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Ring Fit Adventure Is The Best Workout I've Ever Had (and that's because it's an incredible game)
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I'm so tempted to get this to supplement my gym workout, but so many glowing reviews start with some variation of "I don't like to workout." The gym is my happy place. So I'm alwas left wondering, is this game for me? Is it gonna give me that good giddy feeling I get after a good workout?
It would. The strap and Ringcon on their own + the game digitally would still work out cheaper (games have a stupidly high rate of duty for whatever reason).
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This is so silly. Have you tried it yourself? There's no "illusion" here, come on 😅
Ugh, that's pretty shitty. The only way to get the game digitally right now is through the Japanese My Nintendo store so I'm not sure how easy it would be to arrange that, regardless of the country you'd have to import it from.
I think I am gonna buy this... I've only seen positive reactions and this is freaking fitness game
And I loved Wii Fit, still have the balance board ( I wish the Switch used it somehow...)
And I loved Wii Fit, still have the balance board ( I wish the Switch used it somehow...)
That isn't really true. People have lost weight with Wii Fit without being severely obese. Just overweight. That and Wii Fit has been used in rehab.
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Yeah, the irony of me wanting to do exercise, but too lazy to change a cartridge. It's just that I've gone all digital this gen apart from the Breath of the Wild cartridge I got at launch, I like having that in there to dip in and out, and if there is a barrier to putting the ring fit on, then I'll be less likely to use it.
I wonder if I buy the digital Breath of the Wild the save can move over? That way I can keep the ring fit cartridge in.
Couldn't be further from the truth. I go to the gym very regularly (5 days a week) and this, at maximum intensity, kicks my ass.
As I mentioned before in the thread, don't think of this as the main game you'll be playing and then beat and move on from. It's something that you'll be playing for months in short sessions a few days a week. You'd be replacing/supplementing your current exercise regimen with it, not your gaming.
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I've been playing in my basement with a very thin carpet and it works fine for me without a mat, but if the room you plan to use has hard floor then yeah I'd probably recommend one.
You literally only do various workout exercises, how are they an illusion of working out? No one is saying that it's replacing deadlifting, but saying it just gives you the illusion of working out is just weird and straight up ignorant
Them saying that and loving the game just shows that it makes it fun even for those that don't like to do it, if you already like working out, I don't see the game not being good for you personally. Also the game is very scalable, so it's good even if you work out regularly since you can adjust the difficulty to your liking
Gotta disagree, as someone who lost 105 pounds this year on Wii Fit, and 5 pounds so far with this. Yes diet plays a part too, but there's been a considerable difference in my entire life by using these games.
The exercises in this do a great job at toning the muscles they're aiming to tone. It's a great thing for a lot of people, and I'm glad it's getting attention for it.
I haven't said that you cannot lose weight with Wii Fit, there was plenty evidence showing people dropping pounds, I said that using solely Wii Fit as your daily workout wasn't enough to get you fit.
RFA with its exercises on the other hand is enough of a workout and executed in a way to give a substantial impact i.e. you can get fit by using just it (and a healthy lifestyle ofc)
But that isn't really true either since people have used Wii Fit 'solely' to lose weight and got fit. It's really no different from how people can used yoga solely to get fit.
Also, most people who start any type of fitness game rarely used it 'solely' to begin with. They often couple it with something whether it's diet or other workouts.
Awesome. I'll look out for a decent price and probably sell my cartridge.
Tried Wii fit in the past and it was a big waste of time, same for my wife, she didn't make any gains from that, and buying resistance bands at a fraction of the price of Wii fit proved to be a much better investment for her. The reality is that you "might" lose some weight by doing that crap, if done with a low calorie diet, something like 1800-2000 calories per day, but that alone will make you lose weight slowly anyway.
I ran 7km per day 5 days a week for years, Barely losing weight that way. The reason why cardio doesn't work that well is because you don't build the same muscle mass that weight lifting will, and muscle mass makes your body burn more calories over time so you lose even more weight that way. I was eating 3000+ calories per day and working out 1 hour in the gym per day/5 days a week and in 5 months I lost 15 pounds (I wasn't fat, just wanted to get in better shape). I look a lot more fit as well. I'm not saying cardio is bad (in fact, I still do it every week), but lifting weights in conjunction with it is almost necessary honestly. Diets don't work since I love eating, so lifting weights proved to be the better way of maintaining/losing weight imo.
