The VZ Fit will entertain you at the gym, but you will look even less flattering than normal!
VZ Fit
£80 virzoom.com
What could be more undignified than donning unflatteringly tight gym wear and cycling in a frenzy on an exercise bike until your complexion turns a shade of purple reminiscent of Barney the Dinosaur?
Answer: doing the same, but wearing a virtual reality headset, leading everyone in the gym around you to stare and wonder, ‘What on earth is he doing?’
Pairing with a friend to work out is a nice idea but fiddly in practice (not to mention the fact you both have to invest in a £400 VR headset)
The VZ Fit takes the form of a four-button gizmo (above) that plugs into any stationary fitness bike, logging how hard you cycle
And just to add to the impression that you’ve flipped, the VZ Fit now lets you interact with other people, so you can talk to thin air as you ride, discussing the world landmarks you’re cycling past. I suppose we should just be grateful that no one has done one of these for joggers… yet.
The VZ Fit takes the form of a four-button gizmo (above) that plugs into any stationary fitness bike, logging how hard you cycle. You then put on an Oculus Quest headset and can cycle through world landmarks (courtesy of slightly jerky footage drawn from Google Maps). There are also various (very basic) games where you can lasso cowboys and even pilot a tank, controlled via the headset’s hand controllers. It definitely stops you cycling away thinking about work. Pairing with a friend to work out is a nice idea but fiddly in practice (not to mention the fact you both have to invest in a £400 VR headset). Obviously the idea of doing the same with a stranger is enough to make your skin crawl…