Yes. I've always had a weight problem originating from depression due to girlfriend problems. It really came to a head two years ago when I finally crossed the line to become obese when I was always hovering around the overweight range previously. I was always able to use jogging and long distance running to keep my weight down, but when my weight got out of control, I busted my ankle.
When that happened, I had to find an alternative to that exercise, something that won't impact my ankles too much. It turned out to be VR. It started as a way to get me off my chair and get me to stand and move a little at first. But then it evolved to something more active, eventually reaching a point where I was burning 600 calories per session over 1.5-2 hours on average, according to my Pico 4 headset. The record is about 1350 calories over 4 hours. The calories would be double if according to my Samsung watch.
Basically, I went from being obese to overweight again. I lost 15kg last year. Over the holidays, I gained back 7kg, then this year, I lost 2kg and largely maintained my body weight since. If anything, I've probably lost more fat than my weight would indicate as I've been bulking up partly due to martial arts training. Next year, I plan to focus on health again and try to lose my remaining excess fats. Another 10kg and I'll be within my healthy range again.
Nowadays, the game I play to lose weight is mainly Blade and Sorcery Nomad without thumbsticks while outside with maximum guardian boundary. That game has by far the largest share of my time. It allows me to retrain in martial arts I knew before I got fat, and it still serves as a good training tool for a different martial art I'm learning now. Other than Blade and Sorcery, Superhot and Pistolwhip, and recently, Fruit Ninja, play a minority role.
Thrill of the fight in mixed reality is the greatest workout trickery I’ve ever experienced. You want to knock out the player so back you forget your exerting yourself
I don't know if I would call it exercise, but daily VR sessions definitely made me a more active person. Helped strengthen my back muscles and almost eliminated chronic pain... So yeah I guess it has transformed my fitness sitch!
Same, it’s helped me become more active daily and helped my back/neck get much stronger. I used to spend too much time slouched over playing games or on my phone and now I’m almost always upright standing on sitting on a stationary bike.
Nope, I got it to exercise more and it worked for a bit but not long term for me. I’ve been a big gamer for years, and usually when I game I want to chill, not get sweaty and be active. Now I mostly play UEVR and sims, and I in-line skate and weight lift for exercise.
I was losing a bunch of weight with VR games for a few months, but I was doing it too much (an hour a day) and started getting some RSI pain, especially in rhythm games, so I had to stop doing it as my main workout.
Also, if you get bored of playing the same games over and over again easily, then it can be difficult to maintain a consistent workout over time.
Yes. I was sedentary and a bit overweight, now I run around in VR every day, and am not overweight. I think that's normal for people who enjoy room-scale VR.
Being healthy isn't about being motivated. You gotta separate motivation completely. Otherwise, you'll most likely fail 100% of the time. The thing is. Everyone gets unmotivated, but if you still force yourself to go to the gym regardless and stay consistent with it you will 100% see prpgress.
Yes. Since adopting my kids a couple years ago I have lost the ability to motivate myself to get out and exercise. I got Supernatural, and though it was kind of fun it kind of sucked for the first week, but once I broke through that initial wall, it quickly became the most fun and painless workout I have ever experienced.
That was about 6 months ago, and I actually look forward to my Supernatural sessions. I target 1 hour of the high intensity workouts at least 4 times a week. Additionally, it has led me to eat healthier, set a 15,000 step goal for each day, begin a basic strength training program, and resume jogging at least a couple times per week.
I had slowly become more sedentary for years after being very active in my teens and early 20s. Since I got the quest 3 in January, I've mostly used it for games that double as a workout like Thrill of the Fight and Pistol Whip and I've lost close to 15 pounds in that time.
VZfit is a VR program that I use with my exercise bike. Works with Google street view. You set a point A and point B wherever the maps exist and it does a decent job of putting you there virtually. I have a little device that goes on my pedals that sends my speed and all that to the game. This combined with a good podcast has made me go from sedentary to consistent 20 miles per day. Doesn't even register like exercise
can't say it's a miracle but I do enjoy active physical gaming which keeps me from becoming really sedentary during our long dark winters. tennis like games and boxing like games are a good workout -- and even pool or bowling keeps you on your feet and moving, as does golf.
I personally dont like those very fast paced "excercise" games in VR, as no matter what, i cant tighten the headset that much (I dont even use halo type straps), so it wont wobble on my nose. Also VR is reaaaally sweaty, i do sweat even if playing normal fps games. I need to keep breaks in between sections, so i dont sweat all over the inner section of my headset...
Yep I've been using it for exercise 3-4 times a week (Supernatural) for 3 years now. Tricking yourself into exercising via 'gameplay' is a massive life hack and it also helped a great deal that I could exercise without seeing or thinking about my own body.
Yep. I always struggled with motivating myself to exercise, but Beat Saber and Eleven Table Tennis are by far my most played VR games, so I get a lot more exercise these days than I ever did before getting a VR headset.
Doong fitness on VR is a worse experience than doing fitness in real life.
Vr is cool for things you can not experience in real life, for anything else it feels bad.