I know some will say it's better to do this than nothing. I will say though: stop being lazy and get out and just freakin train. That's what everyone else does. I work, I have kids, and yet I find the time to do it! It's the same for everyone, but some are lazy, and some are not and go out and run/hit the gym. If you need a "trainer" on YouTube to tell you this is the real deal and that it works, fine, but you are just lying to yourself. At least have the decency to put some headphones on, go out and run; you'll end up in much better shape than within some Switch game. Hit the gym before/just after work so it doesn't consume as much time out of your daily schedule. An hour 3-4 times a week is all it takes.
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Have you played Ring-Fit Adventure?
And don't tell me you've watched people play it, that doesn't work with this specific game.
Perfect mix of anecdotal evidence and complete bullshit.
Muscles weigh more than fat, so if your goal is to lose weight then building muscle mass isn't the best way to achieve that goal.
I ran 6-10 km a day 3-5 times a week a few years ago and lost 30 lbs within 6 months. I did zero weight lifting. My workouts were 100% cardio.
Ring Fit Adventure makes you do all kinds of basic but proven exercises like squats, sit-ups, mountain climbers, planks, etc. How are those an illusion?
Glad your system works for you, this system is working for us. I don't get why you're so dead set on telling people their progress isn't progress but I hope you can find happiness some day.
You come off as absolutely insufferable.
I have trained for at least 5 days per week 52 weeks per year for the past 15 years. I think Ring Fit Adventure is an amazing training tool, because the most important variable is not how intense, hardcore or muscle-building your chosen regime is, but how much you enjoy it. Because that will ensure consistency. I have seen numerous streams of this game, and I can guarantee you that for the majority of people, it can reduce body fat levels and improve strength endurance.
Well, if you want to tell people how things really works, you could drop the calorie counting talk in relation to body weight loss. The body has a number of different energy systems and methods to store energy, and if you lose weight mainly is dependent on if you burn fat instead of glycogen.
Instead of a "diet", it's possible to try a thing called "food" (as opposed "junk food"). "Food" will usually normalize the appetite (and body composition) normally, unless the pancreas has been damaged or something. Refined carbs in any form (which is one of the main components in junk food) make it impossible for the body to burn fat for quite some time after the meal, due to the insulin response.
Refined fats (also a big component in junk food) will also cause a stress on the body, which will often trigger the same system in the body. The main reason why cardio doesn't work as a weight loss method can also be caused by a similar reason: the pulse gets too high, which causes stress hormones, which prevents fat burning. Note that world-class marathon runners like Kipchoge usually train the majority of their sessions on relative pulse levels that are lower than a typical cardio session at a gym.
I train long-distance running, currently between 7-10 hours a week (depending on work/life schedules) but never ever with headphones, since that's really goes against what I should do in training: listen to my body. You'll probably call me lazy since I don't hit the gym (more than for occasional treadmill tests). But regardless of that, I really thinks Ring Fit Adventure is both an excellent game and a good workout that suits my other training very well.
In the short time I've been pleying this game I'e already fixed my posture most of the time just because of the lower/upper back exercises I've been doing in the game. Motivation really is a factor in this, since I really want to keep going and seeing what the game has to offer.
FOr once my "collect-all" OCD will bring health benefits, since I want to complete all worlds.
FOr once my "collect-all" OCD will bring health benefits, since I want to complete all worlds.
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I've done stuff like that so many times.
"Why the hell did I choose to do more wide squats??"
Oh wow that's awesome to hear!! This just seems so much more fun than going back to P90X or Insanity. I've been trying to condition myself into getting myself back into more intensive workouts to lose a bit of weight, and I need something more intensive. I just showed this to my roommate and she seems excited to try it out too. We're going to try to pick it up over black friday.
How often are you touching the controllers while you play? Should I buy a set of joy-cons solely to use for workouts? I would worry about wearing them down or damaging them via sweat and all. Is this a valid concern or should I not worry about it?
Should I buy this or will it drop deep in price like Labo. I'm super fit but def still want it. Looks so fun
It's on track to sell... Possibly 10 million lifetime. It's not dropping in price anytime soon.
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You don't really touch the joycons at all. One is inside a leg strap and the other is in the ringcon, so you never actually hold them during your workout.
I think we're hitting a reading comprehension problem here. Read my post again, you're misinterpreting and straight out missing how I'm using specific terms. For starters, getting fit and losing weight are not the same thing.
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Basically enough room to lie down comfortably and enough height to lift your hands straight up above your head with the ring in one hand.
Not really, as long as you can fit a yoga mat for the moves where you have to lie down, you should be good
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