A new fitness app for the Meta Quest headphones is coming soon, this time partnered with international gym and workout brand Les Mills.
Les Mills Bodycombat appeared in the quest store this week, with no set release date other than a ‘coming soon’ tag. The app is a virtual extension of the Les Mills fitness brand, which offers gyms and fitness classes internationally. The brand bears the name Retired New Zealand athlete and politician Leslie Roy Mills. Mills opened his first gym in 1968 and went on to serve as Mayor of Auckland for eight years from 1990.
The international Les Mills brand is now run by his son, with a variety of gyms, along with in-person and virtual classes, available around the world. This new virtual experience, the first virtual reality option in its wide online training catalog — will focus on adapting your Existing Bodycombat classes in a new format for VR.
Bodycombat describes itself as a “premium fitness app” with “high-energy martial arts-inspired exercises.”[s]”. This virtual Bodycombat class offering will cater to everyone, with 30 training options ranging from beginner to advanced levels. The Oculus Store trailer indicates that the workouts will focus on virtual boxing.
The app will feature two class trainers, Dan Cohen and Rachael Newsham, along with five “dream” environments to work out in: Mars, Neo City, Rome, Japan, and Tundra. Les Mills says that more environments are on the way as well.
Body combat will be facing stiff competition, with fitness apps becoming more prevalent on the Quest platform. That said, the brief footage in the Bodycombat trailer looks perhaps a little more polished, visually at least, than other options available, but we’ll have to wait to try it out for ourselves.
Les Mills Bodycombat for Meta Quest is available to wishlist in the Oculus store now. Fingers crossed for more details and a release date soon.
