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A fitness app was seen as a way to attract more women to the metaverse, which was dominated by young male gamers.
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Octonic is a VR workout app that works with standard fitness treadmills to immerse you in a variety of exotic worlds as you run.
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We tested Supernatural, FitXR, Thrill of the Fight and Until You Fall to see how virtual reality workouts stack up to common real-world ones. Spoiler: These apps are no joke.
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Work out atop China's Great Wall while listening to Billie Eilish from the comfort of your living room.
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Virtual reality is more accessible than ever, and its potential health benefits are clear.
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The VR fitness app features a fantastic premise, but never realizes its potential.
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It’s been nearly a year now since we’ve had to stay indoors to stem the tide of the COVID-19 pandemic, and you’d be forgiven if you’ve become a lot less active as a result. There’s no better time than the present though to get up and moving, and we’ve got five awesome VR games that …
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The workouts are real, even if the impossibly beautiful scenery is not.
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Our writer dons a headset and turns boxer, air guitarist and saber wielder in a bid to shake off his lockdown lassitude
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Virtual reality makes exercise more enjoyable and less difficult, according to a new study published in the British Journal of Health Psychology.
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As technology invades the fitness world, experts try to determine what works best.
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Share TweetA dedicated VR gamer has developed a 30-minute workout routine using Beat Saber and the results are promising. After an unfortunate series of car accidents that resulted in permanent injury to both his back and neck, Robert Long wasn’t sure how he’d recover. Stress hormones at the hands of depression caused Robert to gain …
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“This is going to be SO EASY!” “It can’t be that hard just bobbing up and down in place can it?” “I probably won’t even break a sweat” These were the things I was telling myself before trying out Hot Squat VR and let me tell you, each of the statements was 100% WRONG. Hot Squat …
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Virtual reality is still niche, but a growing crop of VR games with a fitness element, like Beat Saber may inspire people to pick up a headset.
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Eric Janszen is a self-confessed exercise bike addict — but even he got tired of the monotonous pedaling. His company, VirZoom, uses virtual reality to make workouts more engaging.
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Virtual Reality continues to expand out of gaming and into fitness and your gym. Two startups, ICAROS and Black Box VR have a new approach to fitness with their VR workouts for the gym and your home.
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A start-up at the CES tech show believes virtual reality could revolutionise how we use gyms.
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Penn State may be the first institution to use virtual reality to protect student athletes from the very real consequences of concussions. University researchers in kinesiology, information technology and sports medicine are using the technology to investigate cognitive changes beyond the limits of typical diagnostic tests.