The research, led by PhD candidate Maria Matsangidou from EDA, set out to determine how using VR while exercising could affect performance by measuring a raft of criteria: heart rate, including pain intensity, perceived exhaustion, time to exhaustion and private body consciousness. Pain can be reduced during exercise by using virtual reality (VR) headsets, according to researchers from VR . A study showed that people exercising using VR technology had a 20% lower pain intensity than those doing conventional fitness routines. Their time to exhaustion was a minute longer than those not using VR , the report adds. The findings could have "major implications" for everyone, from casual gym-goers to full-time athletes, said lead researcher, Maria Matsangidou .
Pain can be reduced during exercise by using virtual reality (VR) headsets, according to researchers from VR . A study showed that people exercising using VR technology had a 20% lower pain intensity than those doing conventional fitness routines. Their time to exhaustion was a minute longer than those not using VR , the report adds. The findings could have "major implications" for everyone, from casual gym-goers to full-time athletes, said lead researcher, Maria Matsangidou .