{"id":23039,"date":"2023-11-16T11:13:06","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T02:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=23039"},"modified":"2023-11-16T11:13:08","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T02:13:08","slug":"20231116-23039","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20231116-23039\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThank you, Nintendo\u201d User invests 2000$ into curing chronic pain, finds answer in Fitness Boxing 2\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A Japanese user recently put the fitness rhythm game <strong>Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm &amp; Exercise <\/strong>into the limelight by sharing their experience of how the game helped them tackle persistent back pain and shoulder stiffness. Their account seems to have resonated with a large number of people, as the post now exceeds 6.4 million impressions.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u500b\u4eba\u306e\u4f53\u9a13\u3067\u3059\u3002<br>\u3053\u306e\u4e00\u5e74\u306730\u4e07\u5186\u304f\u3089\u3044\u80a9\u51dd\u308a\u3068\u8170\u75db\u306e\u6539\u5584\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u304a\u91d1\u4f7f\u3063\u3066\u307f\u3066\u3001\u3044\u3061\u3070\u3093\u52b9\u679c\u304c\u3042\u3063\u305f\u306e\u306f<br>\u80a9\u3053\u308a: \u30d5\u30a3\u30c3\u30c8\u30dc\u30af\u30b7\u30f3\u30b02 95%\u3001\u30de\u30c3\u30b5\u30fc\u30b85%\uff08\u80a9\u3053\u308a\u6b8b0%\uff09<br>\u8170\u75db: \u30d5\u30a3\u30c3\u30c8\u30dc\u30af\u30b7\u30f3\u30b02 30%\u3001\u30de\u30c3\u30b5\u30fc\u30b8 10% \uff08\u8170\u75db\u6b8b60%\uff09<br>\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<br>\u4efb\u5929\u5802\u3055\u3093\u3042\u308a\u304c\u3068\u3046\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>&mdash; bao (@baobabustroll) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/baobabustroll\/status\/1723667235812884655?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 12, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> \n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><font size=\"2\"><strong>Post translation: <\/strong>Sharing a personal experience.&nbsp;<br>This year, I put about $2000 into treating my shoulder stiffness and back pain.&nbsp;<br>Here\u2019s what has had the biggest effect:&nbsp;<br>Shoulder stiffness: Fitness Boxing 2 resolved 95%, massages resolved 5% (residual shoulder stiffness: 0%)&nbsp;<br>Back pain: Fitness Boxing 2 resolved 30%, massages resolved 10% (residual back pain: 60%)&nbsp;<br>Thank you, Nintendo.&nbsp;<\/font><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm &amp; Exercise, sequel to Fitness Boxing, is a fitness video game developed by Imagineer and released for the Nintendo Switch in December 2020. Gameplay involves using the Joy-Con to perform boxing moves such as jabs, dodges, ducks etc. to the rhythm of catchy pop songs. The game includes a selection of virtual instructors and various workout menus to choose from, and the player can also create fully customized workouts.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231116-23039-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231116-23039-002.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231116-23039-002-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231116-23039-002-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231116-23039-002-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231116-23039-002-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231116-23039-002-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231116-23039-002-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231116-23039-002-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231116-23039-002-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The game is quite health-conscious in that it advises performing stretches before and after each run, allows you to track your activity over time and increase\/decrease the intensity of the workouts to your liking. The virtual instructors even provide feedback on how to improve the quality of your workouts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On November 12, a Japanese user shared their experience of trying various methods to relieve their back pain and shoulder stiffness only to reach the conclusion that playing Fitness Boxing 2 had the greatest benefit.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a follow-up<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/baobabustroll\/status\/1723958977544040907?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> post<\/a>, they detailed their Fitness Boxing journey \u2013 \u201cI have my daily goal set to stamina building and I do one 10 to 40-minute run every evening before my bath. Also, whenever I feel stiffness in my shoulders while working at my desk, I\u2019ll do an additional 5 minutes. Within a few days of doing this, I stopped experiencing stiffness for the most part, and even when it sets in, it goes away after 5 minutes of playing.\u201d They also explained how they found Fitness Boxing 2 easy to start and easy to stick to thanks to its user-friendly UI and lack of stress-inducing factors.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1189\" height=\"661\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1189px) 100vw, 1189px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231116-23039-003.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23043\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231116-23039-003.jpg 1189w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231116-23039-003-600x334.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231116-23039-003-380x211.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231116-23039-003-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231116-23039-003-150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231116-23039-003-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231116-23039-003-696x387.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231116-23039-003-1068x594.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231116-23039-003-755x420.jpg 755w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In response to the thread, users reported similar experiences, mentioning how the game helped them with increasing shoulder mobility, getting rid of muscle-contraction headaches, sensitivity to cold and preventing neck stiffness.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although daily exercise is an obvious solution to improving your physical health, conventional methods (especially the gym) can be overwhelming and stressful, which might be why many people appreciate Fitness Boxing\u2019s simple and approachable introduction to exercise. Not only is it guided, but it also provides encouragement. Though the original poster expressed their gratitude to Nintendo, a shoutout to Imagineer, the developers of the title, seems apt as well.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Japanese user recently shared how the fitness rhythm game Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm &#038; Exercise helped them tackle persistent back pain and shoulder stiffness better than any other method they tried, and the experience seems to have resonated with a large crowd.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":23041,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-23039","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>\u201cThank you, Nintendo\u201d User invests 2000$ into curing chronic pain, finds answer in Fitness Boxing 2\u00a0 - 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