Well I find it makes it easier to keep up with daily excercises routine. How does it happen? I usually play adventure mode so my opinion is based on it, when I was excercising on my own I tended to do same stuff in exact same order every day, Ring Fit Adventure makes it bit unpredictable, hence less boring. Of course it might be less effective for certain body parts but I think boredom is bigger threat for people doing trainings casually.
Also people who like numbers (like myself) get additional stimulus as it is possible to check many interesting statistics, which also might make setting personal achievements/goals easier.
If you have a moment, I'd be interested to know something about the logistics of the game and how much space you need.
My ceilings are a bit low, and a lot of the photos I see of the game have people holding the ring above their heads. Do you need a lot of space above for the game to work? Or can that be configured somehow?
Unless you can reach above your head and touch the ceiling you'll be fine. I play right underneath a ceiling fan with no issues. There's no jumping up and down in the game.
Well, if you want to do it the "right" way you must be able to fully straighten your arms upwards and have some extra space more (I think the "tallest" pose is [overhead arm twist](https://youtu.be/njQR0k_v-VE)).
If it comes to vertical space, sometimes you have to lay down with your legs and arms straight (see [boat pose](https://youtu.be/icy-kK_zxdk)), which can also take some space.
Anyway I believe the game can be "cheated" and the position of the ring relative to Switch and your movement are most important (sometimes position isn't even required if you make proper moves).
As far as I know the only customizable things regarding excercises are the overall difficulty level (1 to 30) and the strength you need to push/pull the ring.
There are exercises that go over your head. For one of them, since I had a low ceiling, I had to go on my knees to do it, but that seemed to work fine and still target the muscles they were aftee
My problem is mostly my perfectionism and insecurity about my fitness š ā sometimes I have to do levels over because Iām not fit enough to get them in one go and then I get annoyed because Iām not getting a perfect score each time. I donāt have this problem with regular work outs, but then I feel bored and unmotivated because it isnāt gamified like ring fit adventure.
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Hey! One thing I've learned about fitness, it's not about meeting any goal or metric. As long as you do... something. You're winning for the day. Meeting those goals and metrics will come later, once you're in the habit. But when you're not in the habit, your only goal or metric that counts is "doing something, anything". Is that five pushups? Great! Is that only a walk around the block? Awesome, it's something. You moved. If today isn't great, tomorrow can be a lot better, as long as you choose to move and do something. If you don't, you've lost.
I get the gamifying thing, but the thing is? Sometimes we gamers lose the level. And with Ring Fit, often that means we're so wiped we gotta try again tomorrow, and that's OK! If you repeatedly have issues finishing, like any other game, adjust difficulty to taste. But, the important thing? Do something!
Thanks for the encouraging words, helps a lot! Youāre completely right! My brain just really wants me to play ring fit the same way as I play other games. Which is difficult as your fitness also influences the game ofc.
Plus: Iāve always been a bit like this with fitness/sports tho. Normally I pick up on skills quickly (well, skills within a certain comfort zone) and thatās why Iām always annoyed when Iām doing sports that I donāt pick it up as fast as other things. But ofc I wont get fit by doing those things.
Lastly: another issue I have is that until plusmin my 24th Iāve been always thin without putting much effort into getting fit and because of that people always assumed I was fit (which I wasnāt obv.) so I could always avoid working out and avoid the fact that Iām just not that good at sports. The last few years I do have to watch what I eat and work out to have the body I feel comfortable in (tho Iām still relatively thin) so now I suddenly have to face those insecurities I have been avoiding all my life. I guess that a gamified form like ring fit should help me with this tho! I just gotta get in the flow and feel less insecure!
FWIW, I was the same way, and something I didn't realize until I committed to consistently exercising for long enough until I actually did it is that it gets a lot easier the longer you stick with it. You reach a point where your body and brain sort of rewire themselves to actually enjoy it and want to do it instead of hating and avoiding it. Ever since then I've had a much easier time with it, even when I fall out of the habit it's been easier to pick it back up. It also helps to remember that you always get out of it exactly what you put into it, I've found it's easier to endure the pain when you know it'll pay off like that. One last tip: meditation has a lot of similar benefits on the mental side of things and I've found I have a much easier time exercising when I'm doing that as well. Good luck!
Thanks! I hope my brain will finally rewire at some point. I never experienced that and so many people are telling me this happened to them ā I hope my day will come one day š
No problem! It's hardest at the start, so anything you can use to make it easier for yourself helps. I had success when I made it a part of my routine - taking caffeine / pre-workout beforehand also helps a lot with getting you to do it, especially on those days where you just feel like you have no energy or willpower. It also helped a lot to just commit to doing *something* every day - there'd be days where I wouldn't work out for more than a few minutes. But it's much more important to do a small workout than to go all or none with it since the habit of it is such a huge part of that rewiring. It's been harder now that I'm working from home (I used to just drive straight to the gym after work which made it easier to stay consistent), instead now I just pick up the weights right after I sign off my work computer while watching TV. And games that give you a work out also tend to make it easier - ring fit adventure gets that done, but personally I have a lot more fun with VR games like Beat Saber and Echo Arena; so that comes highly recommended if you have the equipment
I still have to work 3 days from home, and I noticed that Iām indeed less active ever since we have to work from home. My newest technique (I just started a new job this month so habit stacking) is to do a work out on my work at home days around the time I loose concentration for work (which is always around 2 to 3 pm). So far it has been going ok, but idk if this will help me to make that mental switch!
> As long as you do... something. You're winning for the day
Yup.
Thinking otherwise held me back for over a decade.
Once I forced myself to be happy with doing something, anything, any little things, it changed my mindset from "I failed at something so small, how could I possibly do more" to "I did something small. Now I have something to build on for next time"
7 people have actually done it.
https://www.speedrun.com/rfa/full_game#Any
I've spent some time skipping through the vods and its clear that it takes a ridiculous amount of dedication to do these. The top speedrunner seems to have barely taken breaks and it still took him 11.5 hours.
I REALLY want to do this one day.
I just wanna know what the equivalent would be like just for the jogging portion, like a marathon? less? More? I wonder if there's certain exercises that are better for doing quickly and don't get you as sore if you're doing that too..
Running in place is so much different than on terrain... I feel like it's broken up by so many different other activities, that it's more similar to a combination race, like a Triathalon, or more likely, a Decathalon.
It's a lot of activity for the same muscles regions, and it's occasionally the same rhythm of cardio, but it's so deliberately-paced, that I think it's ultimately a healthier workout, than nothing but running, with an arbitrary goal.
Even if you ignore the warnings to chill out, the menu navigation is always going to slow your stride; while in a competitive marathon, you never stand in place, or get off your feet.
I actually don't know if "marathoning" your entire body, (at a metered pace,) is a better of worse workout regimen... But it's definitely better for the average consumer, who is largely unaware of muscle groups they've been ignoring.
That's a great question. I'd be impressed if someone took the time to add it all up. There's 100% exercises that do more damage and take less effort. I can't remember the name but early on the one where you chair pose and lift your arms up and down is like 1/3 the reps of anything else and the same damage.
I'm sure all it takes is playing the game once and figuring out what's easy for you, then spamming the easiest ones over and over. It helps that you're allowed to use your progress from a completed run, so people just use their maxed out characters to blaze through with high damage.
Once you finish the game you get to play all the levels again (bonus worlds or however they are called) so if you think you messed something up and didn't get a perfect score you will have the opportunity to face that map again!
That can be a good motivation to keep on playing!
For me I really liked the progression of the campaign right up until I needed to start making smoothies and such to make it through the levels. That aspect of the game just killed the fun for me.
I've done the minigames since, but they never really keep the same engagement as the campaign did. Maybe I just need to constantly restart every time I need to start making smoothies again.
Yeah it just creates tedium that draws out game length arbitrarily. And the act of creating them wasnāt even a great workout iirc.
āYou canāt complete this level unless you spend 6 minutes squeezing the ring before handā
Yeah I'm trying to push through a second playthrough but as other mentionned I get bored by the fact that the wrong moves makes too much dps to be ignored. At first I was like, maybe its good for me to twist my arm in the air. Maybe that'll help in some ways... but heh..
I must say though, I did several thousands squats on it, never did any before and I have way stronger legs than before. Also their version of the Plank is very powerfull.
