Ring Fit Adventure – Nintendo Switch

A game changer
Writing this review from Costa Rica, 8 months after I began playing this game. I’ll rephrase that, exercising with this game changer. I’ve had a goal of losing weight and becoming healthier for the last 10 years and today, I’m happy to say I’m getting there.I began mid-December 2019 and so far I’ve lost 22kgs (48 pounds). I’m halfway through my end goal and I will do my best to update this review around March 2021, hoping to bring bigger numbers :)Back when I started, I played the game from 3 to 4 times every week for between 10 to 15 minutes of effective work out time (not to be confused with total session time, which was around 25 to 30 minutes). Combined with a new eating plan from my nutritionist, I began losing between 2 to 3 pounds on a monthly basis.I’ll admit it, I got tired of the game after 6 months of constant weekly use and began looking for alternative options to do exercise like jogging outside. At first, the jogging was going very well, but I soon realized my weight loss started slowing down. After that, I came back to the game and I’m glad I did! I now do between 18 to 25 minutes of effective exercise having sessions of around 45-50 minutes.I haven’t finished the main story, I’m on world 21 and have read there are 23 worlds, so I should be completing it within the next 2 weeks.The purchase of this game was completely worth it, specially now that most of us should try to stay home and avoid places like the gym.It’s fun how my body starts asking me to play this game during the week, it’s an amazing and a fun exercise. I feel you’re really in control of how much you have to push yourself and the feeling afterwards is very rewarding.I thank Nintendo for this amazing game, I love the story, the progression system, game play, graphic, battles and I hope that they’ll at some point release a DLC with more of it!

Can’t recommend Ring Fit enough
I decided recently I need to start exercising, but have had a ton of trouble figuring out necessary how to exercise, what works well for me, and to actually build a habit of it. As of writing this, it’s in the thick of the COVID-19 pandemic, so going to the gym is out of the question and can’t get a personal trainer, so this seemed like a great idea for an adaptive and fun exercise regiment.And it is!What I’ve heard most about Ring Fit is it’s kinda tough, which is true starting out. However I’ve been doing this for four days and have been able to increase the difficulty a little and comforably double my workout time today, so I feel it’s built me up very quickly (not that I’m going for longer than 30 min ever, or that I’m suddenly swol). When you start out, it asks you about your age and weight, how much you exercise already, and how much of a workout you want, as well as gauges your push and pull strength, to give you an appropriate workout regiment. It also frequently reminds you to take breaks, hydrate, and to not over-do it. I did over-do it once, so I just hit the “cool down” button, which brings you to the finishing stretches, as well as shows you your progress and a brief lesson on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle.The Pilates ring is very sturdy! I was worried it would be kinda flimsy as it’s a video game pack-in, but it’s clearly meant to handle the abuse for years to come. The leg strap could be bigger in my opinion; I’m not a big person at all, but have very large thighs, and have trouble getting it to fit nicely. Above all the motion controls are very responsive and accurate, to the point I nearly forgot to mention it as you’re never given any reason to think about it; it’s just smooth and accurate. Also really love how the IR sensor on the right joycon reads your pulse! It’s a little wonky, usually takes a couple tries to get it to read a steady pulse, but really cool none the less.I haven’t ventured much past the main campaign, but it has A LOT of bonus material. There are several minigames(my favorite is Thigh Rider which, as you can guess, targets your thighs), sets to workout various areas, virtual jogging paths, a “multitask” mode which you can workout on your own with the ring without using the screen and it records your progress, and targeted workouts for specifit muscle groups. Haven’t yet dipped into the Custom Workout, but intend to in the next few days.I absolutely can’t recommend this enough to anyone who wants to get into working out and is having trouble finding the motivation. I have ADHD so creating new habits can be really hard, so it’s often necessary to gameify things like this so I can be motivated to continue with it. Trouble is it can be a little too fun sometimes and can be hard to walk away from when you get worn-out, so absolutely make sure to supervise any children who might be using this (or housemate with ADHD lol).I feel this is a very good tool for working out, and comes at a very reasonable MSRP (got mine for $70). Hope this review helps, and I hope this tool helps as many people as possible!EDIT: I lost a pound after a week of use! Granted I’ve got a fast metabolism (when it works right, got Hashimoto’s disease so not always the case), and I’ve adopted a high-protein diet, so results will vary. This is exciting for me because, largely due to factors caused by the pandemic and chronic illness, I’m about 10 pounds overweight. Very glad to know what a “good workout” is and to see results!