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Can video games be a workout? Yes, experts say, and virtual reality (VR) technology is ushering in a whole new way to exercise.Pop on a VR headset, load up the right game, and suddenly you're in sparring in a boxing ring or skiing in the…

1College of Physical Education, Hunan City University, Yiyang, People’s Republic of China; 2College of Physical Education and Sports, Soochow University, Suzhou, People’s Republic of China; 3Research Center of Sports Social Sciences,…

Meta has long seen the Quest 2 as the perfect fitness companion, with plenty of fitness-focused apps ranging from workout apps like FitXR to outright exhausting beat-matching apps like Beat Saber available that'll get the heart going.…

Meta has long seen the Quest 2 as the perfect fitness companion, with plenty of fitness-focused apps ranging from workout apps like FitXR to outright exhausting beat-matching apps like Beat Saber available that'll get the heart going. It…

Instagram wants to let anyone travel to “anywhere in the world in a fraction of a second” and that's good news for fitness. Instagram is primarily for getting out of the house and capturing the world with either video or photo. When…

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Meta's Quest 2 VR headset is a great way for people to play games that can be physically demanding - so it's no wonder that people are using the device to try and get fit.The Quest 2 store is filled with sports games and fitness-focused…

What you need to knowOculus Move is a virtual reality fitness app available on Quest headsets that tracks active time spent, calories burned, and other stats during any game or app in VR.Starting next month, users will be able to sync…

Oculus started primarily for gaming, she says, but with an eye on social connection, productivity, and more. "The rapid growth and popularity of the fitness use case proves that point,”…

Fitness applications that use VR headsets are contributing to the growth of VR. getty In my Forbes column, which I wrote in mid-November, I suggested that the "Metaverse" was in the works. This is very true.…