In this guide I'd like to bring to attention a few Ideas and theories of my own, About how video games can improve your over all health.Why video games are not just for the young.And how middle aged adults as well as senior citizens can benafit from video games.The Information in this guide is solely from the last ten years of me playing video games,Please allow me to Introduce myself: Cliffton W.Driver,age 53. and this is my collection of current video gamesfor my ps2 system.

  In 1996 I was diagnosed with corinary artery diease,after suffering a major heart attack.My cardilogest diagnosed me with a rithmatic heart beat as well.Being an active person all my life,I found it hard to "take it easy". of course my doctors strongly advised me not to return back to the type of work I was doing(carpenter work).I was used to working with my hands and feet,and now I had vertually no circulation in my right leg or my right arm and hand.I was determined to beat this dease.

  I began spending my time playing a video game called civilation,on the old original playstation (which I still own) then I bought gran turismo,gran turismo2,plus about ten other action games.I soon discovered that I was getting my circulation back in my right hand and I was getting my strength back in my arm and hands as well.During a doctors visit last fall my doctor had mentioned that the circulation in hands and arms was almost normal.My blood presure was at a higher acceptable level, not very low like it had been.I ask him if playing video games might be imprioving that,His direct reply was "what type of video games? and how long do you play them at a time? My answer was "Racing Games" and daily some times 10 or more hours at a time.Ok he said, with that much usage of your hands you are not only inproving your circulation and your blood presure ,but you are also inproving your motor skills,your hand I cordnation & research has proved that a person that plays strategy games can improve their mental skills as well.so my over all health is about 50 times better now than ten years ago. Oh yes I'm on heart medication but that was cut in 1/2 after the first year and in 1/2 again just one year ago.

 Poor Motor skills,Low blood presure,poor circulation & poor hand eye cordnation are all medical problems generally found in middle aged adults & senior citizens.

 So my advice! to this age group. find a video game system that you like, find a couple great games,get your grand kid or kids to show you how it done, and have a blast keeping your self in good health with very little exercise.