Far from being just another run, the atmosphere at the start of an organized event like your first 5K or a half-marathon is part of the reason why people run them in the first place. Blaring music, ...

Omnifinity, a start-up based out of Sweden, announced today the release of their Omnideck 6 virtual reality treadmill. Initially showcased as part of The Gadget Show’s ‘Ultimate Battlefield 3 ...

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 ...

Last August, more than two dozen runners competed in the famed Falmouth Road Race in Massachusetts without ever setting foot near the start or finish line. They ran it remotely, on treadmills ...

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 ...

The technology could be of great help to stroke sufferers by encouraging them to move faster on the treadmill, which in turn will speed up their recovery. LONDON: Scientists have developed what they ...

Combining virtual reality and treadmill training helps prevent falls in older adults better than treadmill training alone, according to a new randomized controlled trial. The authors say that the ...

For all the techno-gaming gearheads out there, the Oculus Rift is, to quote one user who's played the epic role-playing game "Skyrim" on the device, "a dream come true." But now that the initial hype ...

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.

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 ...