Makoto - Youth Fitness

Youth Fitness

Fun and Exciting Interactive fitness!!… with benefits that go beyond physical activity. The first interactive fitness equipment that is used to help kids with ADD/ADHD, learning disabilities and for autism therapy. It’s no wonder that schools, YMCAs and community recreation centers are anchoring their youth fitness facilities around the new makoto arena!

But that’s not what the kids see. They just like the game because it’s exciting and they’re in the center of action. Every game is different. And whether you’re playing solo against the machine or with a team, the arena will challenge all with a heart-pounding workout.

Accuracy counts. In a standard, timed game the arena scores how many targets were hit in the allotted time and also gives an average reaction time. Or a player can challenge their focus and concentration skills by playing “Sudden Death.” Here the game ends when a target is missed.

What happens in a makoto interactive game?

You stand in the triangular arena, facing one of the three towers. The other two towers are at either side in your peripheral vision. You are in a competition of three against one! Each tower has ten targets, any one of these thirty targets could be the one to randomly activate. You never know which one of the computerized opponents will draw your action!

The roar of a jet announces the start of your session. An explosion of lights and vibrant tones draws your attention to the active tower. As you turn toward its direction your eyes search for the location of the light on the tower. You quickly stretch to strike the target.

A second tone confirms that you scored a point. Another explosion of light and sound causes you to lunge across the arena bending to strike the lower target. As quickly as you strike one target another one activates. Your opponent, Makoto, is pacing you! You are relentlessly drawn in to focusing continuously on finding and striking the targets to the exclusion of all other thoughts. Your total body moves, lunging, stretching, bending, twisting, burning calories rapidly. Until… you strike the final target and check your score.