VR Transforms Physical Therapy, One Baby Boomer at a Time
The term “virtual reality” evokes images of gamers huddled around new devices, Millennials sipping coffee as they chat about the latest gadgets, and technophiles miming about in space age glasses at popular events. While...
Virtual Environments Improve Health Advocacy
Health advocates are always trying to find ways to make their campaigns more impactful and improve their outcomes, but this can be a big challenge. Helping people change their personal behavior, especially when it...
VR Spikes Empathy, Which Can Spark Better Health and Fitness
By now, most people understand the very core basics of virtual reality. Some even understand how this technology improves learning processes, helps people conquer their fears and assists surgeons with medical procedures. What many...
VR Changes Attitudes Towards Death and Exercise
Researchers have just shown that VR can reduce the fear of death. Helping people change their perceptions through a virtual experience is already a huge component in many fitness programs. Changing perceptions and showing...
VR Shapes Emotion, Body Perception and Reaction
A new virtual reality study has revealed that how a person feels in a particular environment is based on his or her perception of space and physical awareness. Researchers have concluded that our brain...
Athletes who Train in VR Dominate According to Research
There's no question that virtual reality fitness games improve physical conditioning. However, there are a lot of people who might question whether VR legitimately boosts athletic ability and sports performance. It's easy to dismiss...
VR Avatars Increase Understanding of Health Risk, Study Shows
Avatars are representations of real world humans that exist in a virtual environment. While it's true and almost commonly expected that an avatar can be a fantasy character, what usually gets overlooked is that...
Study: Virtual Avatars can Change Real Life Behavior
The many health and fitness benefits of virtual reality continue to add up! A recent study has proven that the avatars people use while in VR experiences can actually be effective for helping people...
VR Gaming Improves Balance and Overall Fitness (At Any Age!)
We've covered that gaming in VR can drastically improve your fitness. Research supports this fact and that's exactly why you're here. But what if I told you that gaming in VR could actually also...
VR Cycling Makes You Push Harder and Get Fitter Faster
We're not the type of site that likes to say we told you so, but this time we just can't resist. We've long been proponents of VR gaming and it's positive impact on fitness...
