Hasbro Rehashes Skip-It And Twister Into Fitness Tracker

Depending on when your childhood took place, you might have an entirely nostalgic new fitness tracking option (it's meant for kids, but we won't judge): Hasbro has tweaked its popular Twister and Skip-it games/toys to have a health-centric slant. Skip-it, for those unaware, was that ball connected to your ankle by a loop; you skipped it around to make the number counter increase, something that seems exceptionally archaic such a short while later. And Twister, dare we say, needs no introduction.

Both games involve getting up and moving, and so they naturally have a fitness flavor to them. The new versions just make it easier to see exactly how much fitness any one session encompasses. The new Skip-it is still all about hopping around like a maniac, but the new Twister Moves Tracker doesn't have anything to do with stretching to reach that yellow dot.

Instead, the Twister tracker is a wearable device that kids can use to play little fitness games and record their health data, as well as what their last score was on a game. The metrics might not be as sophisticated as what you get from your wristband, but they do show things like how much running, walking, and playing has been happening.

That tracker can be used on its own, or attach to some of the new versions of old toys, like the new Skip-it. When attached, it keeps tabs on the same data. The Twister Moves tracker is priced at $15, the Skip-it at $20, a "Moves Hoop" at $15, and the new "Hip Hop Spots" dance-ish game is $25.

SOURCE: Gizmodo