LegitHyperbole said:
VR can be good for your physical health too. I seen a lot of people in the VR community repot they are loosing weight in the PSVR1 days and many women still site quest as their daily workout. |
Sure, it's more active than sitting on the couch and also prevents you from snacking / drinking while playing ;)
Some of the exercise games can be as effective as Wii Fit. Yet it doesn't do much when you're already weight lifting, running / biking. It's a good inspiration to get more active, but I rather exercise outside and use VR to relax. Although I do have 170h on Synthriders, it all flows so nicely when you can shut your mind off. But there I have to take breaks as soon as I start to sweat.
The most uncomfortable feeling is sweat on your forehead starting to build up under the headset. Some people push through it and then complain about the lenses getting stained. And in one case a dock caught on fire when someone with badly sweaty hands put the controllers back in the dock still soaked with salt sweat cause a short.
VR is ok for short moderately active exercise, shadow boxing (Creed), stretching (Synthriders), squats (Pistol Whip), air tennis (C-Smash) but of course there is no resistance (be careful with hyper-extension of your arms) until you connect with something you couldn't see! It would be cool though to have a stationary bike with VR rides through mountain scenery, bike responding to climbs etc. For a rainy day when simply going for a run or ride on the mountain bike trails is off the table. (I'm lucky in the sense that's it's max a 2km run from my house to the nearest trail with several directions to choose from) Maybe that exists. I don't really have the room for a stationary bike though and a VR headset is quite the opposite of a bike helmet designed with maximum air flow to prevent sweat going in your eyes.
However compared to sitting on the couch with pop / beer / bag of chips, VR is already much healthier while playing sitting comfortably!
