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Are video games going to elimate the use of personal trainers?

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Scott0 November 18, 2011 0 Comments

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Joanne0 Posted 0 Comments

I personally can’t envision that happening.

I am a firm believer that people enjoy interacting with one another. Too, personal training has so many faces. I believe the term personal trainer is a generic term.

Video games can’t replace a great teacher of any discipline and individual desires to learn on a one-to-one basis.

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Karin-2 Posted 0 Comments

I cannot imagine it. I believe that they have a place, and many are so engaging that they can motivate a person to move, and for that I like them. Just as exercise DVDs.

As long as there are people who need their appointment and who need the hands-on guidance, there will be personal trainers.

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Stephen0 Posted 0 Comments

Ah ha haha! I donn’t think so; they are pretty cool though. I’ve seen programs that help you correct yor posture with surprising accuracy but, I’ve yet to see one that will motivate you (even on your bad day), and keep you accountable. Program design gets sketchy sometimes and its never going to be there to spot you properly.

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Michelle0 Posted 0 Comments

Nope. As fun and challenging as they may be, they cannot replace the personal touch another human being brings.

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Scott0 Posted 0 Comments

do you think with how fast technology is coming it will be able to provide everything we and with the youth being brought up in a culture with less physical interaction the switch may be easier then we think. Who knows it does seem like things are moving in this direction especially when a video game system is heading to track human movement, track progress, and analyze and calculate things better than any human trainer could do.

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