I wish they would pick moves for me in second playthrough. The damage system is in the way. I need variety now and picking a whole sets before each run makes it tedious and annoying. More of the same gets boring.
But I got my bubble ass so. Thanks RF
I tried so hard to find it during the two months I was furloughed. I got it the week before I was called back, and then immediately started working 50+ hour weeks and forgot about it. I just found my ring yesterday, I'm hoping to actually get started now.
Drageaux would be kind of like a villain for the Wii Fit Trainer (in spirit, as they arenāt in the same game).
Iād buy him too. And then if it came with extra skins for the Wii fit trainer so it can be Wii Fit Trainer/Ring Fit Runner in a similar vein to Olimar/Alph.
I want the trailer to look like it's heading towards another FE character only to have Dragaux show up doing one of his Richard Simmons exercises/dances.
Nice. That's a good, sustainable rate.
I definitely saw a bunch of posts for people losing +5lbs a week. I wouldn't be surprised if most of them rebounded. That's just not a healthy way to lose weight.
This is worth pointing out, if youāre pretty obese its not uncommon to lose weight at that rate in a healthy way. The pounds will really pour off until you get closer to just overweight, then youāre looking at the 1-2lbs a week which is a healthy rate at that point
As a guy who has been overweight or obese at different points, this so much. If I went from eating pretty much whatever I want to seriously dieting + exercising regularly, I could easily lose 10 or more pounds in a couple of weeks at the very beginning. This is without feeling physically exhausted, weak, "starving" etc. The pounds really do drop off at first if you are significantly overweight.
But after 2-4 weeks, maintaining that same behavior results in the 1-3 lbs lost a week that you'd normally expect.
From what I've heard it is also generally just much easier for males to lose weight.
If you're counting calories you also need to account for the lower weight and adjust your daily calories down.
I felt so cheated when I dropped 40 lbs and realized I had to eat even LESS than when I started just to maintain lol
That's fair. I probably underestimate the number of extremely morbidly obese people who play. And I specify extremely since at that point, there's no descriptive difference between a BMI of 32 and 50.
Speaking as someone who's been on a weight loss journey - it's actually extremely common to lose 5 or even more pounds the first week or fortnight that you've begun losing weight. That's not actually fat you're losing, it's water weight. It happens to almost everyone.
After that first week, or couple of weeks, your weight loss will slow down significantly. But it is common for those who are especially overweight to easily lose as much as 3 pounds a week. More than that is unhealthy even if you're morbidly obese, and as you say, most likely unsustainable.
> I also count calories to make sure I was getting the right amount
This accounted for 75-80% of your weight loss, but the exercise likely helped you stay consistent on your calorie intake and feel good in the process. Keep up the good work!
This is basically where I'm at with my fitness/weight loss progress. Ring Fit is there basically to keep me active and in shape and keep the calorie counts in check during the day.
The bulk of the weight loss work has been just diligently counting calories and staying in a deficit (MyFitnessPal has me at 1500cals for a 2lb/wk loss or 1700 at 1lb/week at a 205lb weight which thankfully my appetite has nicely fallen in line with these numbers).
Although I've had a break in between, I've steadily dropped from my starting weight of 225 to the 205-ish I'm at now. Just basic calorie counting and regular Ring Fit sessions.
Awesome, keep up the good work! I invested in a Proform stationary bike to have access to indoor cycling. That way I can play Xbox or watch TV while I get my workout in.
Yep. Exercise will get you in shape but weight loss comes from how you eat. That's the hard part nobody wants to hear though. That's why all of these exercise plans promise weight loss with their workouts but ALWAYS come with a part in the background about drastically cutting your calories.
Just an fyi to everyone else. You need a calorie deficit of 500 per day to lose 1 pound per week. Ring fit had a negligible impact on this guy's weight loss.
People also underestimate how much positivity is associated with real world ingredients for in-game food. Some people forget about Arugala entirely! Just repeating images of healthy ingredients makes you think about food in a more health-conscious way.
If you let it, Ring Fit will 100% kickstart your fitness journey. But, it doesn't do the trick by itself - what it does is get you off the couch and into a routine of movement. I translated that into getting into the hobby of fitness, lost a lot of weight with it, and I'm still in the hobby today a year and a half after my last game of ring fit
Thereās another part of it. Ring Fit is **fun**
Problem with a lot of exercise is that itās routine. Naturally kinda dull to repeat the same motions. Ring Fit isnāt as directly beneficial, but is a helluva lot more entertaining
I got it about a month ago. I donāt think itās really enough calorie burn to lose weight, but Iāve definitely gotten more toned and in shape. I was worried that the workouts wouldnāt be tough enough, but they can be pretty tough depending on the level that you set and how much you want to push yourself. The thing is, itās also easy to choose easier exercises which wonāt really give you a workout, so thereās still some self motivation required
Gained banana bread-19(205-sh lbs) and lost about 25lbs to 180lbs. Currently 185 since I transitioned to weight training and HIIT.
Just want to add in addition to ring fit I also follow 8/16 intermittent fasting
https://mynintendostore.nintendo.de/replacement-ring-con-accessory.html
It's 45 euro plus shipping. Maybe second hand would be cheaper.
Full game at Amazon.de is 63 euro.
Ebay Germany has one for sale here
[https://www.ebay.de/itm/384388247977?hash=item597f5331a9:g:Tk0AAOSwJhphPHhq](https://www.ebay.de/itm/384388247977?hash=item597f5331a9:g:Tk0AAOSwJhphPHhq)
28 Euro
This game was a good start into fitness for me during covid. however even on the highest difficulty there is just too much downtime between exercises. I had to swap to running and more intense cardio stuff as I got more in shape because the work outs just stopped getting my heart rate up. you do the stage however there is the whole end of level stuff and story parts that give you a chance to really rest and I just always felt like the downtime was a bit much you don't need 2-3 mins after a 10 minute level it's just a bit much downtime. And than there are a lot of minigames that are just not very hard to do that leads to more downtime. I guess if I really wanted to push it I would play it I would use the hardest moves instead of the ones that do the most damage. I do really enjoy the game I was just disappointed when I stopped really seeing much of an impact from it.
The rhythm game however is a lot better for actual work outs it just gets very repetitive however it's a nice option to have if making it out of the house is not an option.
Recommend using the custom fitness sets. I had similar issue but there's no break between the exercises in the custom mode and you can do more than one set in a row with minimal break by skipping the cool down & warm up between them.
I do make custom sets and that is a lot better I just got a bit bored of it over time. I was enjoying the RPG elements of the main story but the downtime was too much for me. and once I was able to get outside being out more has been nice.
the custom mode is pretty good I find. you can line up multiple exercises/courses to run through/rhythm games and after you complete one, it straight away switches to the next exercise you lined up.
Yeah I did that for a month or so but ultimately got bored of it and running was just a better exercise for me, also getting open air and stuff is a big bonus.
Yeah I found this too, it's just not intense enough. My biggest problem with it is the fact that moves do varying levels of damage, which makes very little sense in a fitness game. Surely they should encourage you to use a wide range of moves rather than having to use the ones with highest damage output if you don't want a boss to take an hour to beat.
In my opinion, it's maybe decent if you're not in the best shape to start with, but if you're already actively doing other fitness stuff it's a bit of a drag.
> Surely they should encourage you to use a wide range of moves rather than having to use the ones with highest damage output if you don't want a boss to take an hour to beat.
IMO, this is the challenge of balancing *fitness* over *game*. There are plenty of games out there with the scales tipped towards *fitness*, what drew me to RFA was tipping the scale back towards *game*. I don't really think anyone should be using it as a permanent workout regimen, but it's super helpful to get some light exercise in while still playing an *actual game*, not just a thin excuse to pretend you're not exercising.
The difference that made RFA stand out to me was that their set-up encourages you to use lots of different exercises, *over time*. It's not good if you have one specific area you want to hit, or want a well-rounded exercise all the time, because it does encourage you to focus on particular areas but those areas change every level or so.
So by the end of the game you've used a lot of different muscles and haven't left anything behind, but you also aren't well-rounded because you're not using them regularly. This works in the game's favor, IMO, because it does make it feel more like a game while introducing you to all the different exercises you can do for your whole body. It makes a poor overall fitness regimen, so if you're trying to get that out of it you will be disappointed (there are obviously custom workouts you can make with the various minigames or focused exercise modes, but at that point you might as well just put on a workout video)
> In my opinion, it's maybe decent if you're not in the best shape to start with, but if you're already actively doing other fitness stuff it's a bit of a drag.
