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‘FitXR’ Update Adds Formula One-style High Intensity Training Exercises

Road to VR

FitXR , the subscription-based VR workout app for Oculus Quest, launched its third in-game exercise regime which brings High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) to the mix. The developers say the new HIIT studio includes instructor-led exercises and reaction-based fitness games like professional F1 driver reaction training.

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VR Therapies Launches Immersive Physical Fitness Program for UK Senior Living Groups

XR Today - Virtual Reality

The UK immersive firm secured seniors with a 6-month programme with financial help from the local charity group Northamptonshire Sport, the National Lottery, and Sport England. According to the firm, local voluntary, charity, and community organisations can also access the program for group and individual physical therapy sessions.

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Sharecare Is Using VR To Improve Workforce Health

VRScout

The pilot program saw an 82% engagement rate and a 280% boost in average weekly exercise time. Daily exercise routines can help reverse these conditions. Blue Cross Blue Shield claims that members who regularly exercised saw lower healthcare costs, which totaled around $4,438 less over four years.

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New Year, New Goals: Hit Your Fitness Goals This Year With Immersive Workouts From FitXR’s New Studios

ARPost

The VR fitness app has recently launched two new studios, Sculpt and Combat, providing their users with low-impact strength and conditioning workouts for the first time, as well as more options for high-impact exercises. The exercises are designed to burn, tone, and sculpt while improving balance, strength, and endurance.

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New Report Says Chewing Gum Reduces VR Motion Sickness

VRScout

As part of the study, 77 participants were split up into three groups—a control group with no gum, an experimental group chewing peppermint gum, and a second experimental group chewing ginger gum—and immersed in a 15-minute VR helicopter flight. So, how exactly does chewing gum combat VR motion sickness?

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VR Fitness App Lets You Workout With Real Dumbbells

VRScout

Some of these Strength Training exercises have you ditching your motion controllers in favor of actual dumbbells. You instead follow a virtual trainer through set routines that target 16 important muscle groups. You can even target specific muscle groups using an interactive muscle map and track your performance over time.

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How to start or join a group workout on Fitness+

Digital Trends

Apple Fitness+ makes exercising fun with new group workouts for working out with friends and family. Learn how to create or join a group session.

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