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Would anyone recommend the Oculus Quest for getting exercise? This might be what pushed me to get it.

GuardianCaveman 5y ago
I haven’t used it for that purpose but I follow Alanah Pearce and she swears by it for helping her drop weight after she gained a bunch because of an injury. I’ve heard a few other anecdotes about the app she used helping others too called supernatural. Also the boxing ones too.
mrfinn 5y ago
Quest 2 owner here, "The thrill of the fight" has been my most amazing related discovery. Just 20 minutes playing before shower and you'll be sweating like there's no tomorrow. First days, if not already in gym, you are gonna feel for sure the aches.
shafyy 5y ago
Yes, for sure. Much more fun than going to the gym or doing boring exercises at home. Main use would be cardio and stuff like squats etc, not weight lifting. Although Carmack said (in his FB Connect keynote yesterday) that they will soon be fitness apps that incorporate weights as well.
- randoglando 5y ago
  Carmack said (although he wouldn't recommend it due to safety concerns etc.) that he ties arm weights while playing Beat Saber!
ilarum 5y ago
Yes, I recommend it. Beat Saber and Thrill of the Fight are great.
crakhamster01 5y ago
Supernatural is a blast - if I had more space in my cramped apartment I'd be playing it daily.
philjohn 5y ago
Beat saber is a surprisingly good cardio workout - lots of squatting, moving around etc.
- Iefthandrule 5y ago
  Does sweat not affect the Oculus Quest?
  - philjohn 5y ago
    I don't sweat a massive amount from my face when working out, but my baseline level of fitness is relatively good. They are introducing a new workout pad (the pads are super quick to interchange).
  - kroltan 5y ago
    Not a Quest (I've used both and think it's the same answer), but with the HTC Vive the foam pads do a good job of not letting sweat get to your eyes. In general, the facemasks are pretty tight around the eyes, and the sweat glands are on the forehead, so it doesn't affect operation. Of course, it still gets gunky and you'll want to regularly clean the facemasks if you do any exercising in VR. The Quest specifically has the face mask directly integrated to the spacer, so you have to remove the whole thing to clean it, but it's doable.
  - AlwaysRock 5y ago
    You can buy little covers to keep the sweat from stinking up the device but yeah sweat is a small issue.
machiaweliczny 5y ago
Boxing, Audio Trip, Pistol Whip and even Beat Saber are all nice

I haven’t used it for that purpose but I follow Alanah Pearce and she swears by it for helping her drop weight after she gained a bunch because of an injury. I’ve heard a few other anecdotes about the app she used helping others too called supernatural. Also the boxing ones too.

mrfinn 5y ago

Quest 2 owner here, "The thrill of the fight" has been my most amazing related discovery. Just 20 minutes playing before shower and you'll be sweating like there's no tomorrow. First days, if not already in gym, you are gonna feel for sure the aches.

shafyy 5y ago

Yes, for sure. Much more fun than going to the gym or doing boring exercises at home. Main use would be cardio and stuff like squats etc, not weight lifting. Although Carmack said (in his FB Connect keynote yesterday) that they will soon be fitness apps that incorporate weights as well.

randoglando 5y ago
Carmack said (although he wouldn't recommend it due to safety concerns etc.) that he ties arm weights while playing Beat Saber!

ilarum 5y ago

Yes, I recommend it. Beat Saber and Thrill of the Fight are great.

crakhamster01 5y ago

Supernatural is a blast - if I had more space in my cramped apartment I'd be playing it daily.

philjohn 5y ago

Beat saber is a surprisingly good cardio workout - lots of squatting, moving around etc.

Iefthandrule 5y ago
Does sweat not affect the Oculus Quest?
- philjohn 5y ago
  I don't sweat a massive amount from my face when working out, but my baseline level of fitness is relatively good. They are introducing a new workout pad (the pads are super quick to interchange).
- kroltan 5y ago
  Not a Quest (I've used both and think it's the same answer), but with the HTC Vive the foam pads do a good job of not letting sweat get to your eyes. In general, the facemasks are pretty tight around the eyes, and the sweat glands are on the forehead, so it doesn't affect operation. Of course, it still gets gunky and you'll want to regularly clean the facemasks if you do any exercising in VR. The Quest specifically has the face mask directly integrated to the spacer, so you have to remove the whole thing to clean it, but it's doable.
- AlwaysRock 5y ago
  You can buy little covers to keep the sweat from stinking up the device but yeah sweat is a small issue.

machiaweliczny 5y ago

Boxing, Audio Trip, Pistol Whip and even Beat Saber are all nice