Virtual training, real effects: A narrative review on sports performance enhancement through interventions in virtual reality

F Richlan, M Weiß, P Kastner, J Braid - Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The present article reports a narrative review of intervention (ie, training) studies using
Virtual Reality (VR) in sports contexts. It provides a qualitative overview and narrative …

Acceptability, feasibility, and effectiveness of immersive virtual technologies to promote exercise in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

B Doré, A Gaudreault, G Everard, JC Ayena, A Abboud… - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Context: This review aimed to synthesize the literature on the acceptability, feasibility, and
effectiveness of immersive virtual technologies to promote physical exercise in older people …

Fitness apps, live streaming workout classes, and virtual reality fitness for physical activity during the COVID-19 lockdown: an empirical study

R Liu, R Menhas, J Dai, ZA Saqib, X Peng - Frontiers in public health, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Physical activity is an essential need of the human body that helps improve the
physical fitness of an individual and creates a positive impact on overall wellbeing …

The COVID-19 pandemic and overall wellbeing: mediating role of virtual reality fitness for physical-psychological health and physical activity

X Peng, R Menhas, J Dai, M Younas - Psychology Research and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background Virtual reality applications are made for various objectives such as business,
entertainment, education, and healthcare. Anxiety, phobias, distress, disordered eating, drug …

The association between COVID-19 preventive strategies, virtual reality exercise, use of fitness apps, physical, and psychological health: testing a structural equation …

R Menhas, L Qin, ZA Saqib, M Younas - Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Directly or indirectly, individual psychosocial characteristics, motivation, and
health consciousness factors help to maintain physical and psychological health through …

Using virtual reality-based physical activity to change the mental health and cognitive function of karate athletes

F Fendrian, A Ma'mun, Y Hendrayana… - Health, sport …, 2024 - hsr-journal.com
Purpose. The use of virtual reality technology in the field of sports is increasing, but there is a
lack of evidence reporting the effects of virtual reality to change the level of mental health …

Applicability of an immersive virtual reality exercise training system for office workers during working hours

E Touloudi, M Hassandra, E Galanis, M Goudas… - Sports, 2022 - mdpi.com
Virtual reality is a computer-generated simulation of a real or imaginary three-dimensional
environment that has entered our lives, particularly for gaming. Lately, it has been …

Virtual reality-based tabata training: a professional method for changing levels physical fitness and psychological well-being on student-athletes

RA Gani, E Setiawan, IZ Achmad… - … of Physical Culture …, 2023 - sportpedagogy.org.ua
Abstract Background and Study Aim. Physical fitness and psychological well-being of
student-athletes had decreased significantly and became the main problem in this study …

Immersive virtual reality influences physiologic responses to submaximal exercise: a randomized, crossover trial

S Rutkowski, P Szary, J Sacha, R Casaburi - Frontiers in physiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Objectives: This cross-sectional, randomly assigned study aimed to assess the influence of
immersive virtual reality (VR) on exercise tolerance expressed as the duration of a …

The efficacy of an immersive virtual reality exergame incorporating an adaptive cable resistance system on fitness and cardiometabolic measures: a 12-week …

MS Mologne, J Hu, E Carrillo, D Gomez… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Exergaming, combining elements of video game into the realm of exercise, has recently
incorporated immersive virtual reality (IVR) with resistance training. Thirty-two participants …