League Bites" we had to prepare the food for people coming in. For playing these games, you get tokens that you can use to buy clothes or stuff for you "Home Turf". Together, Emma and I collected several hundred tokens and then went to buy some stuff. "Sorry, you need to upgrade to a Premium membership level to buy stuff at the store."

Premium membership is $5.95 per month. I realize that these places have to make money, but with all these games charging for their playing, you really have to pick just a couple to play and stick with them. That is, unless you have a lot more money than we do. I will not be paying the money for the game.

If is fun, but I don't think it is worth the cash to play it. Apparently most people agree, as there was no-one I could see, that had evidence of a premium account. When you get a premium account, you can move above rookie and you can buy stuff in the stores. There are probably some other places you can get to with a rookie account as well.

I'm not in great shape. I'm about the right weight, but I have very little muscle mass. With my arthritis, I should exercise daily, get some muscle mass, especially in my trunk. I do want to be able to dance at Emma's wedding.

The problem is that exercise is often boring. You can spend a lot of money on equipment that you might use as a clothes drying rack. There are also many videos out there, like the XFLOWSION series.

The nice thing about exercise videos is that you have a little excitement, if they are interesting videos. But after watching the same exercise video 20 times, is it still going to be interesting to you?

With the XFLOWSION series, you get several videos, which would be nice, but they cost $59.85. That is still a lot of money to be spending on something you may let sit on your shelf and collect dust. If you think you will use it, it would probably be worth it. I've not watched it, but from the short bits of it I have seen, it looks more fun that a lot of exercise videos I've seen. It seems like he has you doing multiple things, instead of the same type of thing every time. My library doesn't have it, so I can't try it out.

I think that the best exercise is one that you will enjoy. If you don't enjoy it, you will not continue doing it. If you really like riding your bike, ride it. If you like gardening, that is good exercise. If you like jumping rope, jump away. There are lots of good exercises that can be a lot of fun for everyone. I like gardening, but I don't think that I get enough out of it. I think I need more. What works for you?