What kid doesn't love video games? Most days, I have to make my kids stop playing them so they can get outdoors and get some exercise.
Now, there's a hand held video game that teaches kids the importance of exercise, healthy eating and discipline! MatchMaster, associated with The David Beckham Academy, is an interactive soccer game that combines fun with fitness.
The lightweight, easy-to-use electronic game is available in royal blue and sky blue with a retail price of $19.96 and is sold at Wal-Mart. The game offers seven virtual soccer games and four Infra Red games, allowing players to challenge others to become the ultimate MatchMaster.
Players must select their “Daily Routine Planner” during select time frames, which includes choosing meals, training and sleep to cultivate a stronger virtual player. These key elements encourage children to maintain a healthy “Lifeline”, which can be directly related to their daily lives, but in a fun and interactive way.
The better coached player will perform at a higher level during the seven interactive training games allowing them to accumulate more points. Once the player masters the training games they can test their skills against another player using one of the four Infra Red challenges.
My 7-year-old daughter Natalie, and my 11-year-old son Matthew, both LOVE their games! Here's what they had to say about MatchMaster:
Natalie: "I love that you get to play against other people with the infrared."
Matthew:"I love that you get to create your own player and tell him when to eat, sleep, train and play."
They play head-to-head games all the time by simply aiming their games at each other (so that the infrared recognizes the other game).
I am giving away TWO games to one lucky winner (so that the winner will be able to play against others).
Simply leave a comment here letting me know what your favorite physical activity is. Deadline to enter is 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, June 17. Winner will be selected at random using Random.org. Winner has two weeks to respond to prize notification or prize is forfeited. One entry per person. Please be sure there is an email address that I may reach you at should you win.
To enter MatchMaster's separate sweepstakes, click here. The sweepstake prizes range from a trip for ten to London to trips to Los Angeles and training courses at the David Beckham Academies.
166 comments
How interesting. We love to swim around here, but I did play soccer as a kid...
Awesome!! I have never seen this before.
I miss you! How have you been!!?? Any big plans for the summer!!??
xo,
Audrey
My favorite physical activity is chasing my two year old. Thanks so much for the opportunity.
mistchlo@hughes[dot]net
I love gardening in my yard...everything looks so pretty this time of year.
My favorite form of exercise is swimming. I love it. Thanks for the chance.
Mine is biking, my sons' is soccer.
My favorite activity is taking my dogs for a walk and playing with them
I like to swim
I like to walk
Mine is walking. I love walking around our neighborhood. Thanks so much for offering this.
Any kind of exercise I can do with my kids.
fave is walking with my dog. we both benefit
Biking and hiking
Long, long, walks. Great blog....great contest!
Now that it is summer, swimming is at the top of our families list. We also like to play at our local park.
My favortie physical activities are the ones we do as a family. We go swimming together and the kids and I are training for a 5k together. I can only do a 5k walk because of health but the oldest two kids are running 5ks in October. I'm so proud and excited for them. :)
jocoiner[at]gmail[dot]com
Snow skiing!!!! In the 100+ TX heat, it sounds even better!
Thanks for the giveaway!
What a fabulous prize! My two sons would enjoy playing one another. This reminds me of the "Giga Pets that one had to take care of or the pet would die! If I remember correctly, if you changed the battery, the pet owner could start all over again! I like your game much better. A great concept to teach today's children. Please enter me in your drawing. Thanks, Cindi
jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com
This would be awesome for my boys, who love video games and could certainly use some more physical activity! My fave exercise is dance, but when I can't do that, I like working out at Curves! Thanks for a great giveaway!
My fav. activity is going to amusement parks and scaring the daylights our of myself on the coasters
I love walking and playing some soccer with our boys at times.
platt
neneelynn@yahoo.com
My favorite physical activity is bicycling. Thanks for the chance.
I love geocaching, I just wish I made it out more!
I enjoy swimming. It's all I do!
i enjoy walking and playing basketball.
My family are all soccer fans/players/coaches, I can't believe we havn't heard of these yet!
I enjoy fitness walking at a fast pace.
My all time favorite physical activity is swimming.
Thank you so much for offering this wonderful contest.
I would LOVE to win !!
Probably biking.
Bikeing, swimming, and gardening, are all tied for my faves.
My two boys would have fun with this. My favorite physical activities are walking and volleyball.
partymix25(at)hotmail(dot)com
I love swimming and playing squash! Thank you for the chance!
bunnybox9 at gmail . com
Swimming would be my favorite but I also like to play a mean game of volleyball.
traymona[at]aol[dot]com
I like to play soccer with my boys. Thanks for the chance.
