Launch HN: Quell (YC S20) – Immersive gaming and combat workout

Re:Launch HN: Quell (YC S20) – Immersive gaming and combat w... by newsbinator on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @12:35PM (#24212356)

I'm not a fitness buff because I hate working out. I'm not overweight (perhaps slightly underweight) and it's hard to convince myself on any given day to do a thing I hate doing because it can't feel like a "win" until 3 ~ 12 months from now.

I got excited about this concept reading OP's description, but the video makes it look like it's resistance band exercise for the arms, and nothing beyond that.

I guess my ideal version of this would involve full body weight exercise somehow or lifting heavy objects.

I'm not sure 20 ~ 60 minutes of extending arms with resistance bands is safe or effective. We didn't really evolve to work our muscles that way. Then again I guess we didn't evolve to cycle either.

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Re:Launch HN: Quell (YC S20) – Immersive gaming and combat w... by lorespreafico on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @01:30PM (#24213199)

Hey! We're absolutely looking to implement full body workouts. With our tracking sensors, we will add exciting game+fitness features such as having to squat, do burpees etc in order to avoid the enemies or perform certain in-game actions. This will provide for a much more exciting experience, with a full-body, effective workout!

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