Sports doesn’t have to be the focus in personal development. I used to consider myself a serious gamer when I was on WoW, but that was close to 2 years ago and I found myself not playing my Xbox as much.
Since I’ve been talking to my best friend from my past, a lot of my outlooks have started changing. He’s gotten into BJJ (Brazilian Ju-Jistu) and recently tried out and got into the MMA team in his state. I know MMA is considered a sport to many, but it can be treated as exercise in general too. He’s also got me to get a PS3 which has gotten me back into gaming again, lol. So, it’s all introspective. I’m trying to find a good BJJ gym in my area and have 4 new games pre-ordered at gamestop.
I do think that MMO’s do have a problem with personal development though. When I was a regular WoW player, it consumed most of my time. That’s not good. As for MMO’s, I’d say they’re not a good start, but even something as taking a walk everyday or just some jumping jack, crunches, pushups are better than nothing.
It really depends on how badly you want it. As a gamer myself I to find myself emersed in certain games sometimes, but I do get on my Perfect Pushups every other day. I never used to exercise at all, but I’ve got a friends to motivate me. I guess motivation is key.