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VR Fitness and Weight Loss Primer
The VR Setup VR fitness requires enough space to be able to move around freely, so consider this carefully before buying anything to start your routine. For my challenge, I designated about a 9 foot by 8 foot (2.7 meter by 2.4 meter) space to be my play area. The specific space requirements vary from game to game, but to…
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50 Day Challenge Media
Geek & Sundry: CAN YOU LOSE WEIGHT PLAYING THE HTC VIVE? THIS GAMER IS ABOUT TO FIND OUT VRScout: Losing Weight In VR With This VIVE Workout UploadVR: This Is What 50 Days Of Virtual Reality Exercise Can Do VRSource: This man’s VR fitness challenge will make you want to buy a Vive
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We're moving to Reddit!
While I'll continue to maintain this board, I think we will have even more success at our new home: https://www.reddit.com/r/vrfit/ See you there!
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How does an hour exerviving compare to an hour of biking or jogging?
One of the goals of my 50 Day VR Fitness Challenge was that it would enable me to transition from being sedentary to doing traditional fitness activities with relative ease, and I'm happy to report that it worked. In the past week I was able to bike and jog for an entire hour, something that I wouldn't have been able to…
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What's your Steam username?
Mine is leppermessiah. Add me. :)
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Welcome and Introductions
Hey everyone! What inspired me to first put on a heart rate monitor and see what an hour in VR could do was hearing Joe Rogan wax philosophical about the fitness implications of VR. The notion is that in the future (which is now) gamers will be in amazing physical condition. More to the point, though, is that I've become…
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Tim's 2nd 50 Day Challenge
Weight lifting, biking, jogging, and of course, VR. That's what this 2nd 50 Day Challenge shall comprise of. Day One Hex-Bar Deficit Deadlift 5x88# 5x108# 5x98# Gravitron Pull-Ups 3x20x-100# Standing Press 5x45# 3x5x55# Cardio 15 min: The Thrill of the Fight After 10 months of no strength training, I am weak. So I'm…
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Tim's 50 Day Challenge
This is where I'll be updating the progress on my 50 Day Challenge. For my 50 Day Challenge I'm going to limit my exercise to VR and walking coupled with a balanced diet. I won't be taking any supplements other than some vitamins. My personal goal is to lose 2 lbs / week, for a total of ~14.3 lbs. Pre-Challenge Check-in…
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What games are you working out with?
Here's what I've found so far on a scale of least intense to most intense, and what half of the body they work the most: The Lab's Longbow (Upper Body) Fruit Ninja VR (Upper Body) Audioshield (Upper Body) HoloBall (Upper Body) The Thrill of the Fight (Upper Body) HoloPoint (Lower Body, full depth squat to dodge) I am…
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Sword Master VR and Bitslap are out today!
Full disclosure: I received free keys to try out both of these games. That said, there aren't a whole lot of games available right now that have given me a high-intensity workout. I've really only had HoloPoint and The Thrill of the Fight to deliver the lion's share of my VR fitness conditioning. So if it's any indication…
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Sweat Management (And why I don't use a waterproof VR Cover)
Sweat is probably the single greatest deterrent keeping VR from becoming an optimal vehicle for home fitness. Not only is the breathability in an VR HMD relatively poor, but the headset itself emits heat, making the situation worse. Having a sweaty face is one thing, but if that sweat manages to find itself into the inner…
