VR Fitness Digest: March 2023
Spring is finally here! But just because the weather is (hopefully) warmer doesn’t mean it’s always convenient to go outside to exercise. Sometimes we still need to stay in, and that’s why VR fitness is the perfect solution to getting our heartrate up right at home.
This month, we’re excited to spotlight some terrific new VR fitness content, as well as hear from a professional trainer and fitness star about why she loves boxing in VR. So grab those controllers, strap on your headset, and let’s get ready to work up a sweat.
Voices of the Community
Ding ding ding! Gabby Allen has entered the ring!
For professional trainer and fitness star Allen, VR boxing in FitXR is exactly the kind of workout that gets her shoulders pumped up and firing. She loves that it gets her whole body involved and that when she’s slipping and sliding out of the way of incoming bars, and throwing lefts and rights at them, she’s generating power from the ground up. That means getting down low on all those squats can produce explosive energy that helps her punch even harder.
“Boxing is a fantastic way to work on your core strength,” she says, “and, as we know, core plays the biggest role in every workout. The stronger your core, the faster you’ll run, the more you can lift and the better your agility and balance!”
And boxing generates “all the endorphins,” she adds. “It’s epic. You’ve gotta give it a go!”
New Content
In the past, if you wanted a full-body workout, you had to go to the gym or have a roomful of your own equipment at home. But no longer! With VR Workout, you can easily turn your living room into a personal gym and give every part of your body the heartbeat-raising, sweat-inducing workout it craves.
You’ll be able to jump, squat, or do pushups, side planks, crunches, run, and burpees, all to the beat of some head-bobbing tunes.
Utilizing hand tracking on Meta Quest 2, you’ll have total freedom of movement to work out without controllers and you can always move at your own pace. VR Workout features intelligent exercise design that meets you where you’re at and takes you safely to the limit of your endurance.
You can choose any of eight immersive environments, from a dazzling city skyline to a deep and luminous cave, and get moving on your own or challenge friends from around the world in a custom workout you designed yourself.
And if you want to push yourself even further, you can level up with live classes in a group setting led by an experienced trainer.
Let’s get it!
Working out in VR feels great and can be a lot of fun. But you know what can make it ever better? Putting on your headset and diving into a virtual maritime expedition that’s also a sweat-inducing workout.
With the new Antarctica HOLOworld, that’s exactly where HOLOFIT’s Department of HOLOfitness and Research of Motivational Activities is going to take you—on a research trip to frosty Antarctica.
Can you come along? Can you help the team discover the answer to the ultimate question of fun fitness in Antarctica’s hidden Forbidden sector?
Joining the terrific collection of 15 other HOLOworlds, Antarctica will have you exploring icy tunnels, mysterious shipwrecks, wildlife, and even the Aurora Borealis and a Spirit Pacer.
And it doesn’t matter if you box, ski, squat, row, or run. This HOLOworld is sure to take your breath away.
Grab your bow and arrow and get ready to shoot soccer balls out of the air as you move and sweat your way through Hyperwave, the latest update to Nock Bow + Arrow Soccer.
With either a paid or free season pass, you can play against a bot, or take on your friends, and unlock sweet rewards. And if you’re ready to go all-out, you can play public games against unknown competitors. Jump into the field of battle and take aim as you try to blast balls into your opponent’s goal. This is seriously fun fitness with a focus on movement, cardio, and skill. Easy to learn but tough to master, Hyperwave features new bows, blocks, and skins, and weekly challenges where you can earn in-game items. Plus, you can choose from new tunes and a fresh menu theme that syncs up with the vibe.
Keep Your VR Fitness Journey Going
We’re all busy and getting, and staying, active is hard. But with VR fitness, you can do it on your timetable and wherever you want—even your living room. So start moving, no matter if that’s dancing, ducking and weaving, smashing targets, or whatever will get you active.
If you haven’t already made VR fitness part of your routine, we hope it will be soon. And when it is, we want to know! So take a post-workout selfie and tag @MetaQuest on Instagram to share it with a VR community that’s eager to celebrate you. We can’t wait to see you again in April for next month’s VR Fitness Digest.
