Fitness and Video Games Rolled Into One

For all of you video game addicts who realize that adding a bit of exercise to your couch potato routine wouldn't kill you, consider looking into Fitocracy. Fitocracy, started by Penn alumni Brian Wang ('08) and Dick Talens ('08), uses the same concepts behind video game addiction to get people movin' and groovin' to the tune of their own fitness goals.

Don't buy it? Fitness is more like a video game than you think:

• Seemingly small skills are developed, but only the final outcome determines your success: Did you reach a high score of 600 points or a set of six pack abs?
• Motivation is driven by a single goal: Beefy arms are fundamentally the same as rescuing the Princess from the palace.
• Intensity: If you can feel your thumbs or haven't hit lactic acid fermentation, you're doing it wrong.