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9 years ago
"luthienrising;c-15844896" wrote:"Stormsview;c-15844641" wrote:
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> you can also click on your sims and send them for a jog. that way you get to see the neighborhood, and they get out of the house.
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> After two and a half years, it's a bit old. I'm looking forward to adding the home-exercise alternative of indoor aerobics.
Yes after 2 years that would get old. you're so funny.
How many packs are you missing? Don't tell me I know of at lease one. lol.
I've got all the packs, thanks. As a result, I'm aware that apart from jogging, for fitness my Sims can own a treadmill (basegame), weights machine (basegame), punching bag (basegame), or basketball court or net (City Living). Do you know many people who own those things IRL? I know zero people who own any of them. I'm looking forward to having low-equipment, low-cost alternatives for my Sims exercising at home when they don't want to head to a park or gym.
Glad you find me amusing. I think.
If you're living in a small apartment in San Myshuno, or a starter house on a 20x15 lot, some of those workout items aren't really practical unless you add a basement to your lot. The TV workout videos will come in handy for Sims who live in small spaces. Many players have asked for a return of the videos for that very reason, if your Sim lives in a small space. And jogging really doesn't last long enough to get much workout benefit -- it's fine if you get a whim to exercise or if you've got the Tense moodlet from not enough activity that pops up if you've got the Active trait, but it's not as deep a workout as it was in an open world environment like Sims 3.
Most folks I know do own a treadmill (or more often than not an object where they can pile clothes :D ). Exercise bikes are also fairly common; my father-in-law bought one when he needed to reduce stress on his knees that came from walking on hard pavement. Home weight machines are a little less frequent, but I've seen them in hotel and apartment fitness rooms. But that still depends on having the space for them. If you need to work out for your job task or for your aspiration, you might not want to head down to the gym especially if you've got a toddler at home and don't want to send them to daycare or call the nanny.