We love swimming and biking.
swimming
Our favorite activities are soccer, walking and WiiFit!
mine is walking but I four grandkids that are really into soccer! They would love for grandma to win this.
Camping and hiking and fishing are my faves! I kick my husband's butt...lol
iluv2pray@gmail.com
We love mountain biking.
Only real physical activity I get these days is going to the gym.
swimming
My favorite physical activity is walking outdoors in the spring/summer. It's something I can do alone or with the family; doesn't cost anything; can be done at home, on vacation, etc.
Very nice. I would like this for my kids.
Well, I don't know if it's my favorite, but I do exercise videos every day. It keeps me moving, so it works! :) Thanks for the contest
My favorite physical activity is working out on my eliptical...40 minutes a day everyday (except sundays).
This is a great contest that my two little girls could play at the same time (together)...awesome!!!
We love walking on the beach! With shoes in the winter and barefoot in the summer as it makes you work harder!
Great giveaway, my two grandkidlets would love to play with these.
annest@telus.net
We love to play volleyball and badmintin outside great exercise.
Our family is huge in baseball during the summer months. My boys would love this game because it makes them think and it is not just another one of those boring walk through games
Swimming is wonderful. I really enjoy it!
i really enjoy swimming
Golf! Thanks for having this contest. I really appreciate it.
My favorite activity besides chasing a 2 year old is working out. It makes me feel good.
Favorite exercise is walking,yes walking.
I like going for walks.
bernbrac@verizon.net
Depending on the weather, my son and I go swimming every evening.
we walk a long beach
I love any time of dance or kickboxing, love doing weights as well. thanks
Any kind of exercise I can do with my kids.
I like to swim in the ocean, laughing as I "fight" the waves, dive into them or body surf.
majqa1966@yahoo.com
What a great contest: wonderful prize!
Thanks for running these wonderful contests!
elyaklang@hotmail.com
i have never seen this before but it is neat. i enjoy running
We like to ride bikes here. I would love to win this cool prize.
Volleyball & Basketball
dolls123[at]gmail[dot]com
My favorite isn't postable :) so i will opt for second best which would be racing my kids on their scooters... they think it is hysterical to watch me :)
Walking
My favorite activity right now is swimming. It is already so hot here in Florida.
Swimming. I feel most in touch with myself in the water.
I walk 3 times a week.
riding my bicycle putting on some miles
dodgeball
shopping of course
I love to play badminton and horse shoes.
I like to exercise as my kids try to do what i do.
Lifting weights
Swim, Swim, Swim! It's just so refreshing and I live in the North so I have to take advantage of swim weather while it lasts!
I love to walk in the sunshine. Sunshine is so important - it helps relieve depression and gives us the vitamin D that we need. Kids just don't get enough these days. I would love one of these for my nephew - the other day I took him to a friends house that had a trampoline, 4 kids to play with, and a lot of other things - and what does he do - he wants to play video games on the play station. sigh. He definitely needs a game like this - I think it will be the only way he'll be willing to learn. Thanks for the contest.
Melissa Neece
http://melissaneece.blogspot.com (lots of pregnancy and natural living links)
http://melissasreviews.blogspot.com (holistic reviews for the practical person)
http://bookretrospects.blogspot.com (new site with book reviews)
I absolutely love taking long walks :)
Eating!
i do alot of walking
causeyland@msn.com
surfing the net
my favorite physical activity is shifting in my seat when i get sore from sitting.
I walk 4 miles a day.
I love to walk. it gives me a chance to enjoy nature and relax without the kids.
Ellen
eering99@hotmail.com
My favorite activity is swimming and running close second is weight training because it gives visible results so quickly!
Gardening, swimming and walking. In that order :)
Right now, we are swimming everyday.
My grandchildren would be thrilled
Swimming :)
My favorite physical activity is walking and biking
tiramisu392 (at) yahoo.com
Walking! Sometimes we walk around the block or down to the beach. Other times we will go to the zoo and walk there.
My favorite activity is walking. I love listening to books on tape while going on a nice long walk.
We love to just run around amuck!
twincere@hotmail.com
My son is into soccer, I like to hike
My favorite form of exercise/physical activity is without a doubt - horseback riding.
My favorate activity is playing a good game of tennis. Great workout!
Got to be yoga. Yep.
