Fitness Boxing for Nintendo Switch: Everything you need to know

What do you get when you mash up Just Dance and Wii Fit? Apparently, Fitness Boxing! Fitness Boxing is a new rhythmic workout game coming to the Nintendo Switch that looks to be a fun, musical game that will also challenge your body without requiring a gym membership.

If you're already busting out the boxing gloves, never fear. Here's everything you need to know about Fitness Boxing before its release:

What is Fitness Boxing?

Fitness Boxing is a rhythm exercise game where rather than pressing buttons or dancing to the beat of the music, you box! As the music plays, you'll be presented with movement sets to perform to the beat, which you'll perform by using the Joy-Con motion controls. Performing the movements well will earn you a higher score.

But because it's a Fitness game, that's not all! Fitness Boxing has a lot of different tools designed to help you use the game not just as a fun activity, but also as a proper workout. There are different settings for different types of workouts, you can personalize workouts based on particular fitness goals, and you can keep track of calories and BMI to watch your progress as you work out regularly. You'll also unlock more songs to work out to the more you train.

How do I play?

A round of Fitness Boxing looks a lot like a round of Dance Dance Revolution. You'll see two columns on your screen corresponding to each of your hands with a Joy-Con in it. As the music plays, symbols will float upward corresponding to different boxing moves, such as jabs, hooks, or steps in different directions. You'll want to perform the move the moment it reaches the box at the top of the column, which will put it to the beat of the music. There are many different moves you can tackle, and the speed and pacing of these moves will get more difficult on harder modes.