Workouts I'm Loving Right Now

I never thought I would love these workouts because I've never really been into video games, but I'm in love with Beat Saber and Box VR!!!

Both Beat Saber and BoxVR are games you play using a Virtual Reality headset. It's not something I would buy on my own so I'm glad my husband bought a VR set and those workout games :)

A little bit about Beat Saber: It's a virtual reality rhythm game where you slice blocks that represent musical blocks with light sabers. It's kind of like Fruit Ninja meets Guitar Hero (see video below). The easy, normal, and hard levels for each song aren't quite a workout, but once you get to the expert level you start to sweat! Music is great and upbeat. If you want more variety in music, there are ways to upload your own music.

A little bit about BoxVR: It's a boxing inspired workout where you are placed in virtual studio and you punch whatever comes at you (see video below). You'll do many combinations of jabs, upper cuts, hooks, blocks and dodges. There are three levels just like Beat Saber. What's cool about this game is they consulted with Fitness Trainers to develop the boxing combos. The music is great and I love all the different combos they have for every song. You can also upload your own music too.

I just love these fitness games and have been doing them almost every day since Christmas! Initially I was doing it to get a workout in and now I don't even see it as a workout anymore. It's more of a fun game that burns a ton of calories! When something is fun and it's something you look forward to, you're more likely to do it :)

If you have a VR set already, I highly recommend these games. They are affordable and fun to play!!

Let me know if you have played these games and what you think or if you recommend any other fitness/workout games :)

- Coach Robin

FYI it's not dizzy when you have the headset on.