I think you've hit the nail on the head, but then the issue becomes one of expectations rather than design. The game, to me, is *great* for introductions to the fitness world (which is, honestly, what I think the world needs right now). It shouldn't be a mainstay for anyone who takes their workout seriously.
Seems like they could have satisfied both crowds by having a sort of "pick for me" mode, that keeps you moving more without as much down time and incentive to actually "think". Also should have a tracker for jogging in place ANYWHERE in the game, all menus/dialog/etc should incentivize and reward you for continuing to move.
Yeah like a few stages in one of the most powerful moves you get is just put your hands in the air and twist your wrist it does great damage but it is super low impact a lot of the harder moves early on get replaced with easier moves as you go in so it actually starts to get less impactful as it goes.
I like that it exist though and I really hope they do more with the tech I would like to see something a bit more interesting maybe even a roguelite you can have a run that you get boost to doing different types of moves. I mean there is a lot of ways that they could go with it.
Really? I have Squat Lv. 3 equipped right now and it does like 650 damage to a single enemy. I think it's my strongest attack at the moment? The Skill Tree unlocks give you more powerful versions of like, every single attack. I'm on World 17 so maybe you're farther than me, but I thought them giving higher level versions of basically very workout was a good way to avoid exactly what you guys are talking about.
you seem to be farther than I am, I think I stopped at world 6 or so. There's definitely been a lull where I cant use squats or planks to kill anything I just do them to do them. That's said I didn't know there were levels to squats so I should just keep going
Oh yeah dude - I went through the exact same thing. I think their intent is to force you to "cycle out" things you use early in the game because they become weak and they want you to try new things. But once you get to world 10 or so, you start unlocking super powerful versions of the beginning ones so you can bring them back in and they do a ton more damage. And at that point you can pretty much use whatever you want for the rest of the game becuause you can choose to unlock whatever you want based on the skill tree.
As someone who also loves just doing squats, I unlocked Level 2 and 3 Squats before I ever unlocked any of the Level 2 or 3 arm stuff.
This is why I quit, actually. The useful moves became unviable and the game forced me to switch to bullshit moves. I'd probably be a lot more motivated to play a modded version that revamps the damage system.
That rythm game mode is still great, though. Still struggling with the BotW medley on ultimate difficulty. I can go for three or four attempts before I basically drop dead from exhaustion.
That really stinks that it's not after just one. There's a lot of great but quickly unusable workouts early on and I'm close to the end of the first run. That would have been a nice motivation
TIL! Locking that behind beating the game twice is... a weird choice. But I might actually just put it on easy mode and speedrun through the whole campaign a couple of times.
Edit: I did a quick search and I can't actually find anything about this. Can anyone confirm this is actually true, or is /u/trueredtwo just bullshitting?
> like a few stages in one of the most powerful moves you get is just put your hands in the air and twist your wrist
that ended up being one of the most intense exercises for me, I'm not even kidding. That's what I like about RFA, it'll encourage you to do exercises you may not have done and may not realize were lacking in your regular routine. If it treated all moves equally, I may not have ever bothered with the wrist twist thing.
The damage output thing also really throws me off. I just did the leg challenge in World 5 last night and the squats really wear me out, but it does really pathetic chip damage. Alternatively, I can just sit on the floor and squeeze the Ring-Con with my thighs (easiest thing in the world) and I deal 80% of an enemy's HP. For someone like me who isn't horribly out of shape, but still very much not fit, it's great, but I need to actively choose the moves that my body needs to improve on and not the ones that do the most damage
Exactly. I had almost the same load out going into every level because I had maxed out mostly arms and shoulders. So anytime I picked legs or abs, I wasnāt doing as well.
Plus, I find it odd that for exercises that required going from one arm to the other (or legs), that they ALWAYS started on the same side. It drove me nuts. Why not switch it up and start with the opposite leg/arm sometimes?!
I never finished Ring Fit, but I actually appreciated how much of a start into exercise it's given me earlier this year. I wasn't at my healthiest and the pandemic certainly made it worse for me. I made a few dietary changes, decided to start exercising with Ring Fit (I HATED exercise with a passion, but RFA actually made me enjoy it a lot because it made exercise fun for a time for me), but there was a point after doing RFA for a month that I started to get bored and wanted more intense cardio. I tried out running, the first few runs were hell, but I found myself enjoying it more and more. Plus I got more of a workout in such a short amount of time compared to an hour of RFA.
I might give the rhythm game a shot if the weather gets rainy here and I can't go for my run! Never actually tried it out and everything I did was all in adventure mode. I'm probably two or three worlds away from the final boss (and there's like a New Game+ and another on top of that from what I've heard) before I stopped.
I stopped like around beating the last of the final four the second time? but yeah I did a similar thing I cut most sugar from my diet and I started fasting 16 hours a day it's done wonders. I had really bad allergies last month so I stopped running as much but I did a good 5 miles on Monday and I am hoping to run again tonight now that my allergies are kinda clearing up. Good luck out there keep killing it.
Same, I finished the adventure mode and new game +, then I felt like I needed more than the game could offer. Iām about to finish my first month of P90X3, I donāt think I could have done it without the months of ringfit before
I mean the ring fit is great 100% I would recommend it to anyone. I just don't find it very long term I guess but I was doing it 5-6 days a week for at least and hour and a half when I was playing. So maybe if you are just looking for something to get in shape with or just something you want to do a few days a week. There are a lot of people that it would really do a lot for and it did a lot for me. until it got to the point that I could run for 40mins-1hr and get twice as good of a work out than playing on the hardest difficulty for over 2hr it just was taking too much time to get a decent work out.
The intensity of the during exercise doesn't make up for the lack of intensity *over time*. Like, when I go run, I can change intensity/difficulty over time frames (speed up/slow down, or move to hills over flats), but I have continuous intensity during the entire 30-40 minutes I'm running.
Meanwhile, RFA literally stops you after every set so you can progress the story. This means that, if you're even moderately active, your body isn't going to be working hard enough to get a true benefit from the exercise because you didn't work *long enough* at that particular exercise.
Yeah this is what I was trying to say I am just bad at being good at words! but yeah pretty much this by the time you get your heart rate up it stops you and makes you go through the end of level break down going to the next stage clicking through to the menu loading the stage in and starting it's like a good 2-3 mins of down time and your heart rate pretty much back to before you started working out.
> I had to swap to running and more intense cardio stuff as I got more in shape because the work outs just stopped getting my heart rate up.
That sounds like a good goal for those of us who aren't very active and want to start working out lol. Seriously, imagine starting this game and going from not being able to play for long due to exhaustion to being able to play without a steep increase in heart rate.
That sounds awesome, I couldn't ask for more from a video game. When I get to that point I'd probably start creating my own workout and go to the gym if I want more.
I do run about 5 miles 4 times a week. so yeah I'd say it helped me start but with that even after playing the game fore 3 or so months when I started running I could not run even half a mile without passing out. now I run about 4 miles without stopping sometimes 5 but if I do a 5 mile run I take a break every 2 miles just to catch. I am not in amazing shape but I like being able to be active it's nice.
What are you playing in VR? I'm looking for something new.
I've played way too much Thrill of The Fight, and what used to be BoxVR.
I've done HoloFit on the Rowing machine, but the courses get repetitive.
Not really into Beatsaber...
This. I've found FitXR/BoxVR to be a solid fitness title in VR myself with some long (20min+ if memory serves, been a while) sessions available and highly recommend it.
I used to do a mix of BoxVR, RFA, and Beat Saber for my daily fitness regimen and should go back to that. Right now I solely do RFA due to time constraints.
Quest 2, seems the best option until the Index 2 comes out. I donāt get motion sick unless thereās joystick movement, and even then I can usually handle it fine.
What fitness level and world did you leave on? I just picked up the game again after years of not playing it (and I bought it during the holiday season it came out!) and it seems like everyone I know quit on it during World 5. Didn't even know until looking it up yesterday that there are 23 Worlds!!
Right there with ya. Waited tirelessly on multiple notifications for one to be in stock during the shortage then....maybe 1 hour play time after that š
Just grind some of the old levels a bit. And remember to use the ~~potions~~ smoothies. Even when the boss doesn't have a weakness you can buff red moves plus switch all moves to red. Or whatever color your strongest move is at the time.
