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The only pro that I see with black box is that you get resistance training. I can’t think of any other VR offering that has this feature After that all I see a

The only pro that I see with black box is that you get resistance training. I can’t think of any other VR offering that has this feature After that all I see are negatives: I should try it before I complain, but a big point about VR is being able to do stuff remotely with people. Having to physically go to a gym gives you lots of excuses not to go vs having VR in the living room. The travel time is also a time sink. As others have pointed out, hygiene is a thing. I’m not keen on wearing a headset that other sweaty people used. It’s one thing to use normal gym equipment, but this goes on my face. Not sure if UV light is enough. That particular headset is gross when it’s damp. Looking at the headset, it looked like an HTC Vive model which is really old. The Quest 2 has much better visual fidelity. I know this because I’ve owned and used both extensively. A quest 2 is also a very affordable as a standalone VR peloton. Another big problem that this shares with other gyms is the lack of variety compared to VR workouts at home. It looks like there is only one game. Even if there are variations, it’s still just one game. That will get boring within two months.

sw104 3y ago
> Having to physically go to a gym gives you lots of excuses not to go vs having VR in the living room. The travel time is also a time sink. It's often argued that the act of physically going to the place is what makes you do it. Personally, I know that I probably get more use out of the static bike at my gym than most people get out of the Peloton collecting dust in their own home. The path of least resistance also curves around working out within the confines of your own home. If you struggle going for a run or going to the gym, putting on the clothes and forcing yourself out of the door is 99% of the act. There's a similar parallel with working from home. Sometimes the change of environment and the mood of that environment is what compels people to move between resting/exercising/working mode. Of course, for the gym in particular, it does also depend on what the journey to the gym is like as well as other factors (weather, traffic etc.)
- chaostheory 3y ago
  Maybe it’s different for different people, especially ones in different generations? As in older generations tend to favor face to face, and different activities for different locations. I don’t feel that totally applies for the younger generations because the internet arrived during our formative years. Personally, the only time gyms were effective for me was when I was forced into the office. Now, my productivity is greater working remotely, and so is my discipline when it comes to working out at home. Probably because I have more time to do things like sleep, where normally it would get eaten up by a long commute. The only real pro that I see for going to the gym is to meet new people.

sw104 3y ago

> Having to physically go to a gym gives you lots of excuses not to go vs having VR in the living room. The travel time is also a time sink. It's often argued that the act of physically going to the place is what makes you do it. Personally, I know that I probably get more use out of the static bike at my gym than most people get out of the Peloton collecting dust in their own home. The path of least resistance also curves around working out within the confines of your own home. If you struggle going for a run or going to the gym, putting on the clothes and forcing yourself out of the door is 99% of the act. There's a similar parallel with working from home. Sometimes the change of environment and the mood of that environment is what compels people to move between resting/exercising/working mode. Of course, for the gym in particular, it does also depend on what the journey to the gym is like as well as other factors (weather, traffic etc.)

chaostheory 3y ago
Maybe it’s different for different people, especially ones in different generations? As in older generations tend to favor face to face, and different activities for different locations. I don’t feel that totally applies for the younger generations because the internet arrived during our formative years. Personally, the only time gyms were effective for me was when I was forced into the office. Now, my productivity is greater working remotely, and so is my discipline when it comes to working out at home. Probably because I have more time to do things like sleep, where normally it would get eaten up by a long commute. The only real pro that I see for going to the gym is to meet new people.