It's easy to scoff at fitness games. How could they possibly replace actual, "real" exercise, like going to the gym or heaven forbid going outside? And even if they did, wouldn't that come at the cost of having a legitimately fun game to play? These seem like reasonable questions. Luckily, while it's far from perfect, Ring Fit Adventure provides some pretty compelling answers.

You can read the original essay here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18...

Chapters:
00:00 WarmUp
03:19 World 1: Forms of Fitness
15:59 World 2: Stretched to the Limit
29:47 CoolDown

Credits:
All uncredited footage captured from myself.

Thanks to ‪@advaitmenon8669‬ for being the cameraman for some of the live clips.

Japancommericals4U2 for supplemental footage:    / playlistlist=pldkzs4vtdasnhc8xapcfx4p0cbdy...  

Ring Fit Adventure OST:    / watchv=w2k_wlpg7zw&list=plowhkvrom7z1xpbdz...  
SuperRayman001 for additional soundtracks:    / playlistlist=plcqn8gnlc3h8vglpft8xwcrb3ufq...  

Poofesure for Wii Fit footage:    / watchv=rrg4nopgsoo&t=214s  

Bedrock.mp4 for Stamina Wheel Green Screen:    • Zelda Botw Stamina wheel green screen  

Cave Sound: https://pixabay.com/soundeffects/sea...