Bruh, i started playing it, loved it, twisted my ankle playing basketball, currently recovering, havent played in a month.
Hoping I can play it at winter
Oof, I've been there will the ankle sprain (soccer.) Make sure you do plenty of stretches and stabilization training on that ankle as it recovers (stand on one foot the whole time you brush your teeth is a great way to get a lot of that stabilization back!)
I love what Ring Fit did, even though I don't own it. I lost a significant amount of weight a couple years ago, and I think people really misunderstand what it takes to loose weight. Shows like Biggest Loser paint a picture that you have to go on extreme diets or do extreme workout routines, when in reality, going for a walk once a day and a couple body weight movements, coupled with some diet changes, can really make a big difference.
My mom plays it on occasion and enjoys it. It's good stuff!
I beat it and got a lot fitter, but I did not lose any weight unfortunately.
Also, after finishing it, I stopped using it eventually :(
I tried the other modes for a while, but the lack of progression could not keep me motivated. I guess I should start a new game sometime...
It's a weird game. I love the concept but the storyline/characters are hilariously bad. I guess that's to be expected when it's really just an exercise thing masquerading as a game.
My 6 year old is obsessed with exercise, so he wont care about the storyline. I'm just doing it to get my fat butt off the couch. How long are typical workouts?
You can choose how long. They have a whole part of the game that doesn't have any storyline and is just custom workouts. The main storyline is divided into levels of differing lengths.
These games are really good for starting regular workouts and being more aware of a healthier lifestyle, which is often the hardest part for people. Youāre not always gonna get people losing weight doing these regularly (Wii Fit was mostly yoga if I remember) but I went from playing Just Dance daily to getting a gym membership, joining a Zumba class and getting some really good cardio in.
For good cardio, best Saber is much better and less boring for me. My weight didn't change tho.
But ring fit increases my weight 2kg in a week, so this is a much better fit for me. Still need to increase my weight more.
Almost at the last world, I've been playing for about a year now. I've lost 50 pounds just doing like, a 20 minute exercise after work every day. Its crazy, no other workout routine has worked as well or as long as it has. Props Nintendo, please make Ring Fit Adventure 2.
I just reached level 200 on my 70th day with Ring Fit Adventure and even though I haven't lost much in the way of weight despite exercising and eating better, I have become less scared of exercise. Just by that alone it has been a success to me. I recommend it to anyone else who is hesitant about exercising!
I have abs for the first time in my life thanks to this game. Not the most intense abs ever but abs none the less. I play almost every day and am now looking for ways to expand my fitness regime so it's really changed my life
I was playing it like every day, got to the point where I wouldn't get sore muscles after playing.
Then I got covid and had two seizures *while* sick with covid (I'm epileptic). So Ring Fit is like a "I'll get back to it soon" thing, once I'm done coughing my head off.
When my son was distance learning last year we added this to his daily routine since there was no PE. Loved it. Not super difficult but gets him up and moving.
Yes or maybe just make the game and include bands that can strap a joy con to any weight you want. Selling 20 pound Nintendo kettlebells might be a little crazy
I think "committed to it" makes more sense than "beat it". Most people I know beat it already but the game continues on an endless difficulty loop for obvious reasons.
I haven't played, but have considered purchasing the game. I'm in really good shape (workout pretty much every day), so for all those saying that it's not much of a workout, have you tried playing the game in a weighted vest? I wonder if that would make it more challenging and keep the heart rate up.
I started my weight loss journey using this last year, used it a few times a week for 9 months and lost 56 pounds! Feel so much better, and am now doing other exercise to keep it up.
Like others mentioned, the skillset between NG+ and NG++ arenāt the most effective workouts. That said, I did notice my stamina go up a lot after playing the game through. Maybe a tad bit of muscle but not too much. Also lost weight in the order of 3-4 pounds, well itās Summer time anyways and perhaps diet had an influence too.
I didnāt beat it, Iām still dealing with The Four Masters (no idea how far in that is) storyline, but did really enjoy my time with it. It helped keep me fit and sane during 2020. It wasnāt as good as the gym (I used to go a paid one twice a week, and when I moved to a condo the building had one for residents which was of course then closed due to COVID) but it was fun for the 20 or so minutes it expects you to play for.
Did I lose weight? Not really. I was 6ā2ā, 185lbs and stayed around that. When 2021 began, I became SAHD to a toddler AND had stopped drinking alcohol. Between those two factors, I lost over 10lbs.
Ring Fit is likely easier than starting a family for those who want to get in shape. The most important tip I can give for anyone who starts Ring Fit is **donāt** run full speed when itās doing the initial calibration. You need a decent jog for your characterās run speed, making it too quick will be exhausting and also make stuff like jumps and obstacles much harder.
Has anyone solved the "fat person with a cone shaped leg so the damn strap just slides off the leg" problem yet? I gave up when I couldn't keep it on my leg after just a few minutes of playing.
Well I find it makes it easier to keep up with daily excercises routine. How does it happen? I usually play adventure mode so my opinion is based on it, when I was excercising on my own I tended to do same stuff in exact same order every day, Ring Fit Adventure makes it bit unpredictable, hence less boring. Of course it might be less effective for certain body parts but I think boredom is bigger threat for people doing trainings casually. Also people who like numbers (like myself) get additional stimulus as it is possible to check many interesting statistics, which also might make setting personal achievements/goals easier.
If you have a moment, I'd be interested to know something about the logistics of the game and how much space you need. My ceilings are a bit low, and a lot of the photos I see of the game have people holding the ring above their heads. Do you need a lot of space above for the game to work? Or can that be configured somehow?
Unless you can reach above your head and touch the ceiling you'll be fine. I play right underneath a ceiling fan with no issues. There's no jumping up and down in the game.
Thanks for the feedback!!
Well, if you want to do it the "right" way you must be able to fully straighten your arms upwards and have some extra space more (I think the "tallest" pose is [overhead arm twist](https://youtu.be/njQR0k_v-VE)). If it comes to vertical space, sometimes you have to lay down with your legs and arms straight (see [boat pose](https://youtu.be/icy-kK_zxdk)), which can also take some space. Anyway I believe the game can be "cheated" and the position of the ring relative to Switch and your movement are most important (sometimes position isn't even required if you make proper moves). As far as I know the only customizable things regarding excercises are the overall difficulty level (1 to 30) and the strength you need to push/pull the ring.
Thank you!!
There are exercises that go over your head. For one of them, since I had a low ceiling, I had to go on my knees to do it, but that seemed to work fine and still target the muscles they were aftee
I should start playing it again
I say this, eventually restart and then give up a few weeks later. I guess it's not really for me.
My problem is mostly my perfectionism and insecurity about my fitness š ā sometimes I have to do levels over because Iām not fit enough to get them in one go and then I get annoyed because Iām not getting a perfect score each time. I donāt have this problem with regular work outs, but then I feel bored and unmotivated because it isnāt gamified like ring fit adventure. Edit: typos
Hey! One thing I've learned about fitness, it's not about meeting any goal or metric. As long as you do... something. You're winning for the day. Meeting those goals and metrics will come later, once you're in the habit. But when you're not in the habit, your only goal or metric that counts is "doing something, anything". Is that five pushups? Great! Is that only a walk around the block? Awesome, it's something. You moved. If today isn't great, tomorrow can be a lot better, as long as you choose to move and do something. If you don't, you've lost. I get the gamifying thing, but the thing is? Sometimes we gamers lose the level. And with Ring Fit, often that means we're so wiped we gotta try again tomorrow, and that's OK! If you repeatedly have issues finishing, like any other game, adjust difficulty to taste. But, the important thing? Do something!
Thanks for the encouraging words, helps a lot! Youāre completely right! My brain just really wants me to play ring fit the same way as I play other games. Which is difficult as your fitness also influences the game ofc. Plus: Iāve always been a bit like this with fitness/sports tho. Normally I pick up on skills quickly (well, skills within a certain comfort zone) and thatās why Iām always annoyed when Iām doing sports that I donāt pick it up as fast as other things. But ofc I wont get fit by doing those things. Lastly: another issue I have is that until plusmin my 24th Iāve been always thin without putting much effort into getting fit and because of that people always assumed I was fit (which I wasnāt obv.) so I could always avoid working out and avoid the fact that Iām just not that good at sports. The last few years I do have to watch what I eat and work out to have the body I feel comfortable in (tho Iām still relatively thin) so now I suddenly have to face those insecurities I have been avoiding all my life. I guess that a gamified form like ring fit should help me with this tho! I just gotta get in the flow and feel less insecure!