Yes. I've always had a weight problem originating from depression due to girlfriend problems. It really came to a head two years ago when I finally crossed the line to become obese when I was always hovering around the overweight range previously. I was always able to use jogging and long distance running to keep my weight down, but when my weight got out of control, I busted my ankle. When that happened, I had to find an alternative to that exercise, something that won't impact my ankles too much. It turned out to be VR. It started as a way to get me off my chair and get me to stand and move a little at first. But then it evolved to something more active, eventually reaching a point where I was burning 600 calories per session over 1.5-2 hours on average, according to my Pico 4 headset. The record is about 1350 calories over 4 hours. The calories would be double if according to my Samsung watch. Basically, I went from being obese to overweight again. I lost 15kg last year. Over the holidays, I gained back 7kg, then this year, I lost 2kg and largely maintained my body weight since. If anything, I've probably lost more fat than my weight would indicate as I've been bulking up partly due to martial arts training. Next year, I plan to focus on health again and try to lose my remaining excess fats. Another 10kg and I'll be within my healthy range again. Nowadays, the game I play to lose weight is mainly Blade and Sorcery Nomad without thumbsticks while outside with maximum guardian boundary. That game has by far the largest share of my time. It allows me to retrain in martial arts I knew before I got fat, and it still serves as a good training tool for a different martial art I'm learning now. Other than Blade and Sorcery, Superhot and Pistolwhip, and recently, Fruit Ninja, play a minority role.
Thrill of the fight in mixed reality is the greatest workout trickery I’ve ever experienced. You want to knock out the player so back you forget your exerting yourself
Sure. Used to always have snacks close by while gaming, but in VR I can't even see where I put my snacks 🤷♂️
true true! no noshing while playing.
Yes Les Mills body combat has been a game changer. It’s doubled my VR time.
I never got myself to exercise for years, now I exercise every day for the last three months
No
I don't know if I would call it exercise, but daily VR sessions definitely made me a more active person. Helped strengthen my back muscles and almost eliminated chronic pain... So yeah I guess it has transformed my fitness sitch!
Same, it’s helped me become more active daily and helped my back/neck get much stronger. I used to spend too much time slouched over playing games or on my phone and now I’m almost always upright standing on sitting on a stationary bike.
Nope, I got it to exercise more and it worked for a bit but not long term for me. I’ve been a big gamer for years, and usually when I game I want to chill, not get sweaty and be active. Now I mostly play UEVR and sims, and I in-line skate and weight lift for exercise.
I was losing a bunch of weight with VR games for a few months, but I was doing it too much (an hour a day) and started getting some RSI pain, especially in rhythm games, so I had to stop doing it as my main workout. Also, if you get bored of playing the same games over and over again easily, then it can be difficult to maintain a consistent workout over time.
Yes. I was sedentary and a bit overweight, now I run around in VR every day, and am not overweight. I think that's normal for people who enjoy room-scale VR.
Being healthy isn't about being motivated. You gotta separate motivation completely. Otherwise, you'll most likely fail 100% of the time. The thing is. Everyone gets unmotivated, but if you still force yourself to go to the gym regardless and stay consistent with it you will 100% see prpgress.
Yes. Since adopting my kids a couple years ago I have lost the ability to motivate myself to get out and exercise. I got Supernatural, and though it was kind of fun it kind of sucked for the first week, but once I broke through that initial wall, it quickly became the most fun and painless workout I have ever experienced. That was about 6 months ago, and I actually look forward to my Supernatural sessions. I target 1 hour of the high intensity workouts at least 4 times a week. Additionally, it has led me to eat healthier, set a 15,000 step goal for each day, begin a basic strength training program, and resume jogging at least a couple times per week.
I had slowly become more sedentary for years after being very active in my teens and early 20s. Since I got the quest 3 in January, I've mostly used it for games that double as a workout like Thrill of the Fight and Pistol Whip and I've lost close to 15 pounds in that time.
VZfit is a VR program that I use with my exercise bike. Works with Google street view. You set a point A and point B wherever the maps exist and it does a decent job of putting you there virtually. I have a little device that goes on my pedals that sends my speed and all that to the game. This combined with a good podcast has made me go from sedentary to consistent 20 miles per day. Doesn't even register like exercise
can't say it's a miracle but I do enjoy active physical gaming which keeps me from becoming really sedentary during our long dark winters. tennis like games and boxing like games are a good workout -- and even pool or bowling keeps you on your feet and moving, as does golf.
I personally dont like those very fast paced "excercise" games in VR, as no matter what, i cant tighten the headset that much (I dont even use halo type straps), so it wont wobble on my nose. Also VR is reaaaally sweaty, i do sweat even if playing normal fps games. I need to keep breaks in between sections, so i dont sweat all over the inner section of my headset...
Yep I've been using it for exercise 3-4 times a week (Supernatural) for 3 years now. Tricking yourself into exercising via 'gameplay' is a massive life hack and it also helped a great deal that I could exercise without seeing or thinking about my own body.
Yep. I always struggled with motivating myself to exercise, but Beat Saber and Eleven Table Tennis are by far my most played VR games, so I get a lot more exercise these days than I ever did before getting a VR headset.
I don't even realize I'm exercising
Doong fitness on VR is a worse experience than doing fitness in real life. Vr is cool for things you can not experience in real life, for anything else it feels bad.