GameCycle

Get the excitement of playing Nintendo GameCube racing games while getting a great upper body workout!

*Speed is controlled by turning the arm cranks, and steering is controlled by tilting the cranks left and right.

*Adjustable resistance, hand grips, and height settings lets you customize your workout!

The GameCycle in the Clinic and Beyond The GameCycle is used by children, adults, and seniors. In the clinic, the GameCycle is used by people who have experienced stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, spina bifida, and other neurological disorders or diseases of the spine.

Neuro Rehab Benefits Cognitive and motor benefits include visual-motor integration as the participant matches upper extremity movement to visual feedback from the videogame. Also, strength asymetries are addressed because both arms must work in unison to control the game.

Improved Compliance Having fun while you exercise means you will exercise more. The gaming challenge of the GameCycle encourages exercise and facilitates adherence to rehabilitation and exercise regimens in the clinic or at home.

Exercise Benefits When exercise becomes as addictive as gaming, the benefits are big: Decreased risk of cardiovascular disease, better weight maintenance, better functioning in activities of daily living, increased self-esteem, and improved rehabilitation outcomes.

Why the GameCycle? The development of the GameCycle was funded by two grants from the National Institutes of Health. Why? Because there is a clear demand for an environment in which everyone -- people of all abilities -- are able and motivated to exercise. The GameCycle meets that demand by putting the fun back in fitness.