{"id":52321,"date":"2016-09-08T11:15:25","date_gmt":"2016-09-08T15:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/?p=52321"},"modified":"2021-05-15T06:12:49","modified_gmt":"2021-05-15T10:12:49","slug":"pokemon-go-best-gamer-apps-fitness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/tech\/pokemon-go-best-gamer-apps-fitness\/","title":{"rendered":"Move Over, Pokemon Go: 6 Best Gamer Apps to Get Active"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gaming and sedentary<\/a> often fall in the same sentence. Until you mention Pokemon Go. The app<\/a> has gotten more than 20 million daily users<\/a> up and moving in hopes of catching the elusive digital monsters that appear on their smartphones.<\/p>\n

Some experts think the fact that the app isn\u2019t designed specifically for fitness (but rather, for fun) is why it\u2019s working so well to get gamers on their feet. David A. Dzewaltowski, a professor in the department of kinesiology at Kansas State University, believes the distraction of the game is what might make it so successful.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIf we start to think of ways technology can foster activity, even when the goal may not be the activity itself, we\u2019re going to have people of all ages involved,\u201d he says. \u201cThat\u2019s very different than the stressful thought, \u2018I\u2019ve got to watch and count my steps<\/a>.\u2019 It\u2019s essentially providing a way to get active, without that being the main goal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Want to find a way to rack up your step count, without even thinking about it? These five alternative apps to Pokemon Go will get both the avid user and the new gamer going.<\/p>\n

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