How I am Burning Calories With Pistol Whip on my PSVR

Genre definers are an interesting beast, they’re not always the most original games, but they tend to hit a special note that resonates with gamers new and old alike. That is what Pistol Whip managed to do when it released on PC. It brought a special ... more - vrfitnessinsider

I’m Taking Part In The VZFit Explorer Summer Adventure Challenge: 21 Days, 7 Rides, 300 Miles

Hopefully, you’ve noticed recently that we’ve been widely reporting that many of our favorite VR fitness games have tournaments running as part of the upcoming VR Fitness Summit, hosted by the Virtual Athletics League. The summit itself runs from September ... more - vrfitnessinsider

How VR Fitness Changed My Life – From Fat to Getting Fit

I have been a heavy person for most of my life. Going as far back as my teenage years I have struggled with my weight. It took me 20 years to grow up and make a difference. In January of this year (2020) I decided enough was enough. VR Fitness has changed ... more - vrfitnessinsider

This Week’s VR Game Roundup: Several Free Games, Linkin Park, and More

During our last VR Game Roundup, there were several intriguing titles spotlighted including several virtual destinations to relax in, a new boxing title, and you could even become a frog. This week’s VR Game Roundup is also filled with some worthwhile ... more - vrfitnessinsider

MarineVerse Cup Sailing Competition To Take Place This Weekend

Enjoy the weekend sailing in VR and compete with other sailors from around the world in the MarineVerse Cup for a chance to win Steam credits from a prize pool worth $590 AUD. Sailing is particularly appealing to individuals who can no longer enjoy the ... more - vrfitnessinsider

Alcove Helps Senior Citizens Avoid Social Isolation While Staying Fit

Alcove is a new game and platform from AARP Innovation Labs that is launching today on Oculus Quest for free. Developed specifically to help those 50 and up avoid social isolation and enjoy virtual reality, it gives families a chance to bond through ... more - vrfitnessinsider

Quell is an Upcoming Resistance-Based Workout Game that Will Have You Punching Fantastical Enemies

While virtual reality has become the most frequent venue in which you can both do some gaming and burn some calories, other workout-centric video games have started to appear in the space recently. As of today, Quell is the latest of these ventures that ... more - vrfitnessinsider

Kibona Launches Blync Kickstarter Campaign – Bring Your Road Bike Into Virtual Reality

Indoor cycling has really become something of a fitness phenomenon in recent years. Services such as Zwift and Peloton have achieved an almost mainstream awareness and have certainly elevated indoor biking from being what was a previously tedious affair ... more - vrfitnessinsider

Supernatural Gets Member Profiles, Dedicated Meditations, And Music-Synced Haptic Feedback

Fitness enthusiasts will be glad to know that Supernatural is getting several new features that will help take its daily workouts and fitness tracking to the next level. An update in August will see Within Unlimited’s subscription-based workout title ... more - vrfitnessinsider

OhShape and Synth Riders Offer Prize Pool and New Content for VR Fitness Summit

During the VR Fitness Summit, Odders Lab and Kluge Interactive will offer new content, tournaments for each game, and a collaborative $500 prize pool for participants who play any song on both OhShape and Synth Riders while registered for both tournaments. ... more - vrfitnessinsider

Linkin Park Brings 11 Tracks to Beat Saber in New Music Pack

Has this season of quarantine made you go one step closer to the edge and nearly break with how often you’ve been trapped indoors? Well, worry not, as the ever-popular Beat Saber has today received a sizable new slate of add-on content that should help ... more - vrfitnessinsider

How Alejandro Lost 25lbs Working Out at the Black Box VR Virtual Sport Training Center

Fitness transformations are nothing new to VR Fitness Insider. Over the years, we’ve seen hundreds of people reach their fitness goals using Virtual Reality as their fitness tool. I’m sure some of you reading this are already starting to say, “can people ... more - vrfitnessinsider

Cycle Your Way to Better Health and a $1,000 Prize Pool in the VZfit Tournament

VirZoom announces their Explorer Summer Adventure Campaign that will run from August 17 through September 7 in conjunction with the VR Fitness Summit being hosted by the Virtual Athletics League. Participants have an opportunity win cash from a $1,000 ... more - vrfitnessinsider

Swords of Gurrah to Host Community Tournament

Swords of Gurrah is hosting a community-funded tournament with a prize pool that already exceeds $1,300 that will be distributed among the top competitors following several weeks of 1 on 1 competition set to begin this weekend. A competitive VR game, ... more - vrfitnessinsider

This Week’s VR Game Roundup: Become A Frog, Face The Fight, And More

During our last VR Game Roundup, there were several intriguing titles spotlighted including a game that was essentially Guitar Hero in virtual reality, an escape room title, and a free fitness title to download. This week’s VR Game Roundup is also filled ... more - vrfitnessinsider