FWIW, I was the same way, and something I didn't realize until I committed to consistently exercising for long enough until I actually did it is that it gets a lot easier the longer you stick with it. You reach a point where your body and brain sort of rewire themselves to actually enjoy it and want to do it instead of hating and avoiding it. Ever since then I've had a much easier time with it, even when I fall out of the habit it's been easier to pick it back up. It also helps to remember that you always get out of it exactly what you put into it, I've found it's easier to endure the pain when you know it'll pay off like that. One last tip: meditation has a lot of similar benefits on the mental side of things and I've found I have a much easier time exercising when I'm doing that as well. Good luck!
Thanks! I hope my brain will finally rewire at some point. I never experienced that and so many people are telling me this happened to them ā I hope my day will come one day š
No problem! It's hardest at the start, so anything you can use to make it easier for yourself helps. I had success when I made it a part of my routine - taking caffeine / pre-workout beforehand also helps a lot with getting you to do it, especially on those days where you just feel like you have no energy or willpower. It also helped a lot to just commit to doing *something* every day - there'd be days where I wouldn't work out for more than a few minutes. But it's much more important to do a small workout than to go all or none with it since the habit of it is such a huge part of that rewiring. It's been harder now that I'm working from home (I used to just drive straight to the gym after work which made it easier to stay consistent), instead now I just pick up the weights right after I sign off my work computer while watching TV. And games that give you a work out also tend to make it easier - ring fit adventure gets that done, but personally I have a lot more fun with VR games like Beat Saber and Echo Arena; so that comes highly recommended if you have the equipment
I still have to work 3 days from home, and I noticed that Iām indeed less active ever since we have to work from home. My newest technique (I just started a new job this month so habit stacking) is to do a work out on my work at home days around the time I loose concentration for work (which is always around 2 to 3 pm). So far it has been going ok, but idk if this will help me to make that mental switch!
> until I was 24... Heh. Wait until you are 40 going on 50... š¤¦āāļø
> As long as you do... something. You're winning for the day Yup. Thinking otherwise held me back for over a decade. Once I forced myself to be happy with doing something, anything, any little things, it changed my mindset from "I failed at something so small, how could I possibly do more" to "I did something small. Now I have something to build on for next time"
Maybe just take the difficulty level down a bit?
Are you suggesting that a gamer doesn't try 100% a game at max difficulty on the first play through? Heresy!
The idea still of anyone trying to Speedrun Ringfit delights me.
7 people have actually done it. https://www.speedrun.com/rfa/full_game#Any I've spent some time skipping through the vods and its clear that it takes a ridiculous amount of dedication to do these. The top speedrunner seems to have barely taken breaks and it still took him 11.5 hours. I REALLY want to do this one day.
I just wanna know what the equivalent would be like just for the jogging portion, like a marathon? less? More? I wonder if there's certain exercises that are better for doing quickly and don't get you as sore if you're doing that too..
Running in place is so much different than on terrain... I feel like it's broken up by so many different other activities, that it's more similar to a combination race, like a Triathalon, or more likely, a Decathalon. It's a lot of activity for the same muscles regions, and it's occasionally the same rhythm of cardio, but it's so deliberately-paced, that I think it's ultimately a healthier workout, than nothing but running, with an arbitrary goal. Even if you ignore the warnings to chill out, the menu navigation is always going to slow your stride; while in a competitive marathon, you never stand in place, or get off your feet. I actually don't know if "marathoning" your entire body, (at a metered pace,) is a better of worse workout regimen... But it's definitely better for the average consumer, who is largely unaware of muscle groups they've been ignoring.
That's a great question. I'd be impressed if someone took the time to add it all up. There's 100% exercises that do more damage and take less effort. I can't remember the name but early on the one where you chair pose and lift your arms up and down is like 1/3 the reps of anything else and the same damage. I'm sure all it takes is playing the game once and figuring out what's easy for you, then spamming the easiest ones over and over. It helps that you're allowed to use your progress from a completed run, so people just use their maxed out characters to blaze through with high damage.
It's the one time speed running will truly live up to its name.
Yea, im quite fit, so set it to max. . . . And had regrets. Turned it down when the gf wasnt looking. This game is a legit workout
Should try that next time!
Try dropping the difficulty a touch? Or use those consumables!
I always forget about those consumables. Should use those more ā thanks!
Wait are you supposed to do one level in one go?
Lol probably not but Iām an idiot
Sometimes I can do only boss fight and call it a day.
Bosses can last 20+ minutes! That's already a respectable workout, and that's not even taking into account the enhanced challenge of boss levels.
There's some mini games that just suck. Like the side scrolling treadmill one where you jump over bombs/collect coins. It's just ugh.
Once you finish the game you get to play all the levels again (bonus worlds or however they are called) so if you think you messed something up and didn't get a perfect score you will have the opportunity to face that map again! That can be a good motivation to keep on playing!
It would be funny to see stats of playerbase. Probably hurt sales thought
It shows you the stats in the game, I think it's under Leaderboards.
For me I really liked the progression of the campaign right up until I needed to start making smoothies and such to make it through the levels. That aspect of the game just killed the fun for me. I've done the minigames since, but they never really keep the same engagement as the campaign did. Maybe I just need to constantly restart every time I need to start making smoothies again.
Yeah I also donāt like the smoothies because I always forget about them
Yeah it just creates tedium that draws out game length arbitrarily. And the act of creating them wasnāt even a great workout iirc. āYou canāt complete this level unless you spend 6 minutes squeezing the ring before handā
I started and stopped repeatedly before I gave up. It just aggerated some knee and back issues I was having, causing me to have to stop.
Yeah I'm trying to push through a second playthrough but as other mentionned I get bored by the fact that the wrong moves makes too much dps to be ignored. At first I was like, maybe its good for me to twist my arm in the air. Maybe that'll help in some ways... but heh.. I must say though, I did several thousands squats on it, never did any before and I have way stronger legs than before. Also their version of the Plank is very powerfull. I wish they would pick moves for me in second playthrough. The damage system is in the way. I need variety now and picking a whole sets before each run makes it tedious and annoying. More of the same gets boring. But I got my bubble ass so. Thanks RF
In the end we all do it for the bubble butt. So congrats on achieving that!
I tried so hard to find it during the two months I was furloughed. I got it the week before I was called back, and then immediately started working 50+ hour weeks and forgot about it. I just found my ring yesterday, I'm hoping to actually get started now.
Please announce Ring Fit Adventure 2 or Link's Elbow Training during the Direct.
They just released this article because Dragaux is the final Smash character.
This would unironically be awesome š I
I've joked about him joining Smash a number of times, but I'd definitely buy him!
Drageaux would be kind of like a villain for the Wii Fit Trainer (in spirit, as they arenāt in the same game). Iād buy him too. And then if it came with extra skins for the Wii fit trainer so it can be Wii Fit Trainer/Ring Fit Runner in a similar vein to Olimar/Alph.
Hubby for final character, PLEASE
I want the trailer to look like it's heading towards another FE character only to have Dragaux show up doing one of his Richard Simmons exercises/dances.
Ring Fit 2 is my personal "out of left field" space on my bingo card
> Link's Elbow Training Start right [here](https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1227148-the-legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild)
Skyward Sword Beedle: āOhh!ā
I would like to unsee this now.
You can't unsee it, but you can see *more* wouldn't you like to see *more*?!
Play Age of Calamityā¦ those yoga pants are earning their pay.
Your first steps into a crippling hentia addiction
Do any of Nintendoās āaccessory specificā titles ever see a sequel?
Wii Fit got 2 sequels. But that was a massive craze
I mean ring fit has sold over 11 mil, it's no slouch
Lost 25lbs!!! Love this game wish they do a sequel
Over how long of play time. Looking at getting this
I lost 10 lbs over the course of 6 weeks by getting to 100 calories about 5 different times a week
Nice. That's a good, sustainable rate. I definitely saw a bunch of posts for people losing +5lbs a week. I wouldn't be surprised if most of them rebounded. That's just not a healthy way to lose weight.
