It may be healthier than sitting on the couch, but an informal research project suggests the health benfits of Nintendo's revolutionary Wii video games have been slightly oversold. The still ...

I’ve never been very fit in my life. Sports never really appealed to me, gyms make me very uncomfortable, and other workouts I would try, such as walking on my parents’ treadmill at home or following ...

A home-based virtual reality rehabilitation intervention improved frailty scores, a new study shows. Researchers evaluated a virtual reality technology for rehabilitation in 70 prefrail and frail ...

How do we encourage older adults to exercise, and what type of exercise is best? Exergames may provide a good solution. Exergames are interactive games that combine physical and mental activity, and ...

The brains behind the project hope the immersion that virtual reality provides “should really help distract users from physical exertion”. Sign Up and be kept in the loop each and every day with our ...