Two Years of Ring Fit Adventure

A fitness routine I actually stuck with

It’s been over two years since I preodered and received Ring Fit Adventure, a Nintendo Switch fitness game. As an adult, I’ve always struggled with getting into a consistent fitness routine. But Ring Fit changed all that. I’ve managed to get into better shape using this game, and more importantly, stick with it.

If you haven’t heard of it, Ring Fit Adventure (RFA) is a fitness RPG (role playing game). The main way to play is a standard save the world mission where you explore worlds by running in place and battle monsters by doing exercises like squats. You can also make custom sets of your favorite exercises, mini-games, and jogging courses if you tire of the story mode.

Meeting my goals

What I love about RFA is it doesn’t prescribe a particular fitness goal. People use RFA for a variety of reasons ranging from just getting more fit to losing weight. My own goals were to improve my stamina and posture.

My stamina has always been an issue for me. I’m what you might describe as “sickly” with a host of chronic health issues. When I started RFA I was doing some Pilates and Barre, but my stamina was still pretty poor. At first I really couldn’t do more than 10 minutes of RFA (real time, not the time in the game). Two years later, depending on…