Linda Munson, 56, has worked a desk job from home since the initial COVID shutdown. At the height of the pandemic, when going to the gym wasn't an option, millions of people began exploring 1 workouts from home. Munson's never been much of a 2 person. "I am very socially awkward. I probably would sign up for a 3 and then not go," she says.
In 2021, she was 4 with diabetes (糖尿病) and her doctor told her she needed to 5 more on her health. She started walking and 6 out junk food. One day, her son brought home a VR headset called an Oculus Quest.
While messing around with it, Munson 7 the popular fitness app Supernatural, and she was hooked(入迷的). Supernatural lets you box, swing your arms at 8 , meditate (冥想) or stretch with a 9 in front of you and in your ear while you're moving to popular music.
Currently, Supernatural membership 10 hundreds of workouts and costs $179 per year, after a two-week free 11 . The Oculus Quest headset needed to 12 it is $299. It's worth it, Munson says. "When you finish one workout, you're tired, but you think, "I can do one more." Moving to the beat is 13 , she says, and "so much fun." Also, "there's nobody 14 you. I'm home and I can be weird(奇怪的)," she says.
Munson has lost nearly 50 pounds in a year, has not had to take diabetes 15 , and can now play with her seven active grandchildren.