Virtual Reality Makes Users Want to Exercise

Businesses are (1)_____ more uses for Virtual Reality (VR) as the technology develops.

VR is no longer only for gaming or enjoyment. An American company (2)_____  Blue Goji is using VR to improve one’s health by making exercise more fun.

Blue Goji has offices in Austin, the capital of Texas. (3)_____  company demonstrated its cardiovascular workout machine, called the Infinity treadmill, at the recent South by Southwest festival. The event is held every year in Austin.

A person (4)_____  the treadmill wears a virtual reality headset when exercising. Before starting, the user is connected to a belt to prevent falls. 

Then, the user plays a VR game (5)_____  running on the machine. 

The game can transport the user into the virtual world, (6)_____  he or she can be racing against (7)_____   people.

The cost of the hardware and computer software program is $12,000. That is a lot of money for most people. But Kyra Constam of Blue Goji says the virtual reality treadmill is ideal (8)_____   places where people go to exercise, like a high-end gymnasium or recreation center. 

However, users who tested the treadmill while wearing the VR headset each (9 ) __   a different experience. 

It (10 )_____   Leonardo Mattiazzi 10 seconds to set the controls to running in the virtual world.

After carefully studying the (11 )_____   experiences, Blue Goji plans to begin selling the Infinity treadmill to the public (12 )_____ 2019.