Synth Riders Receives New Cyberpunk Essentials DLC Song Pack

It has been a busy summer for Synth Riders. After crossing over with OhShape in a new timed event back in June, today, the game has received a sizable new slate of add-on content. In what developer Kluge Interactive is calling the Cyberpunk Essentials ... more - vrfitnessinsider

AR Running Glasses Ghost Pacer Shatters Kickstarter Goal, Allows For Virtual Partners

Runners will have a new way to stay motivated come next year as Ghost Pacer’s augmented reality glasses will allow them to run alongside virtual partners. Similar to ghosts times seen in racing video games, runners can challenge themselves to match a ... more - vrfitnessinsider

Echo Combat Flamingo League Announces Partnership with VAL and VRFI

The Echo Combat Flamingo League announced today a partnership with the Virtual Athletics League (VAL) and VR Fitness Insider that will include participation in the upcoming VR Fitness Summit as well as sponsorship for Echo Combat Flamingo League Season ... more - vrfitnessinsider

Snapshot VR Viveport Open To Take Place Saturday

Inspired by physical-world paintball competitions, Giant Scam’s arena-style shooter Snapshot VR was built with competitive immersive environments in mind. This Saturday competitors will have an opportunity to put their skills to the test in The Snapshot ... more - vrfitnessinsider

Oculus Quest and Rift S Silicone VR Cover Review

VR Cover remains the go-to brand for virtual reality face covers that help you keep your VR headset hygiene in check— all while greatly increasing the comfort of your VR workout. In fact, it’s practically necessary for Oculus Quest owners to slap one ... more - vrfitnessinsider

The Apocalypse Games VR Esports Competition Begins Aug 12

The time has come to take back the world from the onslaught of terrifying creatures trying to rip into your flesh. If you want to survive, you must take action now. The Apocalypse Games , a virtual competition set in the horror game The Walking Dead: ... more - vrfitnessinsider

Virtual Athletics League to Host World’s Largest VR Fitness Summit

Virtual Athletics League has partnered with some of the largest names in VR fitness and esports to host a VR Fitness Summit that will feature a prize pool of $25,000 across a variety of tournaments and contests that will take place from September 3 through ... more - vrfitnessinsider

This Week’s VR Game Roundup: Guitar Hero In VR, Escape Rooms, And More

During our last VR Game Roundup, there were several intriguing titles featured including the PlayStation VR version of Pistol Whip, a solid action game called Kongfusion, and more. This week’s VR Game Roundup is also filled with some interesting releases. ... more - vrfitnessinsider

The Best Exercise Video Games for Breaking a Sweat

Gaming can be an incredible way to get fit as long as you are playing the right titles. While there is no denying that virtual reality has helped take fitness gaming to a new level, you don’t have to have a headset to break a sweat while playing video ... more - vrfitnessinsider

Rhythmatic is the Newest VR Rhythm Game That Adds a Multiplayer Twist

Even though most of the world (especially those of us in the United States) are still social distancing to prevent the spread of the ongoing pandemic, things are slowly but surely starting to get back to some sense of normalcy. As such, industries that ... more - vrfitnessinsider

BoxVR Reloaded: FitXR Ramps up the Intensity to Deliver Killer Workouts, but the New Scoring System is Controversial

When it comes to virtual reality fitness titles, BoxVR has long been the king. Initially launched on Steam over three years ago, it’s still the most popular go-to app for fitness, now available for PC VR, Playstation, and the Oculus Quest. Still, developers ... more - vrfitnessinsider

This Week’s VR Game Roundup: Pistol Whip PSVR, Kung Fu, And More

During our last VR Game Roundup, there were several intriguing titles featured including the Oculus Quest version of In Death, a virtual reality adaptation of squash, and more. This week’s VR Game Roundup is also filled with some interesting releases. ... more - vrfitnessinsider

VR Master League Announces Large Prize Pool for Top VR Esports Games

The VR Master League, a community-driven platform that began forming in late 2016 with a couple dozen enthusiastic VR players, now features one of the largest VR competitive communities and today they announced a combination of prize packages worth over ... more - vrfitnessinsider

Shooter VR Fitness Games – Which Is Right For You?

Thanks to the success of virtual reality fitness games there are now so many choices for players to pick from. If you enjoy first-person shooters then it might even be overwhelming to decide where to start since so many titles allow you to live out your ... more - vrfitnessinsider

Grand Prize Winner Richard Bernsee Talks about VR Fitness

A lifelong, self-proclaimed “computer geek,” Richard Bernsee recognized in his late teens that he needed to make working out a priority if he wanted to be fit. Exercise is also a nice compliment to his mostly sedentary occupation as senior IT analyst ... more - vrfitnessinsider