My First 80 Days of VR for Exercise

Re:My First 80 Days of VR for Exercise by Nevermark on Sunday February 20, 2022 @03:14AM (#30404144)

I wear a 20 lbs weight vest, 3.5 lbs wrist weights and 5 lbs ankle weights at all times when using my Oculus Quest 2.

The point of always wearing them, even for low intensity use, is I never have to motivate myself to put on extra weight - and I strongly associate the weighted feeling, and the endorphins I get from them, with having fun.

This is how our bodies evolved to live ... or it should have been, lol.

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Re:My First 80 Days of VR for Exercise by notefaker on Sunday February 20, 2022 @10:39AM (#30406525)

Just be careful with vest, wrist, and ankle weights. They’re great for static exercises, think leg lifts or arm raises, but can wreck your ankles, wrists, and back while doing any sort of cardio, even walking:

https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/wearable-weig...

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