Swimming is a favorite activity for me. It's fun to interact with our children who are learning to swim too! Liz Sawyer, lizzauski@hotmail.com
Mine is bicycling. I see so many different people and things that it keeps my mind off the fact that it's exercise!
riding my bike
This is great~ I wounder if it would enourage some of my students to exercise?
I have the most fun (and I ALWAYS break a sweat) trying to make my flowers look good. HOWEVER, I am usually chasing the kids, that one is second favorite because that's fun too. They love it when I "get them", all you moms know that.
My favorite physical activity is a vigorous walk :) *Thanks* for the giveaway!
ols[dot]moonmaiden[at]gmail[dot]com
We love bicycling!
-Kristin N.
Playing water tag with my kids!
We love bicycling and playing in the pool. I don't swim so I walk it an hour daily. This game would be great. I have 1 teenager alittle over weight. The whole family is working on a heathly lifestyle. I've lost 4 sizes over the past year. 50 lbs more to lose. My husband just found out hes high cholestrol. Please enter me, thank you
Sleeping!
hiking please enter me
I really, really love playing badminton! It's so much fun. I also do aerobics and strength training every day.
doot65[at]comcast[dot]net
Bicycling is for me! Thanks!
Bicycling!
theyyyguy@yahoo.com
I love to swim and power walk. Thank you for telling us about this great new item.
I love running!
I love to swim
I love to go swimming
me me me
mountain biking! regnod(at)yahoo(d0t)com
I like walking my dog.
Swimming is my favorite.
my son just got a wii and we are sweating when we finish playing :)
Walking. You can unwind and hold a conversation with someone easily
Walking
I love to hoop-dance.
gordyneve@yahoo.com
i love to dance, even though i'm really bad at it, haha!
Right now, I enjoy swimming.
chris
cme8397@yahoo.com
I walk 5 days a week and road bike when I can.
Swimming.. or horse back riding!
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I enjoy bowling!
Wii bowling,fun fun fun. I lost 7 pounds the first month.
bicycling
fishing:) ty 4 the great contest!
10,000 steps a day. Thanks for the chance!
Going to the park with my 4 kids.
chasing my toddler!
swimming. Thanks for the giveaway
Tennis garrettsambo@aol.com
Walking my dog Sugar and picking up aluminum cans for recycling which I have done for 15 years and I have MS and it is great exercise.I also pick up trash while I am out.I enjoy it and Sugar looks forward to it.
My favorite physical activity is the eliiptical trainer at the gym. I just started going again since my husband agreed that we needed to make my weight loss a priority in the house. It's changed my life!!!! I eat better, the kids eat better, and I get some time just for me.
I love taking my dogs for long walks.
The stairmaster is my favorite!
jaydonco1 (at) aol (dot) com
Zumba is my favorite. Thanks!
carissaad at aol dot com
My fave physical activity is swimming!
rachelfox at yahoo dot com
My favorite physical activity is walking. I try to get out twice a day.
Rollerblading :)
My favorite physical activity is water skiing! ~*~ THANKS for the chance! ~*~
baseball
My favorite physical activity is SOCCER!!
My favorite physical activity is horseback riding. There's nothing like it!
My email is chara [at] mailpanda dot com. Thanks for the chance to win!
My favorite physical activity is walking
gardening i get soooooooooooo much exercise that way :)
Well, I will keep this clean...I will just say that my favorite physical activity is being with my husband of 25 years!! Thanks so much for the giveaway!
My favorite physical activity is walking. I love to see the nature around me while I am pushing around my son in his stroller.
My daughter's favorite physical activity is now surfing, it was running.
Mine is walking. I love to get out and look at the world, especially through the eyes of my kids.
Walking will always be my favorite physical activity.
Well my favorite physical activity is probably best not described here.
My second favorite is running.
My favorite physical activity is Jewish dancing. Unusual, but so much fun with a group!
doranwen AT yahoo DOT com
I like to dance
we swim alot&volleyball,please pick me! ahdrad2932@msn.com
I love to do yoga and walk, and if there's a pool around, swim. My daughter likes to swim and play soccer. Thanks for the giveaway and the heads-up on the London trip. Yea!
I'm not very physically active but I do make sure that we get out of the house every day for at least a good walk. My son loves playing soccer and my daughter enjoys riding her bike.
My favorite physical activity is step aerobics. Something about being in a class motivates me and makes it more fun.
kristie2 (at) comcast.net
My favorite physical activity is power walking. I power walk at least a mile a day. This is a great giveaway and I really hope I win. Thanks.
I like swimming.
walking
hula hooping
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