Augmented/virtual/metaverse Environments as a Support in Recreation with a Specific Focus on Pilates: Enhancing Physical Skills and Empowering Mental Well-Being

Keywords:
Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Metaverse, Pilates

Abstract:
Technologically advanced reality is becoming a transformative tool in recreational fitness, providing an immersive environment that goes beyond the limitations of conventional exercise performances and settings. In interlacing visual, auditory, and haptic feedback, it creates an engaging, personalized experience, which influences and has a profound effect on physical skills, cognitive, and motivational aspects of training and exercising. In reviewing relevant scientific literature that presents examples of good practice focusing on the use of augmented (AR), virtual (VR), and metaverse (MR) reality in recreation and sports, several significant positive characteristics stand out in relation to physical skills and psychological well-being, and in particular for the practice of Pilates. In providing user-friendly support and environment, gamification elements, and through individualization of training strategies and movement protocols, these advanced realities introduce low-pressure entry into the physical activity, offer individual preference of a training course and setting, ensure higher exercise engagement, increase enjoyment, and reduce boredom. Apart from obvious physical benefits, it also shows a positive impact on mood, focus, and psychological well-being. Although there are some technical limitations, like cybersickness, high initial costs, and session length restrictions, in the long term, the potential of technologically supported reality in Pilates presents a tempting alternative.

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T. Ratković, A. Gadžić, U. Jovanov, “Augmented/virtual/metaverse Environments as a Support in Recreation with a Specific Focus on Pilates: Enhancing Physical Skills and Empowering Mental Well-Being,” in Sinteza 2026 - International Scientific Conference on Information Technology, Computer Science, and Data Science, Belgrade, Singidunum University, Serbia, 2026, pp. 527-533. doi:10.15308/Sinteza-2026-527-533

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Ratković, T., Gadžić, A., Jovanov, U. (2026). Augmented/virtual/metaverse Environments as a Support in Recreation with a Specific Focus on Pilates: Enhancing Physical Skills and Empowering Mental Well-Being. Paper presented at Sinteza 2026 - International Scientific Conference on Information Technology, Computer Science, and Data Science. doi:10.15308/Sinteza-2026-527-533

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