Exergaming trend hits Middle East

The exergaming trend hits The Middle East. A Dubai-based fitness start-up company has revealed plans to roll out exergaming facilities across the Middle East. In Motion will open its first exergaming centre at the StarGate Edutainment Centre, in Zabeel Park, Dubai, later this month. The main reason for bringing this exergaming trend to the Middle East is that a high percentage of children living in this region are inactive and are at risk of obesity and diabetes, explained Osama Al-Othman, In Motion's founding partner, who also explains that there are not really any other exercise activities in the Middle East for children in the six to 18 age range. There are activities for adults and younger children, but not for this age group, therefore, he says, ““exergaming offers a healthy alternative to gaming that generates physical activity while playing video games”.