A free browser-based boxing workout for Quest where you punch rhythm targets, dodge objects and raise a tower higher with every clean hit.
Tower Workout is a free WebXR app for fitness and health from Towermax Fitness. It is a rhythm-based boxing session that runs in the Quest web browser: your hits make a tower grow, and getting hit shrinks it again. It was first listed on SideQuest in May 2020, and a newer version adds support for the Quest 3 mixed reality mode along with new environments.
What you can do
The core moves are cross, hook and uppercut punches, mixed with squats, steps, running in place and dodges. Orange targets are for the left fist and blue ones for the right, and numbers show the order of each combo. Yellow objects have to be avoided by dodging or sidestepping. Tracks and elements are picked at random, so sessions do not repeat.
- Sound styles: moderate for steady cardio, hard for a tougher session, or a random mix that can work as interval training.
- Combos from simple 1-2 punches up to 1-2-3-4 chains, an easy mode, and target speed at 50, 75 or 100 percent.
- Optional side targets for extra core work.
- Environments including sunrise, sunset, a light show, a warp tunnel and a flight around Earth.
- Members can save settings, build tracklists, create timers and see stats such as hits landed, hits taken and calories burned (with a heart-rate sensor connected).
Comfort
Setup uses controllers: you position your virtual fists and set your head height before starting, and on Quest you bring up the menu mid-workout by pressing the thumbstick. The developer warns that the warp tunnel environment can affect your balance, so pick a calmer scene if you are prone to motion sickness in VR.
How to get it and what to know
- Price: free.
- Listed on SideQuest, which usually means sideloading on Meta Quest; this one opens as a web page and can also be reached directly through WebXR in a browser.
- Supported headsets: Meta Quest headsets such as the Quest 3 and Quest 3S, plus WebXR-capable browsers.
- The developer admits the many settings feel complicated at first but says they become easy once learned.
- Not marked as early access.