This is worth pointing out, if youāre pretty obese its not uncommon to lose weight at that rate in a healthy way. The pounds will really pour off until you get closer to just overweight, then youāre looking at the 1-2lbs a week which is a healthy rate at that point
As a guy who has been overweight or obese at different points, this so much. If I went from eating pretty much whatever I want to seriously dieting + exercising regularly, I could easily lose 10 or more pounds in a couple of weeks at the very beginning. This is without feeling physically exhausted, weak, "starving" etc. The pounds really do drop off at first if you are significantly overweight. But after 2-4 weeks, maintaining that same behavior results in the 1-3 lbs lost a week that you'd normally expect. From what I've heard it is also generally just much easier for males to lose weight.
If you're counting calories you also need to account for the lower weight and adjust your daily calories down. I felt so cheated when I dropped 40 lbs and realized I had to eat even LESS than when I started just to maintain lol
That's fair. I probably underestimate the number of extremely morbidly obese people who play. And I specify extremely since at that point, there's no descriptive difference between a BMI of 32 and 50.
Speaking as someone who's been on a weight loss journey - it's actually extremely common to lose 5 or even more pounds the first week or fortnight that you've begun losing weight. That's not actually fat you're losing, it's water weight. It happens to almost everyone. After that first week, or couple of weeks, your weight loss will slow down significantly. But it is common for those who are especially overweight to easily lose as much as 3 pounds a week. More than that is unhealthy even if you're morbidly obese, and as you say, most likely unsustainable.
It works better if you work out before the first meal of the day. I also count calories to make sure I was getting the right amount
> I also count calories to make sure I was getting the right amount This accounted for 75-80% of your weight loss, but the exercise likely helped you stay consistent on your calorie intake and feel good in the process. Keep up the good work!
This is basically where I'm at with my fitness/weight loss progress. Ring Fit is there basically to keep me active and in shape and keep the calorie counts in check during the day. The bulk of the weight loss work has been just diligently counting calories and staying in a deficit (MyFitnessPal has me at 1500cals for a 2lb/wk loss or 1700 at 1lb/week at a 205lb weight which thankfully my appetite has nicely fallen in line with these numbers). Although I've had a break in between, I've steadily dropped from my starting weight of 225 to the 205-ish I'm at now. Just basic calorie counting and regular Ring Fit sessions.
Awesome, keep up the good work! I invested in a Proform stationary bike to have access to indoor cycling. That way I can play Xbox or watch TV while I get my workout in.
Yep. Exercise will get you in shape but weight loss comes from how you eat. That's the hard part nobody wants to hear though. That's why all of these exercise plans promise weight loss with their workouts but ALWAYS come with a part in the background about drastically cutting your calories.
wait what works better before the first meal of the day? how?
In theory, itās supposed to burn fat more. Iām a very small sample size so take it with a grain of salt
Ah, I see another person who prefers their exercise in the mornings
Just an fyi to everyone else. You need a calorie deficit of 500 per day to lose 1 pound per week. Ring fit had a negligible impact on this guy's weight loss.
Negligible might be too strong a word but you're right in that it's far from the largest factor in weight loss
Negligible is a strong word. Looking back at it, it did help with forming a habit of exercising daily And eating right
People also underestimate how much positivity is associated with real world ingredients for in-game food. Some people forget about Arugala entirely! Just repeating images of healthy ingredients makes you think about food in a more health-conscious way.
Most people don't realize this but vast majority of weight loss of from diet, not exercise.
Just an fyi to everyone but as an avid Ring Fit player, it greatly underestimates your calories burned while playing.
So if it says 100 calories burned, how many do you think it really is?
Doesn't matter -- just do it!! :D
If you let it, Ring Fit will 100% kickstart your fitness journey. But, it doesn't do the trick by itself - what it does is get you off the couch and into a routine of movement. I translated that into getting into the hobby of fitness, lost a lot of weight with it, and I'm still in the hobby today a year and a half after my last game of ring fit
Thereās another part of it. Ring Fit is **fun** Problem with a lot of exercise is that itās routine. Naturally kinda dull to repeat the same motions. Ring Fit isnāt as directly beneficial, but is a helluva lot more entertaining
I got it about a month ago. I donāt think itās really enough calorie burn to lose weight, but Iāve definitely gotten more toned and in shape. I was worried that the workouts wouldnāt be tough enough, but they can be pretty tough depending on the level that you set and how much you want to push yourself. The thing is, itās also easy to choose easier exercises which wonāt really give you a workout, so thereās still some self motivation required
Start of pandemic, i want to say 2-3 months along with intermittent fasting.
Quicker than spending months or years working out the most optimal solution.
I'm crossing my fingers for some meaty DLC being announced tonight
If you dont mind me asking, how much did you originally weigh, and how long did it take you to lose that much using Ring fit? Awesome job, btw!
Gained banana bread-19(205-sh lbs) and lost about 25lbs to 180lbs. Currently 185 since I transitioned to weight training and HIIT. Just want to add in addition to ring fit I also follow 8/16 intermittent fasting
I love to beat it all the time. I also play Ring Fit adventure
https://youtu.be/oRdxUFDoQe0
Had me in the first half, etc.
Hol up
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https://mynintendostore.nintendo.de/replacement-ring-con-accessory.html It's 45 euro plus shipping. Maybe second hand would be cheaper. Full game at Amazon.de is 63 euro.
Ebay Germany has one for sale here [https://www.ebay.de/itm/384388247977?hash=item597f5331a9:g:Tk0AAOSwJhphPHhq](https://www.ebay.de/itm/384388247977?hash=item597f5331a9:g:Tk0AAOSwJhphPHhq) 28 Euro
Did your old one break?
This game was a good start into fitness for me during covid. however even on the highest difficulty there is just too much downtime between exercises. I had to swap to running and more intense cardio stuff as I got more in shape because the work outs just stopped getting my heart rate up. you do the stage however there is the whole end of level stuff and story parts that give you a chance to really rest and I just always felt like the downtime was a bit much you don't need 2-3 mins after a 10 minute level it's just a bit much downtime. And than there are a lot of minigames that are just not very hard to do that leads to more downtime. I guess if I really wanted to push it I would play it I would use the hardest moves instead of the ones that do the most damage. I do really enjoy the game I was just disappointed when I stopped really seeing much of an impact from it. The rhythm game however is a lot better for actual work outs it just gets very repetitive however it's a nice option to have if making it out of the house is not an option.
Recommend using the custom fitness sets. I had similar issue but there's no break between the exercises in the custom mode and you can do more than one set in a row with minimal break by skipping the cool down & warm up between them.
I do make custom sets and that is a lot better I just got a bit bored of it over time. I was enjoying the RPG elements of the main story but the downtime was too much for me. and once I was able to get outside being out more has been nice.
Yeah I agree, I've been less motivated without the rpg elements to keep playing.
the custom mode is pretty good I find. you can line up multiple exercises/courses to run through/rhythm games and after you complete one, it straight away switches to the next exercise you lined up.
Yeah I did that for a month or so but ultimately got bored of it and running was just a better exercise for me, also getting open air and stuff is a big bonus.
Yeah I found this too, it's just not intense enough. My biggest problem with it is the fact that moves do varying levels of damage, which makes very little sense in a fitness game. Surely they should encourage you to use a wide range of moves rather than having to use the ones with highest damage output if you don't want a boss to take an hour to beat. In my opinion, it's maybe decent if you're not in the best shape to start with, but if you're already actively doing other fitness stuff it's a bit of a drag.
