{"id":112855,"date":"2022-04-09T09:11:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-09T14:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=112855"},"modified":"2022-04-10T05:29:50","modified_gmt":"2022-04-10T10:29:50","slug":"new-fitness-challenge-app-lets-you-virtually-journey-from-the-shire-to-mordor-and-destroy-the-one-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2022\/04\/09\/112855-new-fitness-challenge-app-lets-you-virtually-journey-from-the-shire-to-mordor-and-destroy-the-one-ring\/","title":{"rendered":"New Fitness challenge app wants you to destroy the One Ring!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"intro\">One does not simply walk into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?s=mordor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"Mordor\">Mordor<\/a>, right? Well, now you can with this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theconqueror.events\/lotr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new fitness challenge app<\/a> from The Conqueror. You can also run, cycle, or even swim your way to Mt Doom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Conqueror specializes in virtual fitness challenges that allow people to gamify exercise and map their progress to different virtual scenarios such as scaling Mt Fuji, or Mt Everest, or walking the Great Wall of China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For their newest offering, they&#8217;ve teamed with Warner Bros. Consumer Products to give people the opportunity to virtually replicate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?s=frodo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"Frodo\">Frodo<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?s=sam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"Sam's\">Sam&#8217;s<\/a> mammoth trek all the way from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?s=bag%20end\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"\">Bag End<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?s=the%20shire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"\">The Shire<\/a> to the fires of Mt Doom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/TC_X_WB-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The Conqueror's THE LORD OF THE RINGS Virtual Challenge Series \" class=\"wp-image-112862 no-lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/TC_X_WB-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/TC_X_WB-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/TC_X_WB-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/TC_X_WB-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/TC_X_WB-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/TC_X_WB-240x160.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The Conqueror&#8217;s THE LORD OF THE RINGS Virtual Challenge Series.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There are five successive challenges in the new Lord of the Rings series, each unlocking the next as it&#8217;s logged and completed by participants on the app. The app uses a custom-made map of Middle-earth<strong> <\/strong>app to track and display progress, taking participants on an immersive journey to destroy the One Ring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Basically, if you\u2019re looking for Lord of the Rings fun while getting healthier and more fit, this could be just the thing for you. It <em>does <\/em>cost money, but it also comes with some pretty sweet swag as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theconqueror.events\/lotr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">app and sign up here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"428\" height=\"130\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/BJF3KA1-logo-vc-tc.png\" alt=\"lord of the rings virtual challenge\" class=\"wp-image-112865 no-lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/BJF3KA1-logo-vc-tc.png 428w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/BJF3KA1-logo-vc-tc-300x91.png 300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/BJF3KA1-logo-vc-tc-255x77.png 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bootnote:<\/strong> When some fans reached out to us with news of this new LOTR-based fitness app, we decided to take the step of confirming its authenticity and reached out to The Saul Zaentz Company, the current holders of The Lord of the Rings merchandising rights. They have assured us that this is an official product that is properly licensed via Warner Bros. Consumer Products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Posted by Staffer Demosthenes<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One does not simply walk into Mordor, right? 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