Virtual reality pedals and dances its way into fitness classes
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Virtual reality pedals and dances its way into fitness classes
By Dorene Internicola
Virtual reality is making inroads into group fitness classes aand personal training sessions and promises to get more immersive as the technology advances, according to fitness experts.
It can transport an indoor cyclist in snowy Minnesota to Miami Beach or drop a novice into the middle of a three-dimensional exercise class that was taped days ago and miles away.
Anytime Fitness, a worldwide franchise, uses automated kiosks to screen immersive classes from indoor cycling to yoga.
“We have doubled down on our concentration of virtual fitness,” said Shannon Fable, corporate director of programing. “It’s an electronic way to deliver reliable, affordable group fitness for free.”
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