By Rob Sutter


How many of you remember the days of gaming when running and jumping was considered to be the standard? You didn't do much of anything else and many of us were okay with it. You also have to wonder how many people actually believed that it wouldn't get much better than that. However, technology has shown a great deal of improvements in terms of maneuverability and a lot of that, in my estimation, comes from endurance training and the efforts which are brought into it.

If there is one element that seems to be common with these sorts of titles, I think I'd have to cite it as intensity. You begin to control these characters and it isn't long until you start to see the seamless way that they move from place to another. The environment is tailored to suit their motions, whether you're talking about leaping over obstacles or going about tremendous leaps. Simply play something "Assassin's Creed" and your main character is going to treat a structure like one would in real life.

Endurance training can be utilized in many athletic scenarios but if you're going into an area where a litany of obstacles will be seen, you'll benefit greatly. The exercises which entail them - running, climbing, amongst other motions - are going to be the ones which help you throughout. They will also be the ones which will help you to hone your physical being. If you want to challenge yourself and utilize the same kinds of skills you would see in gaming, think about competing in events the likes of Spartan Race.

I think that when it comes to platforming games involving scaling and moving along structures, the "Prince of Persia" series has written the book on that. There have also been games that came after that which have utilized similar functions. You have names like "Darksiders" and "Assassin's Creed," which have taken ideals of platforming and built them up even stronger than before. I'm all for more games pushing the envelope and showing even more bouts of physical prowess, realistic or not.

I think it's apparent that you're not going to be able to totally copy what you see in games and I don't think anyone would expect it to occur, either. However, you can still become physically fit, especially with endurance training coming about. You may want to take up the elements of parkour, or even long-distance running, in order to expand your actions during exercise. You will soon find that going about these activities will benefit you in the long run.




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