69-Year-Old Fitness Buff Gets Kicked Out of VR Gym by Meta Layoffs
KEY POINTS
- â˘Sherry Dickson, 69, uses her Meta Quest VR headset five days a week to play the Supernatural fitness game.
- â˘Supernatural is a beloved VR fitness game with a close community, heavily influenced by Jane Fonda's 1980s workouts.
- â˘Meta shut down three VR studios recently, threatening the future of Supernatural and its usersâ routines.
Meet Sherry Dickson, a sprightly 69-year-old retired elementary school teacher with snowy hair and a Quest Meta VR headset who spends 60 to 90 minutes five days a week immersing herself in Supernatural, a VR fitness game beloved by its loyal community and fueled by decades of Jane Fonda aerobics vibes. Unfortunately, Meta recently slammed the virtual doors shut on three VR studios, threatening the virtual fitness fantasies of Sherry and friends. While sheâs not caught up in live concerts or gimmicky films, losing her Supernatural sanctuary is like telling a dedicated aerobics star her leg warmers are obsolete. Thatâs corporate progressâor as Meta calls it, evolving priorities.
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Nothing like firing studios to dust off Jane Fonda workout memories in VR, because why care about loyal actual users when you have shiny layoffs?
Meta: We cherish veteran fitness fans so much weâre acheiving maximum âcommunity thinningâ by shutting down their favorite VR gym.
69-year-old VR athlete beats Metaâs game, but Meta promptly beats her by deleting her version of aerobic heaven.
Source: Theverge | Published: 2/2/2026 | Author: Victoria Song
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