From timesunion.com:

Buchanan is a volunteer in a research project being conducted by two Capitol Region professors. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation awarded the researchers $200,000 to see if workouts integrated with video games motivate the elderly to exercise more.

The video simulates the crunch of earth under the tires. A wooden fence blinks and Spandex-clad cyclists throw quick looks over their shoulders as they pass. You can almost feel the competitive juices flow.

“I’m disinclined to exercise by myself,” Buchanan said in slight drawl that belies her Boston roots. “It’s not a lot of fun to exercise by yourself.”

Although video-exercise games have been around for more than a decade, the field was revolutionized by the Wii game system that makes players “feel” like they are really swinging a bat or jumping a hurdle or dozens of other athletic movements.

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