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0 pointschaostheory2y ago0 comments

I do, but jogging the same streets and trails gets boring. It’s doesn’t have the variety and novelty that VR AR offers. It’s hard to understand this if you haven’t used it beyond 5 minutes.

In the Bay Area, we’re blessed with multiple nature preserves that are beautiful and stunning, but it takes me 20-40 minutes one way just to drive to one so those hikes tend to be limited to weekends. With AR VR, I can instantly just workout in my living room. It’s a big time saver

It’s also really easy to make excuses not to do it eg it’s raining, it’s too dark, the air isn’t good today etc…

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cpursley2y ago

A gym with a trainer or joining an indoor sports group is going to be way more satisfying than VR. And healthier socially and physically.

chaostheoryOP2y ago

How can you be so sure? You haven’t used current gen VR enough to even make that strong of an assertion, right?

Yes, I do enjoy the alternatives you’ve listed, but they are expensive in terms of time and coordination. I just don’t always have that time during the weekdays and even on some weekends, and neither do my friends and family.

There’s also the pollution aspect since not everyone has good public transit or lives close enough to a gym or court to bike

Also we might have the privilege of being able to afford a personal trainer, but what about other people?

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