Welcome to Environmental Walks!
The world is full of wonder - the changing seasons, verdant forests with clear, rushing streams, white waves crashing against rocky Maine coastlines, or gently washing the sandy beaches of Hawaii. And our unique Virtual Experience DVDs will take you there! Just step on to your treadmill, elliptical or exercise bike, and instantly, you are "walking" in a forest in Maine's Acadia National Park, or on a hiking trail on Hawaii's island of Oahu, or in a cypress swamp in southern Florida, enjoying nature while exercising, losing weight, and getting fit! And, for those customers who have asked for faster virtual walks, we now have Virtual Jogs and Virtual Bike Rides too!
Exercisers Love Them
“ I want you to know how much I enjoyed the hike on the North Shore! I actually watched most of it this afternoon, it was great! I really enjoyed hearing all the birds. You know, of all the times we have been over there, we have not done that particular hike. I thought it was very well done. And the seascapes were fantastic! You really captured the Hawaii I have come to love so very much. Mahalo for such a wonderful DVD! Susan ”
AND THIS ONE: "I just finished your English Countryside Walk. I had to take a moment to tell you how very much I enjoyed it from the opening bit of history and all through the walk which kept me at a nice pace allowing me to "travel" 1.75 miles. I continued to the natural sound through my cool down and completed a 2 mile walk!! I have to compliment you on the professionalism of this tape. BETTER than I had even hoped for! This takes the ordinary out of my treadmill walks and has kept me pleasantly entertained enough to go further than my usual 1.5 mile walk! You really do feel as if you're THERE!! THANK YOU, EMH ”
AND ANOTHER: "Just wanted to let you know I'm still walking every day and it's because of your videos. I love every minute of my walk now. When I look down at the time I've spent walking and see 10 minutes have gone by I can't believe it. I feel like I've just started. I've increased my speed now and I really feel physically fit and I believe will be going a full hour pretty soon. I love the scenery. I love everything about the video's. And I am looking forward to purchasing the rest of your video's once they are done. Nancy ”
YET ANOTHER: "I just wanted to write and let you know how much I am enjoying your DVD´s whilst walking on the treadmill. It really makes the daily exercise routine different and the time passes so quickly. After living overseas for nearly 20 years, it is lovely to see the English countryside again. Keep them coming, I shall be back soon to order some more. Best regards, Val W., Portugal ”
JUST ONE MORE: "I just watched the Four Seasons Virtual Walk DVD. I'm a native Californian and I've rarely seen obvious signs of seasons changing in my daily life. It was SO interesting to watch the changes along the same path right before my eyes. What an interesting concept you had in doing this. How moving it is allegorically as well. Janet ”
There are more - lots more. Click on "Our Testimonials" to read more customer comments.
About Our Company
Kathi and I established VITA Digital Productions in 2000 with one idea in mind: to produce our own virtual experience DVDs. Our original concept was to film Virtual Walks through scenic and tranquil settings in Europe. We have since broadened our areas of filming to include the United States, specifically Hawaii, California, Maine, and Flordia. Using camera stabilization equipment, we are able to film these virtual walks while actually walking through forests, along nature trails, and near seacoasts while the camera seems to float. Our Virtual Walks are designed to be used by people as they exercise on their treadmill, Nordic Track, TreadClimber, Elliptical Trainer, Stepper, Stair Climber, or stationary exercise bike.
In the early years, we made numerous trips to Italy and the United Kingdom to film virtual walks in city settings. In autumn of 2003, we filmed our first nature-oriented walk, "The English Countryside," filmed in County Kent south of London. From Eynsford to Shoreham, we walked eight miles following the Darent River footpaths and meeting many delightful English hikers along the way.
In early 2005, we began filming our most ambitious virtual walk to date: a walk through the same forest during each of the four seasons. Once the yearlong filming was completed, we released "The Four Seasons Virtual Walk." Happily, it has become one of our best sellers.
In June of 2006, we returned from two weeks filming more Treadmill Virtual Walks and Stock Footage on the Hawaiian Islands of Oahu and Kauai. One of the highlights of this trip was an invitation to a family Luau. While on Oahu, we filmed a virtual walk on the famous Hau'ula Loop Trail (a rise of 700 feet doesn't sound too bad unless you're carrying 30 pounds of camera equipment) and another walk through the beautiful Hoomaluhia Botanical Gardens in Kaneohe.
In October of 2006, we returned from three weeks filming in Europe. We filmed Treadmill Walks and Stock Footage for a week in the picturesque Cotswolds in England. The villages we visited included Chipping Campden, Broadway, Stanton, Stanway, Upper Slaughter, Lower Slaughter, Blockley, Lacock, Tetbury, Snowshill, Morton-on-Marsh, Bourton-on-the-Water, Bibury, and the enchanting Castle Combe, used as the "Wall Village" in the new motion picure, "Stardust."
Since then there have been more shooting trips: to Maine to shoot a virtual walk along the rocky shoreline on Mt. Desert Island: to Florida to shoot walks in two cypress swamps: and to California to shoot a walk in Coldwater Canyon just north of Hollywood. In late December 2007, Kathi and I embark on our most adventurous shooting trip of all, Egypt and the Nile!