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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Technology
Frances Marcellin

Why virtual reality fitness is the ideal escapism for Londoners

I’m suspended on a spaceship in a star-clustered galaxy with Earth to my left and a satellite to my right. In a flash, the pumping sound of the PowerBeats app cranks into gear – and so does the action. A blitz of glowing planets is propelled towards me that I will have to punch, smash, or uppercut out of the way.

Next comes the dangerous space-junk, to be avoided with dodges, or squats that I must hold inside the agonisingly long tunnels. I can certainly feel the burn but, by the end of the track, I’ve only shaken off 15 calories. The good news is, it’s so much fun, this barely feels like exercise and I’m ready to go again.

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