Adjusting to the VR treadmill took some effort<\/p>\n
The experiment<\/a> did not start gracefully. <\/p>\n Shaw compared his first attempts at walking on the device to \u2018Bambi on ice,\u2019 wobbling through a tight dungeon while trying to stay upright. <\/p>\n The treadmill relies on a controlled sliding motion rather than natural walking, which made small actions like looting or turning in narrow spaces feel awkward. <\/p>\n After two and a half hours of assembly and staring at the machine\u2019s huge footprint in his VR<\/a> room, his first impression was mixed.<\/p>\n The turning point was when he stepped into Skyrim\u2019s open world. <\/p>\n Shaw banned fast travel, forcing himself to physically walk or jog everywhere. <\/p>\n Quests suddenly felt like real expeditions rather than quick errands. <\/p>\n The treadmill tricked his brain just enough that he naturally broke into a jog, even sprinting away from enemies. <\/p>\n By day three, though, his calves were on fire. <\/p>\n Even with the low-friction surface, he had to constantly drag his feet back, and his real-world stamina ran out before his in-game stamina did.<\/p>\n Click the star icon next to\u00a0supercarblondie.com<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Google Search<\/a>\u00a0to stay ahead of the curve on the latest and greatest supercars, hypercars, and ground-breaking technology<\/strong><\/p>\n Exercising has never been this fun<\/p>\n As the days went on, Shaw dialed in the tech<\/a>. <\/p>\n He enabled automatic sprint detection, so running faster triggered in-game sprinting. <\/p>\n Gesture controls let him summon a wolf with an arm raise, and voice mods meant he could speak dialogue instead of pressing buttons. <\/p>\n Dressed in wizard robes, moving, fighting, and talking without a controller<\/a> made him feel like he was actually inside Skyrim. <\/p>\n Of course, there were drawbacks.<\/p>\n The VR treadmill was loud, took up serious space, and left the arches of his feet sore enough to need a rest day. <\/p>\n However, the fitness side impressed him.<\/p>\n In one intense session fighting giants, he hit a high heart rate zone and burned over 200 calories.<\/p>\n After a week, he had logged hours of play and thousands of steps, while finishing only a few quests, because he was savoring the journey.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re hoping to unwind after a long day of work, gaming<\/a> on a VR windmill might not be your thing. <\/p>\n However, if you want a bit of immersion and gamified fitness<\/a>, this might be perfect.<\/p>\n And if you want to check out his full experience, you can do so below: <\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/balancing-on-VR-treadmill-1024x640.webp.webp\")
<\/a>YouTube\/Liam Shaw<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/VR-treadmill-walking-1024x640.webp.webp\")
<\/a>YouTube\/Liam Shaw<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/wizard-robes-VR-treadmill-1024x640.webp.webp\")
<\/a>YouTube\/Liam Shaw<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/heart-rate-VR-treadmill-1024x640.webp.webp\")
<\/a>YouTube\/Liam Shaw<\/p>\n