Remember when everyone was playing Wii Sports? It wasn’t just gaming’s usual audience: parents, grandparents, and all sorts of people who had never been interested in games were able to get into swinging the Wii Remote like a golf club or tennis racket. The Wii was designed to be family-friendly and to…
Like many gamers, I’ve had a lot of thumb and wrist pain over the course of my life. When I played console games for hours at a time as a kid, particularly control stick-intensive ones like Smash Bros. and Mario Kart, my fingers would often be sore afterwards. The cycle…
New Year’s resolutions are one thing that everyone loves to hate. Yeah, a lot of them are asinine, and many of us won’t really follow them after a month or two. (There’s a reason gyms are at their busiest in January and then look like ghost towns in February.) All…
The holidays are here and Ritual Motion has plenty of bundle packs to choose from! Each bundle features healthy products to help you game better. Even better, they’re all on sale! The Warrior SNACK-ing Bundle – $38.95 If you’re looking for better wrist support while gaming, we got you covered!…
Razer today launches the “Champions Start from Within” esports wellness program, which seeks to promote healthy and sustainable gaming habits in the highly demanding and intense competitive gaming industry. The collaboration with Ritual Motion, health experts, and esports players will contain videos, articles, contacts, and events. Esports athletes, both professionals…
Gamification can boost your mental and physical wellness. Welcome back to our gamification series! In last week’s article, we talked about how you can apply the principles of gamification to your exercise and physical health to make working out less of a chore. This week, we’ll be discussing how you…
Physical fitness is an important part of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. How can strength and conditioning help you become a better gamer? Host Monica Miller jumped into the world of exercise with professional strength and conditioning coach Garrett Perrella to talk about how fitness can enhance your gaming expertise. To…
One of the hardest parts about self-improvement is sticking with good habits. While it’s easy to commit to all sorts of dramatic improvements in a rash moment of enthusiasm, the reality is that you probably won’t stick with them. Every year, we hear about people giving up their New Years…
Ring Fit Adventure took the world by storm in 2019 as the biggest fitness game since Wii Fit. It has a little bit of everything, from yoga and pilates to cardio and strength training. Using a pilates ring and a leg band, you’re constantly moving to make your way through…
Last month, I started playing Ring Fit Adventure on Switch as a way to stay fit without getting run over by the heat of summer. I didn’t expect to love it as much as I did: after taking a day or two to get used to the exercise motions and the wacky…
Superfoods are called “super” for a reason, and we should be eating more of all of them! Things like nuts and fish and dark leafy greens. Essentially, they are the foods that give your body the most bang for their buck. But some superfoods are particularly great for improving the…
Energy levels determine how sharp we are in-game, but when we play for hours at a time, it’s easy to become sluggish and make careless mistakes. Neglecting to listen to what our systems need in order to function optimally can make our gameplay suffer. Here are our four tips to…
