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How VR headsets are helping marathoners crush ‘the wall’
VR Fitness Offers Similar Cardio Benefits to Running, Study Finds
How VR headsets are helping marathoners crush ‘the wall’
Every long-distance runner knows about “the wall,” that brutal moment when your legs feel like lead, your mind wants to quit, and finishing the race seems impossible. It usually hits around mile 18 or 20 in a marathon, turning what should be a triumphant finish into a mental and physical battle for survival.
VR and Its Benefits for Physical Activity
VR Fitness Offers Similar Cardio Benefits to Running, Study Finds
How VR headsets are helping marathoners crush ‘the wall’
Virtual reality is revolutionizing the fitness industry by transforming workouts into engaging, interactive experiences. VR platforms offer exercises that improve balance, coordination, and endurance, making fitness accessible and enjoyable for all levels. Applications like Beat Saber and Supernatural demonstrate VR's potential to motiva
Virtual reality is revolutionizing the fitness industry by transforming workouts into engaging, interactive experiences. VR platforms offer exercises that improve balance, coordination, and endurance, making fitness accessible and enjoyable for all levels. Applications like Beat Saber and Supernatural demonstrate VR's potential to motivate users and support sustained physical activity. .
VR Fitness Offers Similar Cardio Benefits to Running, Study Finds
VR Fitness Offers Similar Cardio Benefits to Running, Study Finds
VR Fitness Offers Similar Cardio Benefits to Running, Study Finds
Virtual reality (VR), long thought to be primarily of use for entertainment purposes, is now receiving academic attention for its fitness benefits.
The University of Victoria in Canada (UVic) conducted a study to evaluate the impact of VR fitness platform Supernatural’s workouts on energy expenditure.
VR fitness improves memory performance and mood, study finds
VR fitness as a lifesaver: Heart patient owes recovery to a VR app
VR Fitness Offers Similar Cardio Benefits to Running, Study Finds
Researchers from the Institute for Human Movement and Medical Sciences at the University of Niigata in Japan studied how physical training using a VR headset affects the brain. They focused on the effects on working memory, which stores information for short periods of time.
VR fitness as a lifesaver: Heart patient owes recovery to a VR app
VR fitness as a lifesaver: Heart patient owes recovery to a VR app
VR fitness as a lifesaver: Heart patient owes recovery to a VR app
Erick Gallun is convinced that regular use of VR fitness apps helped him recover from a life-threatening heart condition.