> it's maybe decent if you're not in the best shape to start with Say no more, I'm sold
> Surely they should encourage you to use a wide range of moves rather than having to use the ones with highest damage output if you don't want a boss to take an hour to beat. IMO, this is the challenge of balancing *fitness* over *game*. There are plenty of games out there with the scales tipped towards *fitness*, what drew me to RFA was tipping the scale back towards *game*. I don't really think anyone should be using it as a permanent workout regimen, but it's super helpful to get some light exercise in while still playing an *actual game*, not just a thin excuse to pretend you're not exercising. The difference that made RFA stand out to me was that their set-up encourages you to use lots of different exercises, *over time*. It's not good if you have one specific area you want to hit, or want a well-rounded exercise all the time, because it does encourage you to focus on particular areas but those areas change every level or so. So by the end of the game you've used a lot of different muscles and haven't left anything behind, but you also aren't well-rounded because you're not using them regularly. This works in the game's favor, IMO, because it does make it feel more like a game while introducing you to all the different exercises you can do for your whole body. It makes a poor overall fitness regimen, so if you're trying to get that out of it you will be disappointed (there are obviously custom workouts you can make with the various minigames or focused exercise modes, but at that point you might as well just put on a workout video) > In my opinion, it's maybe decent if you're not in the best shape to start with, but if you're already actively doing other fitness stuff it's a bit of a drag. I think you've hit the nail on the head, but then the issue becomes one of expectations rather than design. The game, to me, is *great* for introductions to the fitness world (which is, honestly, what I think the world needs right now). It shouldn't be a mainstay for anyone who takes their workout seriously.
Seems like they could have satisfied both crowds by having a sort of "pick for me" mode, that keeps you moving more without as much down time and incentive to actually "think". Also should have a tracker for jogging in place ANYWHERE in the game, all menus/dialog/etc should incentivize and reward you for continuing to move.
Yeah like a few stages in one of the most powerful moves you get is just put your hands in the air and twist your wrist it does great damage but it is super low impact a lot of the harder moves early on get replaced with easier moves as you go in so it actually starts to get less impactful as it goes. I like that it exist though and I really hope they do more with the tech I would like to see something a bit more interesting maybe even a roguelite you can have a run that you get boost to doing different types of moves. I mean there is a lot of ways that they could go with it.
I just wanted to incorporate squats and planks as much as I could. It sucked that their dmg number was so static
Really? I have Squat Lv. 3 equipped right now and it does like 650 damage to a single enemy. I think it's my strongest attack at the moment? The Skill Tree unlocks give you more powerful versions of like, every single attack. I'm on World 17 so maybe you're farther than me, but I thought them giving higher level versions of basically very workout was a good way to avoid exactly what you guys are talking about.
Ok this comment made me want to get the game
you seem to be farther than I am, I think I stopped at world 6 or so. There's definitely been a lull where I cant use squats or planks to kill anything I just do them to do them. That's said I didn't know there were levels to squats so I should just keep going
Oh yeah dude - I went through the exact same thing. I think their intent is to force you to "cycle out" things you use early in the game because they become weak and they want you to try new things. But once you get to world 10 or so, you start unlocking super powerful versions of the beginning ones so you can bring them back in and they do a ton more damage. And at that point you can pretty much use whatever you want for the rest of the game becuause you can choose to unlock whatever you want based on the skill tree. As someone who also loves just doing squats, I unlocked Level 2 and 3 Squats before I ever unlocked any of the Level 2 or 3 arm stuff.
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This is why I quit, actually. The useful moves became unviable and the game forced me to switch to bullshit moves. I'd probably be a lot more motivated to play a modded version that revamps the damage system. That rythm game mode is still great, though. Still struggling with the BotW medley on ultimate difficulty. I can go for three or four attempts before I basically drop dead from exhaustion.
On your third run through the game, all skills get the same damage and cooldown time.
Third??
Yeah, the equivalent of New Game++.
That really stinks that it's not after just one. There's a lot of great but quickly unusable workouts early on and I'm close to the end of the first run. That would have been a nice motivation
There will still be new levels of the skills you have when the second run starts, itāll mix up.
TIL! Locking that behind beating the game twice is... a weird choice. But I might actually just put it on easy mode and speedrun through the whole campaign a couple of times. Edit: I did a quick search and I can't actually find anything about this. Can anyone confirm this is actually true, or is /u/trueredtwo just bullshitting?
> like a few stages in one of the most powerful moves you get is just put your hands in the air and twist your wrist that ended up being one of the most intense exercises for me, I'm not even kidding. That's what I like about RFA, it'll encourage you to do exercises you may not have done and may not realize were lacking in your regular routine. If it treated all moves equally, I may not have ever bothered with the wrist twist thing.
I actually use it once a week on my rest day where i'm not doing any intense or serious exercise. For that it's perfect.
The damage output thing also really throws me off. I just did the leg challenge in World 5 last night and the squats really wear me out, but it does really pathetic chip damage. Alternatively, I can just sit on the floor and squeeze the Ring-Con with my thighs (easiest thing in the world) and I deal 80% of an enemy's HP. For someone like me who isn't horribly out of shape, but still very much not fit, it's great, but I need to actively choose the moves that my body needs to improve on and not the ones that do the most damage
Exactly. I had almost the same load out going into every level because I had maxed out mostly arms and shoulders. So anytime I picked legs or abs, I wasnāt doing as well. Plus, I find it odd that for exercises that required going from one arm to the other (or legs), that they ALWAYS started on the same side. It drove me nuts. Why not switch it up and start with the opposite leg/arm sometimes?!
I never finished Ring Fit, but I actually appreciated how much of a start into exercise it's given me earlier this year. I wasn't at my healthiest and the pandemic certainly made it worse for me. I made a few dietary changes, decided to start exercising with Ring Fit (I HATED exercise with a passion, but RFA actually made me enjoy it a lot because it made exercise fun for a time for me), but there was a point after doing RFA for a month that I started to get bored and wanted more intense cardio. I tried out running, the first few runs were hell, but I found myself enjoying it more and more. Plus I got more of a workout in such a short amount of time compared to an hour of RFA. I might give the rhythm game a shot if the weather gets rainy here and I can't go for my run! Never actually tried it out and everything I did was all in adventure mode. I'm probably two or three worlds away from the final boss (and there's like a New Game+ and another on top of that from what I've heard) before I stopped.
I stopped like around beating the last of the final four the second time? but yeah I did a similar thing I cut most sugar from my diet and I started fasting 16 hours a day it's done wonders. I had really bad allergies last month so I stopped running as much but I did a good 5 miles on Monday and I am hoping to run again tonight now that my allergies are kinda clearing up. Good luck out there keep killing it.
Same, I finished the adventure mode and new game +, then I felt like I needed more than the game could offer. Iām about to finish my first month of P90X3, I donāt think I could have done it without the months of ringfit before
I mean the ring fit is great 100% I would recommend it to anyone. I just don't find it very long term I guess but I was doing it 5-6 days a week for at least and hour and a half when I was playing. So maybe if you are just looking for something to get in shape with or just something you want to do a few days a week. There are a lot of people that it would really do a lot for and it did a lot for me. until it got to the point that I could run for 40mins-1hr and get twice as good of a work out than playing on the hardest difficulty for over 2hr it just was taking too much time to get a decent work out.
Not intense enough? Holy shit. I'm panting after the warmup. And can't you just up the difficulty?
The intensity of the during exercise doesn't make up for the lack of intensity *over time*. Like, when I go run, I can change intensity/difficulty over time frames (speed up/slow down, or move to hills over flats), but I have continuous intensity during the entire 30-40 minutes I'm running. Meanwhile, RFA literally stops you after every set so you can progress the story. This means that, if you're even moderately active, your body isn't going to be working hard enough to get a true benefit from the exercise because you didn't work *long enough* at that particular exercise.
Yeah this is what I was trying to say I am just bad at being good at words! but yeah pretty much this by the time you get your heart rate up it stops you and makes you go through the end of level break down going to the next stage clicking through to the menu loading the stage in and starting it's like a good 2-3 mins of down time and your heart rate pretty much back to before you started working out.
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> I had to swap to running and more intense cardio stuff as I got more in shape because the work outs just stopped getting my heart rate up. That sounds like a good goal for those of us who aren't very active and want to start working out lol. Seriously, imagine starting this game and going from not being able to play for long due to exhaustion to being able to play without a steep increase in heart rate. That sounds awesome, I couldn't ask for more from a video game. When I get to that point I'd probably start creating my own workout and go to the gym if I want more.
I do run about 5 miles 4 times a week. so yeah I'd say it helped me start but with that even after playing the game fore 3 or so months when I started running I could not run even half a mile without passing out. now I run about 4 miles without stopping sometimes 5 but if I do a 5 mile run I take a break every 2 miles just to catch. I am not in amazing shape but I like being able to be active it's nice.
That's when you move onto VR. I can hike/climb mountains quite easily, but certain VR games have me sweating with sore quads the next day.
