It’s simple, easy and most importantly: can be done at home. Because the scent of a bussing gym is certainly a thing that must be eradicated from planet Earth.
But I’d like to paint a different picture for those of you, who weren’t around or conscious enough during the 90s. You see, working out to music was just as fun back then as it is now. Also, doing so with loud music on was just as annoying to everyone around you as it is now.
Key difference? True wireless earbuds didn’t exist . We had headphones that sounded awful and had a cord. Said cord would break easily, so you needed to be careful while doing cardio. If it broke, you had to get your dad to fix it. And he’d get annoyed.
So, given the similarities between the situation mentioned above and some of the most popular VR headset’s wire-related requirements, I’m rather skeptical that VR fitness will become a major push towards wider adoption
Enter stage left: FitXR. A VR app that is all about working out. It recently got updated to support virtual trainers and all new classes in activities like:
Dancing
HIIT (high intensity interval training)
Martial arts
The Right now, the target audience, interested in experiencing virtual reality, consists primarily of males who are into gaming. And in order for this type of tech to become more widely adopted, that would need to change.Enter stage left: FitXR. A VR app that is all about working out. It recently got updated to support virtual trainers and all new classes in activities like:The Washington Post did some digging about how the app is being used and it turns out that as time went on, the typical audience for FitXR shifted from 18 year-old males to women of ages up to 35.
VR fitness is all the rage and the ladies are buying headsets. Really?
