Dance Game Ergonomics
Being super comfy when playing dance games (or working out) is super important! Not only is it good for our health, but by increasing our comfort we also increase our performance. Comfort is subjective because our bodies come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, with various different quirks and features. I recently went on my own adventure in exploring my body's ergonomics when it comes to dance games recently. It's been an ongoing thing for a while. But recently, I started playing Pump It Up Phoenix very frequently-- I'm blessed to live near some of the best pads in New England for a fair rate at the local arcade. I noticed that playing Pump, my hamstrings would get worked a lot harder playing the game and I got a lot better at drilling and footspeed. Not only that, but also the stock bars (38") felt incredibly comfortable compared to the stock bars on SMX (38") and the stock bars on DDR (36") and even my adjustable bars for SMX (set to 36" to match DDR...
