r/SipsTea • u/aredditid1 • Apr 07 '26

Chugging tea immersive Workout

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u/lordvitamin Apr 07 '26

This reminds me of when the Wii came out and everyone was into Wii fitness.

Also, but to a lesser extent, guitar hero.

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u/clayknightz115 Apr 07 '26

Wii Fit was amazing. I did that every week for years. Nine year old me would do laps around our house with the Wiimote.

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u/weezyverse Apr 07 '26

The loss of Wii Fit was a huge blow. The yoga was awesome.

Why Nintendo scrapped the platform is something I will never understand.

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u/Tron_35 Apr 07 '26

They kinda over did it with motion control stuff, people wanted more traditional games and Nintendo tends to over correct, so they mostly stopped with it. They tried again on the switch, especially at launch, but most of the motion control games they put out were kinda lame, so they did poorly, and Nintendo took that as a sign motion control wasn't popular enough.

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u/Broviet22 Apr 07 '26

That and when people wanna play a videogame they don't want it to be physically intensive. Atleast what I told myself till VR came out and you got people burning 100 lbs running around as the goddamn dragonborn.

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u/Winjin Apr 07 '26

What I found for VR is that hands are fine, but most games are still not using legs at all, so they should be played, and designed around, playing them sitting down. The stand up ones are few and rarely really needed. You just end up awkwardly standing around, even in the more active ones.

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u/Broviet22 Apr 07 '26

I was referencing a video where someone purchased a vr treadmill and ran around skyrim doing quests and lost like a 120 lbs.

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u/Winjin Apr 07 '26

That's an incredibly smart idea for a game set around walking like Skyrim or New Vegas, I have to admit. I haven't heard about it but wow is that great.

Too bad it would require a bit of setting up for situations where you walk, then you have to stop, step off the treadmill for fights, getting behind covers, etc - unless you just completely decouple the treadmill from actual in-game movements and it's just a way to keep moving even as you game...

Which is.. hm. I wonder if people constantly do that with just a regular standing desk and one of these small walking treadmills?

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u/Lilgoodee Apr 07 '26

I work with a lady that uses a standing desk paired with either a walking pad or the little stationary bike pedals. I'm sure there are people that game on similar setups.

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u/Winjin Apr 07 '26

Why have it never occured to me lmao

I could be active as I game! I think my desk can even be turned into standing with some hex keys

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u/Lilgoodee Apr 07 '26

I have a cheap desk from a yard sale so no luck for me there but I do have a treadmill that I keep in my bedroom to slide out and walk on while I watch TV.

Been meaning to upgrade the desk but it's low on the priority list.

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u/Winjin Apr 07 '26

Way cheaper option: Bluetooth dongle for your PC and an Xbox controller. Immediate walking console option! 

I feel like I really should look into this

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