I have seen the commercials and read the articles about the groundbreaking Wii Fit video game that is suppose to make weight-watching and fitness fun.
I have mixed feelings about it. On the one hand we should all be doing something to stay active and manage our weight in order to feel healthy. But on the other hand do we really need to spend more time indoors and in front of the tv?
I think that this launch of the Wii Fit should be a wake up call for society…I don’t mean to sound overdramatic here. But what if we used this as our motivation to talk to our employers about getting some time off during the day so we can get outside the office and do some things that help us stay fit.
Why should 5am or 8pm be the time for fitness for most working adults? I am not only talking about exercise here, I am thinking along the lines of a modified siesta. Maybe if our largest meal was in the afternoon, followed by a short period of “recharging” we could function more efficiently both physically and mentally.
So many corporations are studying health and wellness these days from the food we eat to the activities we engage in to try to crack the code. I think that changing up how we all live is the only way we are going to move the needle on the health and wellness factor.
May 29th, 2008 - Posted in Behavior, Consumer Products, Cultural Trends | |
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We know that as the world continues to evolve and become more and more international, we look for ways to stay connected to our existing community and create new communities too.
We join message boards and user groups but what we may not have thought about is that this can allow us to become part of a community before you even arrive at a physical space. An example is the Brooklyn-based Park Slope Parent’s user group on Yahoo. If you are looking to move to the area, you can join the group to meet other parents in the area before you even arrive. This allows you to begin to establish a new community or be accepted into an existing community before you are there; thus, making your transition much smoother and more social.
What I am getting at is that using technology like these user groups actually has the ability to physically connect us. Another example is the Street View in Google Maps…
What will the future hold for us? Can you smell that birthday cake I am baking for you? And feel my hug? It doesn’t seem like we are too far off.
May 21st, 2008 - Posted in Behavior, Consumer Products, Cultural Trends | |
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