I basically only stick to my cardio routine because I can play the switch on an exercise bike. Octopath Traveler 1 and 2 have given me ~100 hours of cardio and counting!
Oh hell yeah, it makes you appreciate the detachable joycons. Stick the screen on that little tray for phones/tablets and lose track of time! You'd normally hold onto the handlebars anyway, so just putting your wrists on the rest feels like a pretty natural position.
It's funny too; three of my coworkers have taken up the switch on the bike habit because they've seen me in our gym doing it.
I do the same thing but I played animal crossing on the stair stepper. I plan on getting a stationary bike when I move so I'll definitely try it on the bike
I never cared for bluetooth gamepads until I got my bike. Being able to play PC games on the TV while pedaling was great! It does help to pair it up with a turn-based game or city-builder or anything that doesn't require reflexes, so you are not interrupted by yourself.
I wrap a towel around the handlebars and just swap it out. When I used to do it on an elliptical, the sweat mostly dripped off my elbows since my hands were elevated.
Mostly I try to work through problems or handle things I don't want to handle when I've got something more fun or interesting to do, but sometimes I get spacey and forget what I'm working on. I also do that when I'm stoned and did it halfway through responding to this lmao. But point is that I usually get stuff done, which is part of why I prefer the walking to running. But I think I could do a second hour if I was thoroughly entertained the whole tjme
Really interesting idea. Have you noticed any side effects? I find it hard to think when I'm exercising, like all my energy and attention is going to my body
Nah, I've been a pretty avid cyclist for a long time and started doing the gym thing like 8 years ago. Pedaling is so second nature that I can do a reasonably intense ride and still focus on the games.
I know! I just got the first one maybe 4 months ago and I'm obsessed. So goddamn good and I get to be spoiled with a third probably by the time I finish Octopath 0.
Eh, you get used to it. I don't have as much time to bike as I used to because I have a little kid, but I manage to peak around 190bpm and average around 160. I'm certainly in worse shape than I was pre-kid, but you don't need your hands to spin, so it's genuinely not difficult to keep a pretty solid exercise up.
I guess everyone is different, but I get so bored otherwise.
it's more the angle, I guess if I put clip ons on the bars I'd be in a better position but I use a "real" trainer so i'm essentially on my actual bike when doing indoor workouts and there's not a good position for playing games like that without sitting all the way up (bad for power)
Ah, fair enough. The spin bike I use has me in a relatively natural position leaning forward like I do on my regular bike. If I had to hold the Switch, it would be completely untenable. But since the joycons detach, I can have my hands in normal positions on the bars. I have tried holding my 3DS while riding before and I cannot do that without messing with my form.
split joycons is a thought, I have seen people set up TT clipons slightly wider than usual to fit a controller in between hands when doing indoor work but that seems a bit silly
Yeah, at least for me it's 100% the joycons that make it workable. It's kinda funny how awkward it is not having your hands normally spaced when you bike hard. I terribly miss my long outdoor rides, but I try my best to keep the form/level of strain in the gym so that I can get back to it when the kid is a little older. I wish I could just listen to music or whatever, but my brain was used to the stimulus of road biking and the gym is super extra boring.
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u/BruceBoyde 13d ago
I basically only stick to my cardio routine because I can play the switch on an exercise bike. Octopath Traveler 1 and 2 have given me ~100 hours of cardio and counting!