Jogging on the spot has gone high tech thanks to an omni-directional treadmill that allows you to walk in any direction while staying centered on the treadmill. When coupled with virtual reality (VR) ...

How do you move in virtual reality? When you're wearing the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, your natural instinct is to walk or run around as you explore the simulated environment that surrounds ...

Virtual reality, or VR, is finding more applications as the technology matures. It is no longer only used for gaming or entertainment. One Austin-based company, Blue Goji, is using VR to improve ...

SALEM, Va. (WDBJ) - Patients at LewisGale Medical Center have another resource to help them in their recovery. The hospital now has a virtual reality treadmill for patients and physical therapists to ...

Virtual reality is starting to get some real products. Samsung shipped its Gear VR virtual reality headset in December, and now Virtuix has finalized the design of its Omni Treadmill, which replicates ...

Expanding the experience of virtual reality gaming has landed the omni-directional treadmill manufacturer Virtuix $3 million in its first institutional financing. Banking on the company’s premise that ...

Virtuix’s Omni whatchamacallit looks a little like a Star Trek transporter pad with a handrail. The rail sits up close, circling your abdomen like a belt, keeping you centered and upright as you move.

In a move that could revolutionise how we think about competitive running, World Athletics is reportedly considering introducing a World Treadmill Championships. This bold initiative aims to ...

A new study suggests that a therapy that combines virtual reality and treadmill exercise dramatically lowers the incidence of falling among Parkinson's patients by changing the brain's behavior and ...

The next generation of home fitness equipment isn’t just about working out, experts say, but quashing the travel bug. And that was after striding through a crowded Times Square in New York City and ...

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