> The benefits of exercise might not be immediate, says Singh, but they should show up within weeks or months. Beyond that, the longer people engaged in exercise, the less beneficial it became for their mental health. This may be because they were sticking to the program less, due to waning motivation or, perhaps, injury. It could also be because the exercise itself began to feel less novel and more repetitive.
This is exactly why I use a Quest 2 / pro to workout. When you’re killing zombies, fighting ninjas, or boxing fighters, working out is almost always novel. I’m just playing VR video games, which is why it’s easy to keep a routine even after 3 years
I hope Apple Vision can provide this benefit to people who are still skittish about even trying the current generation of VR headsets
Les Mills Body combat - trainer guided workout where you can compete against player recorded avatars
FitXR - trainer guided workout where you can compete against player recorded avatars. Subscription only but has HIIT, boxing, and dance workouts
Ninja Legends - you’re fighting ninjas
Knockout League - Punch Out in VR with lots of variety
synth riders - music rhythm game that has a lot of variety on its own
Holopoint - shooting targets with bow and arrow. Lots of moving and dodging involved
Mothergunship forge - bullet hell shooter. Lots of dodging
Pistol Whip - bullet hell music rhythm game. Lots of dodging like Neo
Path of the Warrior - double dragon in VR
Until You Fall - slashing sword game
GORN - gladiator game
Creed - another boxing game
Punch Fit - minimalist boxing training game
Racket NX - racket ball inside a dome
Rezzil Player - lots of mini workouts like heading soccer balls
Stride - mirrors edge in VR
I tend to rotate these games, but I always try out new games for novelty.
There’s also a lot of games where you can walk or jog in place like Fallout or Skyrim that I didn’t count here. Not to mention a fighting game and soccer game with full body tracking that’s PCVR only
I do, but jogging the same streets and trails gets boring. It’s doesn’t have the variety and novelty that VR AR offers. It’s hard to understand this if you haven’t used it beyond 5 minutes.
In the Bay Area, we’re blessed with multiple nature preserves that are beautiful and stunning, but it takes me 20-40 minutes one way just to drive to one so those hikes tend to be limited to weekends. With AR VR, I can instantly just workout in my living room. It’s a big time saver
It’s also really easy to make excuses not to do it eg it’s raining, it’s too dark, the air isn’t good today etc…
How can you be so sure? You haven’t used current gen VR enough to even make that strong of an assertion, right?
Yes, I do enjoy the alternatives you’ve listed, but they are expensive in terms of time and coordination. I just don’t always have that time during the weekdays and even on some weekends, and neither do my friends and family.
There’s also the pollution aspect since not everyone has good public transit or lives close enough to a gym or court to bike
Also we might have the privilege of being able to afford a personal trainer, but what about other people?
This is exactly why I use a Quest 2 / pro to workout. When you’re killing zombies, fighting ninjas, or boxing fighters, working out is almost always novel. I’m just playing VR video games, which is why it’s easy to keep a routine even after 3 years
I hope Apple Vision can provide this benefit to people who are still skittish about even trying the current generation of VR headsets