Comfort, fun, sport. With these three words we could explain the success of one of the latest TikTok trends. An old-new way of doing sport at home, which combines that retro flavor that training sessions gave Jill Cooper to technological innovation. They are called Immersive Interactive Warm Up and it is the new way of training that has conquered the Internet in recent weeks. Basically you stand in front of the TV and you have to follow the music time by always repeating the same gesture, the difference lies in what you see on the screen. Let it be a cat that comes pushed off the tablea falling vase or a high five to a giant hand, this activity motivates those who carry it out by thinking they are the cause of those actions that are shown.
In short, the illusion is that of playing a mini video game in which we are the ones pushing that cat off the table in time to the music. And then, on with the rest of the training. The principle is simple: the video shows aaction to imitate – cut, wave, draw a line, jump, march – and perform while an animation reacts in real time or accompanies you step by step. A workout that is as funny as it is fun and makes those who do it forget that they are struggling. In short, a workout that uses dopamine-based videos to not think too much about what you’re doing.
How the trend on social media was born
The trend has exploded thanks to creators like @indiagantswho in a video that has gone viral finds himself greeting a cat projected on the TV. The strength of the trend lies precisely in the absurdity of the situations broadcast: in one video you find yourself sweeping objects from an imaginary table, in another karate-kicking a shadow, in yet another trampling on virtual snow to decorate a Christmas tree. Two minutes that pass in a flash and that, without realizing it, warm up muscles that you would otherwise have left asleep. @itsjustasana tried it too one before going to the gym: Cut a virtual cucumber, then cast a fake fishing line. In the comments, many underline how much the protagonists of these videos have fun, as if this activity were a incredible release of endorphins.
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If on the one hand there is the part of entertainmenton the other there is the motor one. In fact, it seems that these exercises are actually more effective than they seem. This is confirmed Josh Yorkpersonal trainer and founder of GYMGUYZwho explained in one of his videos how useful these light and fast movements are for the body, capable of activating many muscle groups in a natural way. For this reason they can be a complete heatingwhich saves you from that terrible feeling of having to “suffer” when doing physical activity. And that’s not all, because by doing three or four videos in series you can reach a quarter of an hour of light cardio activity in the blink of an eye, perfect as a workout short and with a high humoral impact.
If, at first glance, seeing these videos of people doing physical activity at home reminds someone of the dark days of the Covid era, when we trained at home as best we could, it must be said that if we had had this trend at the time we would have we would be bored much less. Immersive workouts also work as mental break. Two minutes are enough to break the rhythm of a sedentary day, laugh a little, move without thinking too much. Of course, obviously the risk of training in such a domestic way is that of not taking your limits into account. The warm up videos are not certified, it is not certain that all those that circulate on social media are adequately constructed.
For an even more immersive effect many users recommend watch them on the biggest screen possiblelike a TV or a projector: in that case jumping, dodging or hitting imaginary objects becomes almost physically realistic. Without having a Wii or a headset. Those who try them for the first time often say the same thing: the initial feeling with which they approach this type of activity is scepticism, but then the involvement is such that don’t want to stop anymore. In short, for the first time, perhaps we find ourselves at one of the greatest turning points of the modern era: that of doing real physical activity, without perceiving fatigue.
