Virtual Reality Headsets - worth the money?

[Jon]

I can imagine doing the boxing against friends would be really good fun. But I don't know anyone else with a headset. Hopefully, I will break 1,000 calories today with the boxing, but I have to do it quick because I have a chess match at 7:30pm. I will be hammering both brain and body today.

 

[Jon]

Wow, just finished boxing for 2hrs 37 minutes, burning 1055 calories today. I think that is enough!

 

[Jon]

That is nasty!

 

[The_Doc_Man]

A VR exercise room needs to be padded. Having a big-screen TV is an expensive accident waiting to happen.

 

[moke123]

I have a 8'x9' Guardian set up. A guardian is a virtual boundary. If you get too close to it a virtual wall will pop up to warn you. There is also a setting to show the outline of anything that enters your guardian. Other than the dog needing a helmet, I haven't had any major mishaps besides knocking over coffee cups but my golf buddy has smashed 2 controllers at @ $80 each.

 

[Jon]

I have developer mode switched on, which enables me to completely disable the virtual boundary. If I have the boundary on, the room I do VR in is too small and I just see the boundary all the time. So, I just keep my feet in the same position on the floor. I've hit a filing cabinet, my monitor and my phone, but fortunately not breaking anything. Sometimes when I do the boxing, one controller might hit the other, or my hand.

My girlfriend had a go at ping pong in VR for the first time, and she stumbled forwards and reached to put her hands on the table to break her fall. Then she suddenly realised the table wasn't there and nearly fell into the sofa! It is just instinctual.

 

[Jon]

Had a great session with Thrill of the Fight 2 yesterday, with total playing time of about 100 minutes spreak over 3 sessions. Did about 1,050 calories and was drenched in sweat. I am burning at a rate of about 10 calories per minute while playing the game.

I fed all this data into ChatGPT to look at the health implications of this HIIT workout and there are many. Lower cardiovascular and cancer risk. Improved insulin sensitivity, reduced inflamation, weight loss, blood pressure reduction and so on. And because the game is compelling, there is no motivation required. My average per day is about 60 minutes play time.

 

[moke123]

Glad to see you've stuck with it.

Have you seen the new TGL golf? It's like a mix of VR and real life.

 

[Jon]

Is that the one where they don't wear a headset?

 

[moke123]

Yes and the floor under the green moves around to give the green different contours.

 

[Jon]

Great for real golfers who want to improve their game.

 

[Jon]

A couple of days ago, I had my highest calorie burn ever, with 110 minutes of active game play, which burned 1200 calories in that one day. Generally speaking, I hate doing anything like HIIT, but with TOTF2, zero motivation is required, and I mean zero!

To be honest, that days session was too much, since I've been aching and hobbling along for the last couple of days, but 1 hour per day is perfectly sustainable.