Active Lifestyle Ideas

"dg51829;c-17597878" wrote:
It should be a bit more international inclusive, but they shouldn't completely ignore the American roots of the game. This seems to be happening lately. It can end up alienating some players that may not be as cultural exposed you could say.

Aside from the surfing santa, sandman, and thing lights, my culture has pretty much been ignored. IF they wan the game to be more welcoming and inclusive, they're gonna have to try a lotharder.

I've known non-meateaters who eat nothing but junk.

I'm not saying they are. But maybe more healthier food. Like why is all the basic food basically horrible for your sims. Like it's super annoying.

Good point. The basic food is terrible.
Basic food here is often considered to be meat and 2/3 veg. A lamb chop with carrots and peas. Bangers, mash, carrots and peas.
Basic mac n cheese as a meal is terrible! Personally my mac n cheese is always loaded with veggies.
And if the developers want some inspiration for some quality meals, I suggest they check out Nat's What I Reckon. He uses pretty strong language. He's a comedian, an advocate for mental health, and a bloody good cook. During the first lock down here, he started an online cooking show, because everyone was ignoring all the fresh food still available in the supermarkets. The most recent episode, was with Drag Queen Courtney Act, and they made a healthy vegan dish.

I've got a friend who lost a lot of weight due to gaming, and rarely leaving his room. He was too busy playing to eat much, and when he did eat, it was junk.

This is a good point. Metabolism is not a thing. There is no diversity. Your sims only get fat from being inactive.

And that could lead to the opposite, a sim who works out, and eats right, but doesn't lose weight fast.

I don't really understand why you knitpick my post

It's not really nitpicking, its thinking out loud. I do it to lots of posts that I find to be interesting, but needing more... moreness? Back and forth banter can stimulate more ideas.

Being healthy/fit does decrease you getting sick. Being healthy by eating balanced diet and exercising does increase your immunity.

It's not working for Covid 19. Fit, healthy young people are still having blood clots and stroke from it.
There are some things that no matter how fit and healthy you are, you can still end up horribly ill from.
There's been super fit and healthy gym instructors who are now showing signs of having post viral fatigue syndrome after catching the virus.

It's about promoting a more active lifestyle, which in 90 percent of people is a healthy lifestlye.

I think your percentage is too optimistic. There are a lot of people who over do it with the gym, and try so hard to be healthy, yet fail, and end up making themselves ill from it.

This post is mostly about promoting an active lifestyle as in sports and how to improve the in game health system that is very broken without mods.

But why sports only?
A truly healthy active lifestyle isn't only about sports, it's about many aspects of your life.
I know someone who lives on a farm, never goes to the gym, but is super fit, because rather than driving, or riding a motor bike to go out and check on the animals or fences, he walks.

The gardening in the game is a bit pathetic, and lazy in its programming.
If you want to plant a seed, your sim should have to dig a hole first, and that is difficult to do if you don't have the muscles for it.
Weeding too. Every time I weed my garden, my 'weeding muscles' ache for the next couple of days. Weeding is a physical activity, and gives you a practical workout.

Hanging out laundry is another way to keep you fitter. Put the basket on the ground, and all the bend and reach is a gentle workout. Scrubbing the shower is another subtle workout. Picking up a toddler is exercise.

I guess what I'm trying to say, is that the game needs to take into account all the things your sim does, and how they do them, to add or detract from their fitness level. Eg, if you use the drier, you're not going to be as fit as the person who hangs their clothes on a line.
Sims who use bikes all the time should be fitter than those who don't. (if we're assuming that the ones who don't are driving invisible cars, or some other transport like that)