Hi PH community! Myself, co-founder Aaron Koblin, and the team at Within have been quietly building Supernatural for almost two years now. We started from a place of trying to solve a problem we had, and that many others we knew had as well. Exercise requires long-term commitment to see the benefits, but offers very little short-term enjoyment. The primary exercise modality we experienced with home digital connected fitness was copying the movements of an instructor on a screen. That's amazing if you can get into it and stick with it. We could not. We wanted to try to build Supernatural as a different kind of home exercise solution. We imagined something that could take all the things you love most about VR, music, sports, and immersive gaming, and combine that with what you appreciate about something like Peloton (new daily classes and trainers that motivate you to push harder), while magically eliminating the less fun parts (things like pedaling in place or stationary running). Virtual reality uniquely allows for a modality of home exercise that's fundamentally fun and something you actually look forward to doing every morning. It's similar to playing a sport you love, like snowboarding or tennis, but that sport is from the future, and it fits in your bedroom. We started with the beloved mechanics of VR rhythm games, we refined the movements with experts in kinesiology and biomechanics, worked with professional choreographers to create the movement maps you play to the music, and recruited top trainers to create and guide you through the full workouts. We consulted behavioral psychologists to help with ongoing exercise engagement, as the best exercise is always the one you keep doing. All the destinations you work out in are 3D volumetric photogrammetry models of the most beautiful destinations on earth. We forged deals with the biggest names in the music industry to bring the best music to your workouts on a daily basis. There is a companion app for iOS and Android, with Apple Watch, Android Gear, and other Bluetooth heart-rate sensor integration. Thanks so much for checking us out. We're offering a limited 30-day free trial, so if you've got an Oculus Quest, join us and experience it for yourself. We'd love to hear what you think. -Chris Milk (co-founder)

I mean - nail meet hammer. I'm not a gamer so I've had no reason to purchase VR devices, even though I find it interesting from a tech POV. I'm also a big believer that AR will provide more utility to me. But this is clearly a use case I can get in to for VR. I am curious though: how do you receive feedback from the trainers?

I love VR workouts so I signed up, downloaded the app, put in my credit card, and was excited to try it out. Unfortunately, the app doesn't actually seem to be available in the Quest store yet.

Ok, app is live and I got in. Amazingly well done. It has a lot of the things I've been waiting on VR workout apps to do like actual video captured instructors inside the app and it's really impressive how beautiful they've managed to make it inside the Quest. It looks better than a lot of the Rift games. Definitely going to be spending hours in here. A lot of complaints in the reviews about month pricing, since not many apps in the Quest store have subscriptions currently, I already pay for mirror.co and I do pay for a gym membership (currently frozen due to lockdowns), and I think most people would understand paying for gym classes... however, even though I put in my card because this has amazing potential, I'm not sure what I'm getting for that $20/mo. The headband thing is cool, but am I getting daily content updates, live instructor led training, or "updates" for that $20 a month? Maybe updating the app and site to clarify what that's paying for would cut out some of the negative reviews.

I've been tempted to buy an Oculus Quest to play the new Half-Life. Supernatural is giving me another excuse. 😅 @suzywillow, wdyt?

this is the future! love this idea. You should upgrade it and add more gamification mechanics to engage and retain a user

Is it works only with Oculus Quest? What about Rift S?

Mindblowing video, still waiting for a decent virtual workout app, and this one looks awesome. Super !!👏

I’ve been a user for a couple of months and absolutely love this product. To be frank, it’s the one clear use for VR in my life. Each workout is fun, but also exhausting and invigorating. I love the intensity, the graphics, the journeys on which I’m taken. I’ve also seen that the team at Supernatural led by Aaron and Chris tend to be highly responsive to user input and launch frequent updates. Highly recommend

@chrismilk Supernatural is not available in your country yet - disappointing, why? Do I really need to use a VPN to sign up? (I'm in Germany).

I actually step in a VR headset weekly, and getting sweaty is exactly what I'm avoiding most of the time. It just feels awful. Also as you get hot, condensation on the lenses makes it very difficult to see.

very good... I li like it

that là khó để đảnh giá một sàn phẩm công nghê tôi uuư vì nó gần như là không có nhược điểm và khiêm khuyết. siêu nhiễn nó tập hợp tắt cả những điều mà chúng ta luôn mong muốn và cần thiệt. No mang lại chỉ chúng ta cảm giặc vui sướng và thích thú mới khi sử dựng. Sieu nhièn một sản pham của 2020

Too bad all the Oculus(es?) are out of stock... :(

Hey ?makers - thank you for pushing the boundaries and creating another great at-home fitness alternative. +1 for sweat/headbands - I ended up getting a silicone cover for my own quest which is vital for VR workouts. Pros: really engaging. Loved the 360 workout but def need a good sized play area. Music is also really good and was pretty much dancing during the workouts. Visuals are great although I noticed I didn't have a lot of time to enjoy them since each exercise starts and ends pretty abruptly. I was sweating bullets after just one workout and that made me feel good. Goes by pretty fast. I've noticed the best workout experiences are when you don't have to think. I like the guidance supernatural provides for a seamless workout. Feedback: 1) When I visit my profile on the iOS app (or even in game) having seen my scores for each workout I would expect an overall leveling system. This ensures incremental progress and that each action I take is one step closer to a fitness goal. Users want to know that everything they do has a purpose and that it aligns with their needs/wants. 2) Really like that you've integrated HRM - I would take that a step further and integrate other data to encourage miscellaneous behaviors like daily move/stand/exercise scores (from Apple watch). This promotes overall health and can contribute to your overall "Supernatural score". Many fitness apps only care about users who are within their own ecosystem but if you can tap into their movement data and enable passive benefits for just having general healthy habits - then you're really proving to your user that you care about their wellbeing and goals, rather than only rewarding them when they use your app. 3) I was never good at beat saber so coming in was challenging for some songs - I would've expected a stage leveling system in which I'd have to reach a certain score on a beginner level before being able to play harder levels. I struggled a lot during a beginner workout because one of the songs was really hard and kept missing all of the balloons (it got overwhelming). I'd consider myself in pretty good shape so I can imagine this would be frustrating for many new users. The balloon color distinction isn't very strong either given the translucent tail of each balloon is the same regardless of white or black and I can barely see my own bats. Many times I would swing and have no idea where my bat was and why it didn't seem to hit a balloon. 4) I agree with Jesse from above that it would be great to see the rating of each balloon hit (accuracy + power) so I know how I can improve. 5) Loading times were long. Loading a new workout seemed to take a while as well as loading the next song / stage. I lost connection during my training session and when I came back in decided to skip the training since it didn't auto prompt if I wanted to finish it.

Supernatural is the best. I didn't think it was possible to actually enjoy working out, but this is SO MUCH FUN. Trainers are great, the destinations are insane, and the playlists are on point. Can't stop using it. Congrats @chrismilk and team 👏