{"id":19864,"date":"2025-04-14T18:23:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T18:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/19864\/"},"modified":"2025-04-14T18:23:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T18:23:11","slug":"from-vr-headsets-to-exercise-apps-we-test-products-that-can-get-you-fit-from-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/19864\/","title":{"rendered":"From VR headsets to exercise apps, we test products that can get you fit from home"},"content":{"rendered":"

ITEMS in the latest basket of goods \u2013 whose price changes are tracked to measure inflation \u2013 now include yoga mats and VR headsets.<\/p>\n

They have been included by the Office for National Statistics because home exercise<\/a> is more popular than ever after taking off during Covid<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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I look at the ways you can get fit without leaving home<\/p>\n

Today I look at the ways you can get fit without ever leaving the house.<\/p>\n

YOGA MATS\"Pink<\/a><\/p>\n

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This yoga mat has a smooth, anti-slip surfaceCredit: Supplied<\/p>\n

THIS one from The Yoga Collective certainly feels a bit thicker than your average mat.<\/p>\n

And when your knees aren\u2019t as springy as they once were, that\u2019s essential.<\/p>\n

It has a smooth, anti-slip matte surface that\u2019s great for gripping on to.<\/p>\n

It looks and feels extremely high quality and although I usually hate branding, the logo is sleek.<\/p>\n

Comes in loads of colours, too.<\/p>\n

The only downside is that it stains easily. I spilled some water which left a mark that I just can\u2019t shift.<\/p>\n

\u00a359, yoga-collective.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

The 9 best exercises to get a reformer Pilates body without the expenseVIRTUAL REALITY HEADSET\"Illustration<\/a><\/p>\n

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I love exercising with VRCredit: Supplied<\/p>\n

I\u2019M not a huge technology<\/a> fan but I love exercising this way now.<\/p>\n

FitXR is a VR<\/a> workout app<\/a> that allows you to step into an amazing virtual world and do classes including HIIT, boxing, Zumba and dance.<\/p>\n

You need a bit of a steep outlay at first for the Meta<\/a> Quest headset and controllers.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s priced at about \u00a3289, but the app comes with a week-long free trial and starts from about \u00a37 a month for any class you want.<\/p>\n

It is amazing, offering everything from seated classes for those with mobility issues to instructor-led dance and boxing classes where you punch targets in your virtual world.<\/p>\n

Exercise on a new level. Makes the fitness DVDs of the past seem ridiculous.<\/p>\n

\u00a37 a month, fitxr.com<\/a><\/p>\n

APP\"App<\/a><\/p>\n

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Total Reset is a new six-week exercise programme created by online fitness app RWL<\/p>\n

TOTAL Reset is a new six-week exercise programme created by online fitness app RWL.<\/p>\n

It is aimed at beginners or those returning to exercise after a break.<\/p>\n

You do four 25-minute workouts a week, so it is manageable even if you\u2019re pressed for time.<\/p>\n

Each class is led by a different female instructor, all of whom are lively, informative and fun, and every session is a full-body workout.<\/p>\n

I thought the low-impact cardio was brilliant for calorie-burning without injuries \u2013 think Joe Wicks with less jumping around.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s all doable from home, with no gym fees or struggle to book classes.<\/p>\n

The app also offers meal plans.<\/p>\n

From \u00a39.99 a month with a free seven-day trial, rwl.fitness<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ITEMS in the latest basket of goods \u2013 whose price changes are tracked to measure inflation \u2013 now…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19865,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3162],"tags":[2062,442,1433,487,1642,443,444,12946,12947,53,118,16,2888,15,3243,3244],"class_list":{"0":"post-19864","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-virtual-reality","8":"tag-apps","9":"tag-body-shapes","10":"tag-coronavirus","11":"tag-cost-of-living","12":"tag-deals-and-sales","13":"tag-diet-nutrition-and-weight-loss","14":"tag-fitness-and-exercise","15":"tag-section-healthhealth-news","16":"tag-taste-tests","17":"tag-technology","18":"tag-the-sun-newspaper","19":"tag-uk","20":"tag-uk-lockdown","21":"tag-united-kingdom","22":"tag-virtual-reality","23":"tag-vr"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114337716861613766","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19864"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19864\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}