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A few weeks ago , I break my carpus ( in a very stupefied way , e - scooter are bad ) and the vista of a protracted recuperation period with exceedingly limited mobility in that arm was really not something I was look forward to . in general , I ’m an extremely participating person who in the main bask weight training , and it ’s a key constituent of my genial well - being as well as my physical health . What I did n’t expect was find relief by agency of virtual pugilism .
I had been using Supernatural on my Meta Quest 3 headset since picking one up at launching , and observe it astonishingly compelling even before my accidental injury — despite my long - nurse popular opinion that no one wants to work out in a sweaty headset . It leave a good full - body workout with a cardio component , which is approachable at a variety of acquirement and comfort grade , and the virtual elements make the whole matter far more engaging , and far less likely to inspire boredom over prison term , when compared to just trying to shadowbox on your own .
Where it run low from fun diversion to virtual lifesaver was after my injury . The fault call for surgery , and the doctor anticipated a total of around six weeks of recuperation clock time before I ’d even be capable to think about place any kind of solid var. on my wrist joint proper . That look like a mess of downtime to someone who relies on strong-arm activity as a key outlet for stress relievo and , frankly , sanity maintenance .
Because of how my wrist combat injury was treated ( surgical operation to install a plate , survey by a protracted stop of wear down a splint , but fortuitously no fixed cast of characters ) I was capable to curb a Quest controller while also doing all the arm motion required of a Supernatural fisticuffs workout ( with the exception of turning my wrist inward for uppercuts , but that did n’t stop them from read as striking ) .
Supernatural is also helping with my rehabilitation as I build back range of movement and flexibleness in my now mostly healed articulatio radiocarpea . I ’ve ditch the brace and I ’m getting the turns back in on the upper cuts , plus I ’ve graduated back to medium intensity from low strength . It has also been very rewarding to see my punch velocity creep back up to full over clip as I pull ahead trust and my arm got healthier .
Meta ’s Quest 3 was already turning me around on the time value and appeal of consumer VR , because of its improved capability and seemingly more casual attack thanks in part to its use of miscellaneous realness . The injury just made me realize at a very accelerated pace what the company examine in Supernatural in terms of lasting , sticky appeal for home VR use of goods and services .
