Best High-Intensity Oculus Quest 2 Games for Burning Calories. The Oculus Quest has been a revelation for fitness gaming as it provides the best virtual reality workouts without the need for an expensive gaming PC or any wires getting in the way of your movement.
It has quickly become the headset of choice for many fitness enthusiasts. VR Fitness Insider has put together a list of the 10 best high-intensity Oculus Quest 2 games for burning calories for those looking to take their VR workouts to the next level. All of these titles (which are also playable on the original Oculus Quest headset) are fun to play and will push you to your physical limit after a lengthy session. We’ve broken the list of the best high-intensity Oculus Quest 2 games into three categories: rhythm games, hardcore workouts, and action games. So, feel free to jump to that category if you have a preferred type of virtual reality fitness game. High-Intensity Oculus Quest 2 Rhythm Games Audio Trip Available on: the Oculus Store for $19.99. Beat Saber Synth Riders Pistol Whip FitXR FitXR. Best Oculus Quest 2 VR Fitness Games for Exercise & Workouts. The Oculus Quest has been a favorite for virtual reality fitness enthusiasts due to its lack of cords.
Initially, it lacked as many fitness titles as other headsets, but 2020 saw many great games get ported over to the system and the Oculus Quest 2 get released. VR Fitness Insider's 2020 VR Fitness Awards. The thought of a new year always brings anticipation and excitement, but this year it’s especially true as 2020 will go down in history as one of those seasons of life most people will be thrilled to have behind them.
Despite the craziness, this was a fantastic time for VR games and we’d like to recognize the many developers and studios who helped us make it through this year with the 2020 VR Fitness Game Awards. Supernatural With motivational coaches, a choice of daily workout routines set in beautiful vistas, and the ability to set goals and easily track your progress, Supernatural takes our top spot as the 2020 Best VR Fitness Game of the Year.
Designed from the ground up for the Oculus Quest, Within’s Supernatural is the first subscription-based workout tool in VR and we’re glad it arrived in 2020. Supernatural Adds Goals and Streaks – Coach Leanne Pedante Gives Us The Details. Supernatural is one of the best virtual reality fitness titles out and was recently named one of TIME’s 2020 Best Inventions.
Now it is getting even better. Today, Supernatural announced that in addition to an overhaul of the profile section of the Supernatural Companion App coming out, both goals and streaks are being added. This will allow players to stay motivated while hitting their daily exercise benchmarks. Players can start by setting a goal for how often they want to work out, meditate, and stretch. Supernatural suggests that beginners start at a goal of working out three times a week, while advanced users are said to begin at four. You will earn a streak for each week that you complete your goal. Black Box VR & EoS Fitness Offer Dynamic Resistance VR Workouts. Black Box VR is teaming up with high-value low price gym leader EoS Fitness to offer virtual reality enhanced workouts nationwide.
It will blend VR with dynamic resistance training that will give gym-goers a high-intensity workout. It will launch in the southwest United States this summer in both Arizona and California before coming to additional locations in the next two years. The fitness program will see users wearing a virtual reality headset and other wearable accessories that track hand and body motions as well as their heart and metabolic rates. They will be able to use a private 10-foot-by-10-foot space to workout in, so there is no need to worry about running into objects like at home. Due to its solitary nature, Black Box calls it the “perfect social distancing workout.”
Virzoom's VZFit in the News, as University Study Shows VR and Music Improves Exercise Retention. Virzoom, developers of the popular VR biking software, VZFit got a bit of mainstream attention this month with the publication in the British Journal of Health Psychology of a dual Brunel, London and Exeter University study on the benefits of virtual reality and music in motivating people to exercise.
