MY JOURNEY to the future of fitness begins with 30 seconds of time travel. I park my car at Venice Beach, adjacent to the most iconic Gold's Gym on the planet. I admire the sprawling yard – where big dudes in skimpy tops deadlift in the sunshine – then walk half a block and light-years away to the headquarters of Supernatural, a leading virtual-reality fitness developer.
Ten minutes later, wearing a goofy Quest 2 headset, I'm boxing on the moon. A few minutes after that, I fire off jabs and throw uppercuts on the edge of Yosemite's Taft Point, bobbing and weaving as Drake belts out “Headlines”. Working out in the metaverse is more literal than I'd imagined.