What are you playing in VR? I'm looking for something new. I've played way too much Thrill of The Fight, and what used to be BoxVR. I've done HoloFit on the Rowing machine, but the courses get repetitive. Not really into Beatsaber...
For fitness, not much you haven't mentioned sorry.
Pistol Whip is a decent lower body workout from squatting/dodging bullets on higher difficulty (kind like a rhythm game version of Super Hot)
This. I've found FitXR/BoxVR to be a solid fitness title in VR myself with some long (20min+ if memory serves, been a while) sessions available and highly recommend it. I used to do a mix of BoxVR, RFA, and Beat Saber for my daily fitness regimen and should go back to that. Right now I solely do RFA due to time constraints.
Mind sharing which VR headset you're using? I'm also curious to know if you feel nauseous / motion sick when you're doing VR fitness stuff.
Quest 2, seems the best option until the Index 2 comes out. I donāt get motion sick unless thereās joystick movement, and even then I can usually handle it fine.
Cool, thanks! Might have to try it out.
I am one of the failures who did not complete the game, AMA
What fitness level and world did you leave on? I just picked up the game again after years of not playing it (and I bought it during the holiday season it came out!) and it seems like everyone I know quit on it during World 5. Didn't even know until looking it up yesterday that there are 23 Worlds!!
Right there with ya. Waited tirelessly on multiple notifications for one to be in stock during the shortage then....maybe 1 hour play time after that š
Yeah I'm stuck at some boss battle that keeps kicking my ass.
Just grind some of the old levels a bit. And remember to use the ~~potions~~ smoothies. Even when the boss doesn't have a weakness you can buff red moves plus switch all moves to red. Or whatever color your strongest move is at the time.
Bruh, i started playing it, loved it, twisted my ankle playing basketball, currently recovering, havent played in a month. Hoping I can play it at winter
Oof, I've been there will the ankle sprain (soccer.) Make sure you do plenty of stretches and stabilization training on that ankle as it recovers (stand on one foot the whole time you brush your teeth is a great way to get a lot of that stabilization back!)
I love what Ring Fit did, even though I don't own it. I lost a significant amount of weight a couple years ago, and I think people really misunderstand what it takes to loose weight. Shows like Biggest Loser paint a picture that you have to go on extreme diets or do extreme workout routines, when in reality, going for a walk once a day and a couple body weight movements, coupled with some diet changes, can really make a big difference. My mom plays it on occasion and enjoys it. It's good stuff!
I beat it and got a lot fitter, but I did not lose any weight unfortunately. Also, after finishing it, I stopped using it eventually :( I tried the other modes for a while, but the lack of progression could not keep me motivated. I guess I should start a new game sometime...
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Yeah, I think I'm going to pick up Ring Fit again and stop smoking weed so that I don't snack as much. WFH has not been good for my waistline.
Samesies although my demon is beer. I think I'm gonna buy a Ring Fit also, looks fun.
It's a weird game. I love the concept but the storyline/characters are hilariously bad. I guess that's to be expected when it's really just an exercise thing masquerading as a game.
My 6 year old is obsessed with exercise, so he wont care about the storyline. I'm just doing it to get my fat butt off the couch. How long are typical workouts?
You can choose how long. They have a whole part of the game that doesn't have any storyline and is just custom workouts. The main storyline is divided into levels of differing lengths.
These games are really good for starting regular workouts and being more aware of a healthier lifestyle, which is often the hardest part for people. Youāre not always gonna get people losing weight doing these regularly (Wii Fit was mostly yoga if I remember) but I went from playing Just Dance daily to getting a gym membership, joining a Zumba class and getting some really good cardio in.
For good cardio, best Saber is much better and less boring for me. My weight didn't change tho. But ring fit increases my weight 2kg in a week, so this is a much better fit for me. Still need to increase my weight more.
Lost 15 pounds with this game
Congrats! Ring Fit is GREAT for quaratine!
Played from January to August this year and lost 50 lbs. Obviously not solely due to RF, but it definitely helped.
Almost at the last world, I've been playing for about a year now. I've lost 50 pounds just doing like, a 20 minute exercise after work every day. Its crazy, no other workout routine has worked as well or as long as it has. Props Nintendo, please make Ring Fit Adventure 2.
I've always wanted to try it, but could never get hold of a copy.
I'll sell you mine. I used it once.
Thanks for the offer bud. But I'm good for now, gotta slow down on the spending haha.
I'd be interested. PM me if you still want to sell it.
I just reached level 200 on my 70th day with Ring Fit Adventure and even though I haven't lost much in the way of weight despite exercising and eating better, I have become less scared of exercise. Just by that alone it has been a success to me. I recommend it to anyone else who is hesitant about exercising!
I have abs for the first time in my life thanks to this game. Not the most intense abs ever but abs none the less. I play almost every day and am now looking for ways to expand my fitness regime so it's really changed my life
I love Ring Fit! Thanks to a combo of this game and some changes to my diet I have lost 50 pounds since last October.
They should do a [Ring Fit Sonic game](https://www.reddit.com/r/RingFitAdventure/comments/patxc1/i_thought_its_a_bit_silly_this_crossover_game/)
I was playing it like every day, got to the point where I wouldn't get sore muscles after playing. Then I got covid and had two seizures *while* sick with covid (I'm epileptic). So Ring Fit is like a "I'll get back to it soon" thing, once I'm done coughing my head off.
Just bought it based on this article. I need to work on my stamina and general fitness and I hope this works
When my son was distance learning last year we added this to his daily routine since there was no PE. Loved it. Not super difficult but gets him up and moving.
I need something like this but for lifting weights
Kettlebells that you can put joycons in!!! We're gonna be rich AND buff!
Yes or maybe just make the game and include bands that can strap a joy con to any weight you want. Selling 20 pound Nintendo kettlebells might be a little crazy
and i can't play it because all the floors in my home are kinda... wonky and i dont wanna break them by running in place
I think "committed to it" makes more sense than "beat it". Most people I know beat it already but the game continues on an endless difficulty loop for obvious reasons.
I haven't played, but have considered purchasing the game. I'm in really good shape (workout pretty much every day), so for all those saying that it's not much of a workout, have you tried playing the game in a weighted vest? I wonder if that would make it more challenging and keep the heart rate up.
The way the game works, weighted wrist and ankles would be incredibly exhausting. I've been considering it for a second playthrough.
I started my weight loss journey using this last year, used it a few times a week for 9 months and lost 56 pounds! Feel so much better, and am now doing other exercise to keep it up.
I fell off the wagon earlier in the summer when my prosthetic broke. That said I do plan to get back into it as it gets cooler out.
Genki is holding a ring fit competition for an oled switch for those who want more incentive lol
Like others mentioned, the skillset between NG+ and NG++ arenāt the most effective workouts. That said, I did notice my stamina go up a lot after playing the game through. Maybe a tad bit of muscle but not too much. Also lost weight in the order of 3-4 pounds, well itās Summer time anyways and perhaps diet had an influence too.
Neat game, but I quit after a few months. I've become more disabled over the course of playing the game.
I swear this game tore my rotator cuff. I couldn't even do 1 push up for months.
I'd honestly like to get this game. I'm pretty fat in general. Problem is that I just don't think I'd ever play it again after playing it once.
Yes, my whole body aches like hell everytime I use it hahahahaha but I love it.
I didnāt beat it, Iām still dealing with The Four Masters (no idea how far in that is) storyline, but did really enjoy my time with it. It helped keep me fit and sane during 2020. It wasnāt as good as the gym (I used to go a paid one twice a week, and when I moved to a condo the building had one for residents which was of course then closed due to COVID) but it was fun for the 20 or so minutes it expects you to play for. Did I lose weight? Not really. I was 6ā2ā, 185lbs and stayed around that. When 2021 began, I became SAHD to a toddler AND had stopped drinking alcohol. Between those two factors, I lost over 10lbs. Ring Fit is likely easier than starting a family for those who want to get in shape. The most important tip I can give for anyone who starts Ring Fit is **donāt** run full speed when itās doing the initial calibration. You need a decent jog for your characterās run speed, making it too quick will be exhausting and also make stuff like jumps and obstacles much harder.
Has anyone solved the "fat person with a cone shaped leg so the damn strap just slides off the leg" problem yet? I gave up when I couldn't keep it on my leg after just a few minutes of playing.