Ordinarily, scientific publications and studies are associated with new discoveries and ideas that we didn’t yet know, but here it seems they are least two or three years behind our readership, who are already fully aware of the benefits virtual reality brings to exercise. Nonetheless, it’s heartening to see the medium getting some official recognition from the men in white lab coats. The Study The study, rather brilliantly-titled ‘Ready Exerciser One: Effects of music and virtual reality on cycle ergometer exercise’, comprised a controlled experiment with 24 volunteers on stationary bikes cycling according to various conditions; A control group, staring at walls.
Workout in VR with YUR.Coach for Fitness and Fun. While VR workouts are fun and rewarding on their own, a YUR.coach can provide that extra nudge of encouragement some people need to start moving.
It’s easy to join renowned YUR.coach streamers HeyFalcon_ and Carize as they workout in a variety of games with the YUR fitness tracking system. A YUR.coach isn’t necessarily a top player in the game, but they remind us that top scores aren’t the ultimate goal. VR fitness is about having fun and keeping our bodies in motion for the sake of better health and wellness! You can participate in multiplayer mode or watch a YUR.coach via stream. YUR.coach Carize, a passionate VR gamer and fitness afficionado, has been hosting Synth Riders Sundays since last year. VR gamers will also be rewarded with the Beat Saber antics of YUR.coach HeyFalcon_, who interacts with viewers as they select songs to challenge his stamina and skill.
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Oculus has just announced the new VR fitness title Supernatural is coming out on the Oculus Quest, April 23rd. Supernatural is an immersive, subscription-based, virtual reality fitness experience that combines the best beats, fitness coaches, landscapes, and movements into a home workout that’s available to you on-demand every day. There is a mobile companion app, leaderboards, and Bluetooth heart rate integration for popular fitness trackers. The whole experience is something new and fresh. What is VR Fitness? Most of VR's Best Games Are VR Fitness Games. VR’s best quality is that it immerses you directly into a virtual environment, allowing your own body to become the controller that makes gameplay happen.
This is the basic motivational thrust of VR fitness, which is all about turning fun VR games into an effective fitness regimen. That said, should it be any surprise that the best and most fun games you can play in VR are also the most physically involved? How Does Playing VR Make You Fit? The concept of ‘VR fitness’ doesn’t make immediate sense to most people.
Despite seeing major growth in 2019, even just ‘VR’ is not all that well understood outside of early adopter circles and groups of gamers. The vast majority of people still haven’t wrapped their heads around what VR is, and how it’s played with full motion controls and head tracking, so it deserves a little more explanation. Adding ‘fitness’ into the mix adds a lot of new connotations to the conversation as well, broadly begging the question: “What is VR, and how does it make you fit?” There are, luckily, a whole bunch of possible answers to that question. VR Home Workouts Guide. Maximizing Your Virtual Reality Fitness. With many gyms and recreational areas temporarily closing due to COVID-19, fitness enthusiasts are having to turn towards working out at home.
This can be a significant culture shock for those used to going to the gym daily, but it is possible to have great workouts and stay in shape without leaving the house. By using virtual reality and bodyweight exercises, you won’t need a ton of equipment to burn calories during these irregular times. VR home workouts are the perfect solution to this issue. Create an Entire Home Gym Around the Oculus Quest. Oculus Quest – The Ultimate Piece of Cardio Equipment? Why spend hundreds, if not thousands of dollars on cross trainers, treadmills and stationary bikes when you can get a physical workout in VR as varied as your game collection?
Fight in a boxing ring, play tennis, engage in futuristic cybersports, or dispatch death with sword and bow, in VR your workouts can be different every day. As the owner of a Concept 2 rowing machine and a $1000 stationary bike I can say with absolute conviction that my Oculus Quest is the best piece of cardio equipment I own, in fact, I simply no longer feel that I need anything else. In two previous articles, I have looked at the best fitness games currently available on the Quest and the best accessories you can buy for it to maximize its flexibility and potential. This time around I wanted to show you how you can use the Quest as the foundation piece for a complete home gym. Creating your perfect home gym with some affordable additional accessories. Virtual Reality.
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