What are the best PS4 fitness and health games to exercise with lose weight at home? While most PlayStation 4 games tend to place you in a solitary position, the console is also home to several superb titles which will get you on your feet and working up a sweat. Following the coronavirus pandemic, gyms have reopened in most nations around the world, but home workouts very much in vogue, and you may be looking for fun ways to liven up your exercise time. In this list we’re going to share several titles which will help to get you in shape from the comfort of your very own living room, but if you're looking for more traditional gaming experiences then you can find our guide to the Best PS4 Games through the link.
Best PS4 Fitness and Health Games to Lose Weight at Home
Below is a list of the best PS4 fitness and health games to exercise with and lose weight at home. These are the titles that we reckon can help supplement your home workouts, and will help improve your performance if enjoyed alongside a good diet and active lifestyle.
Beat Saber (PS4)
- Genre
- Rhythm
- Type
- Cardio
Beat Saber is easily one of the most iconic PSVR games to date, and in addition to being outstanding fun, it can also help boost your daily calorie burn. The title’s fast-paced, rhythm-driven gameplay sees you smashing bricks in time to increasingly hectic techno music – and it’s scoring system is tied to full body movements, so it actively discourages Nintendo Wii-esque cheating with wrist flicks. As it’s not a true fitness game, the title lacks detailed stat tracking on your performance, but it’s good for core and arm exercise, and can be used as a fun cardio booster to incorporate into your home fitness routine.
BoxVR (PS4)
- Genre
- Boxing
- Type
- Cardio
Boxercise is big business, and BoxVR is designed to bring the high intensity interval training associated with the popular activity into your home. Specifically designed as an exercise tool, you’ll find detailed stat tracking on your performance here, as well as hundreds of choreographed workouts designed by professionals. The core gameplay is not massively dissimilar to Beat Saber, as you’re tasked with breaking blocks using a series of different jabs and upper-cuts. Crucially, this title is being updated regularly with new content, music, and programmes – and is particularly effective when paired with a good set of wrist weights.
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CREED: Rise to Glory (PS4)
- Genre
- Boxing
- Type
- Cardio
If you’re the kind of person who doesn’t typically enjoy gym settings, then CREED: Rise to Glory will give you the motivation you need to stay in shape. While titles like BoxVR are no-frills with their presentation, this movie tie-in puts you in the ring with none other than Rocky Balboa. What more could you want? As a fitness tool, this is somewhat less effective than the more tailored experience of BoxVR, but the boxercise principles apply here, and you can burn plenty of calories with a few rounds of this compelling PSVR title.
Just Dance 2022 (PS4)
- Genre
- Dancing
- Type
- Cardio
Dancing is one of the most entertaining ways to exercise, and Ubisoft has tapped into that with its effervescent Just Dance franchise. While very little changes on an annual basis, Just Dance 2022 boasts songs from Olivia Rodrigo and Dua Lipa, and boasts a new fitness-specific Sweat mode which tracks your performance and gives you detailed feedback on calories burned. You can use PS Move controllers or a smartphone to track your motions, so it’s very accessible depending on what hardware you own.
Sprint Vector (PS4)
- Genre
- Racing
- Type
- Cardio
Sprint Vector is a very interesting experience, as it functions a little like Mario Kart – except the twist is that you must actively pump your arms like you’re running on the spot. While it doesn’t sound like a particularly satisfying racing game on the surface, the mechanic is surprisingly tactile and entertaining – and because of the competitive setting, you’ll always want to exert maximum effort. This makes it a surprisingly effective fat burner.
SUPERHOT VR (PS4)
- Genre
- Action
- Type
- Strength and Stretching
SUPERHOT VR is not advertised as a fitness game, and it shouldn’t really be considered one. That said, it will test your strength, as you’re required to make very deliberate movements to dodge bullets in a Matrix-style experience. In this game, time only moves when you do, so you need to be precise with how you shape your body in order to succeed. It’s not going to burn fat like some of the other titles on this list, but if you’re looking to be active with an extremely entertaining title, look no further.
VirZOOM Arcade (PS4)
- Genre
- Cycling
- Type
- Cardio
You’ll need an actual exercise bike to make the most out of VirZOOM, so while the application can be downloaded for free from the PS Store, there is an additional outlay to consider. That said, this minigame compilation will dramatically enhance tedious rides, as it puts you on the back of a Pegasus and inside the cockpit of a Formula One car. You’ll get advanced stat tracking and leaderboards online, so this is a great investment if you plan to do lots of cycling at home.
Yoga Master (PS4)
- Genre
- Yoga
- Type
- Strength and Stretching
Yoga is great for mental health as well as overall physical fitness, and Yoga Master is the most complete experience you’ll find on PS4, with over 150 poses and dozens of programmes to challenge you depending on your mood. With a series of relaxing backdrops, breathing exercises, and techniques, this game will help you to become one with your mind and body – all from the comfort of your living room.
What do you think are the best PS4 fitness and health games to exercise with lose weight at home? Have you used any of these titles as part of your home workout routine, and did they help? Wipe yourself down in the comments below, and be sure to check out our Best PS4 Games guide.
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Nice list. Beat Saber is by far the most fun for me out of everything I tried.
Minor correction: "doesn’t of programmes"
Petrol cheap ,low polluted cities, and plenty of indoor exercise all good keep it up when the musics over folks.
Just Dance mash up for me.
I play Just Dance with my 7-year-old daughter and I’m winded after each dance. I can tell that it’s a pretty good exercise too. She’s just happy to be having fun witty daddy. Win win!
@naruball Good catch, thanks!
Dark souls 3.it will make you 😓 sweat and lose your souls i mean weight.word up son
Beat Saber for sure. Half an hour with songs on expert and I'm usually done for.
@Wormold Nice. Guess I'm buying it.
This is great and all, but I can't see it's possible to exercise that well with that massive PSVR stuck on your head. Even more so because it's not wireless.
Alas, nothing as good as Nintendo's ring fit
Back during the PS3 era, I lost a lot of weight playing Just Dance 3 via PlayStation Move (Was given the PlayStation Move as a Birthday present), combined with at least 2 - 3 laps around my small town at nights every 2 days, and my diet consisted mostly of Baked Beans, Toast with Vegemite, Dry Biscuits with Cheese and Salad Rolls.
Sadly I gained most of that weight back the following years after a few deaths in the family (I tend to eat more when stressed or saddened).
A few years ago I was living in a place with nightmarish winters and I got quite a bit of mileage out of Box VR. The tracking was a little rough at first, but some of the early updates cleaned it up a bit. It’s also a good example of how a well implemented trophy list can work wonders for fitness games to keep you coming back.
@dimi I could not agree more. Ring Fit Adventure is a masterpiece. I've been playing it about 4 to 6 times a week for 20 to 40 minutes a day for the past 2 or 3 months. It's incredible. I feel so much better, people tell me I'm in a better mood than I was, and I think I've actually lost some weight. I've been trying to find an exercise routine that works for me for years and then I finally found Ring Fit. 10/10 would recommend.
Went to a Doctor - Had her tell me my actual weight and diet needs. Got a standing bike after talking to a trainer about what the doctor said... and he set up a routine.
Do not trust your health on Nintendo and Ubisoft. Go to a Doctor... talk to a trainer.
@Agramonte as if I'd listen to some random person on the internet about medical advice.
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