"Get Active" pilot with Lennar Corporation yields 82% engagement rate, 280% increase in average weekly exercise minutes among high-risk employees "At Lennar, we believe deeply in empowering our entire ...

Learning proper boxing techniques, dodging balloons and dancing with a virtual instructor was how two elementary school classes kicked off a new after-school fitness program at Travis Heights ...

I'm standing on top of Machu Picchu, listening to Lil Wayne and smashing flying spheres with a bat in each hand. The instructor encourages me to look around and take in the beauty around me. The next ...

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers investigated the impact of virtual reality (VR) exercise on brain functioning, particularly its effect on working memory, a ...

Children and youth with mobility disabilities face a tremendous challenge in preventive health, including a lack of accessible aerobic exercise options. Dr. Byron Lai, assistant professor in the UAB ...

Most exercisers stop 'exer-gaming' when the program gets too tough or dull -- could sensors that tune into a person's emotional state reverse low adherence? Virtual reality (VR) video games that ...

According to a media release, they have recruited 16 volunteer participants from the Bedford Group – a major employer of people with intellectual disabilities in Australia, to join the eight-week ...

Meta Destroyed the Thing That Made Me Love VR for Fitness. Now What?

Adam is a lifelong gamer who enjoys RPGs, action adventure games and a healthy helping of VR to boot. He has written for countless sites in the gaming medium, and you can find him playing the newest ...