Real and Virtual Exercise
As part of my weight loss program, I've upped my exercise levels. Normally, I'd jog on my treadmill five or six times per week for 35-45 minutes. I've pushed that up to an hour.
I've also started using the VR unit for exercise. The Supernatural workout is a Beat Saber variant. When you put on the VR gear, you're transported into various exotic, and usually stark, locations. Targets fly at you, and you have to either slice them in half or dodge them. Virtual coaches give you pre-recorded pep talks.
According to my fitness monitor, my heart rate on this game goes higher than it does when I run, which is a good thing. It's all aerobic exercise--no weights to lift or resistance to overcome. I don't mind this. My joints don't like it when I lift weights, and this is more fun anyway. The point for me is to burn calories.
So these days, I alternate. Run one day, swat virtual targets the other.
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I've also started using the VR unit for exercise. The Supernatural workout is a Beat Saber variant. When you put on the VR gear, you're transported into various exotic, and usually stark, locations. Targets fly at you, and you have to either slice them in half or dodge them. Virtual coaches give you pre-recorded pep talks.
According to my fitness monitor, my heart rate on this game goes higher than it does when I run, which is a good thing. It's all aerobic exercise--no weights to lift or resistance to overcome. I don't mind this. My joints don't like it when I lift weights, and this is more fun anyway. The point for me is to burn calories.
So these days, I alternate. Run one day, swat virtual targets the other.
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