Liteboxer Go is a related health and rhythm boxing exercise that has you hitting six targets, timed to the beat of varied songs. It is type of like Dance Dance Revolution, however for the higher physique.
Liteboxer Go Overview Video
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Liteboxer Go Overview
The unique Liteboxer is a wall-mounted, freestanding or related health boxing system with physique targets. Not too long ago the corporate has been experimenting with new variations, one in digital actuality and now the brand new Liteboxer Go.
Right here, this system is extra accessible than ever. All you want for Liteboxer Go are the included sensors and straps, in addition to a smartphone, pill, or TV to pair with.
What you get with the Liteboxer GO
- Knock Sensors x2
- Wristbands x2
- pill holder
- Egg weights x2, 1 lb every
- transport bag
- Charging case + USB charging cable
Liteboxer GO value
- $100, + $18.99 month-to-month membership, no dedication
- $0, + $15.99 month-to-month membership, 1-year dedication
- $0, + $13.99 month-to-month membership, 2-year dedication
First impressions
The LiteBoxer Go bundle is kind of good. The bag that accommodates all the things is of fine high quality and is massive sufficient to retailer all the things simply.
The 2 sensors are available a small charging case and the Liteboxer features a USB charging cable. Battery life is meant to be 25 hours, however I have not gotten near that quantity of use, so I am unable to say for positive someway.
The included wristbands really feel fairly low-cost. They do get the job completed although, even when they’re a little bit of a ache to placed on and take off.
A few equipment that are not vital, however good to have included, are the pill holder and two egg weights. Egg weights are one thing an individual would use when attempting to make their exercise a bit harder.
Your complete Liteboxer equipment is FREE together with a one-year dedication to the corporate’s $15.99 month-to-month membership (even much less for a two-year dedication). This makes it one of the worthwhile packages out there.
However simply because one thing is worthwhile would not all the time imply it is a whole lot. I like shadow boxing. Y rhythm video games, so Liteboxer Go combining each genres ought to have been a house run for me. This sadly was not the case.
Liteboxer, Liteboxer VR, Liteboxer Go
Reviewing Liteboxer VR, I felt that it underperformed as each a rhythm sport and a shadowboxing coaching platform. I did not really feel any totally different about Liteboxer Go. However at the very least in VR, due to the immersion, you felt such as you have been truly hitting targets and your purpose needed to be virtually correct.
Each Liteboxer VR and Liteboxer Go really feel like lazy reuses of the unique Liteboxer program. I personally have not used the unique, however I’ve heard from dependable sources that it may be a number of enjoyable and efficient.
For Liteboxer to make use of the very same content material, in the identical means, however with different implies that it would not really feel made for (as a result of it wasn’t), feels awkward and never effectively thought out. I am positive there is a method to make rhythm-based shadowboxing enjoyable with an app… however Liteboxer Go as it’s right now, is not it?
That stated, the extra I take advantage of Liteboxer Go, the extra I have been capable of look previous its flaws, and there are positively some good issues in there.
Liteboxer content material
The app itself is effectively organized and fairly straightforward to make use of. There are Neighborhood Challenges, the place you attempt to obtain a excessive rating towards others who’ve completed the identical problem exercise, and alternatives to problem your folks to exercises of your selecting.
As for the precise exercises, you’ll be able to select from a number of modes, together with:
- Coach-led courses
- drill tracks
- fight
- Power
- free model
- boxer
Coach-led courses
Coach-led courses sometimes consist of 1 to 4 songs, and the category has a coach who guides you thru your complete exercise. Anyway, I believe that is the place Liteboxer Go offers essentially the most worth. That is the place you’ll be able to see what your kind is meant to appear to be and get indicators and motivation to maintain shifting.
perforated tracks
Punch Tracks are simply particular person songs the place the lights sync to the beat and you’re employed to precisely punch your method to a better rating. There are 4 issue modes: Simple, Medium, Onerous, and Excessive. Punch Tracks is kind of enjoyable to choose and attempt to climb up the (presently fairly small) leaderboard. Nevertheless, I favored this mode higher in Liteboxer VR, for causes I am going to clarify once we discuss trackers.
fight
Fight exercises are nearly equivalent to Coach-led courses, besides the coach solely is available in at the start and between songs to present you steerage on upcoming combos. The coach is just not current whereas the songs are enjoying and you’re actively exercising. It is a good choice for many who need a bit coaching, however don’t desire an teacher speaking to the beat of the tune.
Power
Power is mainly a mix of stretching, yoga, warm-ups, and a few energy workout routines. There’s not a lot right here, and it is not significantly good. However this can be a class that I do not assume they need to have, so it is good that they included it. It is a good addition that some could need to use often.
free model
Freestyle mode solely counts your complete hits for so long as you need. Possibly you are following one other program, like a Peloton Boxing class or one thing, however need to see what number of punches you find yourself throwing. This may very well be choice for one thing like that.
boxer
Then there’s Thumbboxer… which is like Punch Tracks, however in your thumbs. I like that they added one thing to LiteBoxer Go to make it distinctive (this isn’t discovered within the authentic or VR), however Thumbboxer isn’t any good. It seems like a very horrible model of BeatStars (well-liked cellular app rhythm sport) or one thing.
Reaching targets in Liteboxer Go
Earlier variations of Liteboxer put your tempo to the take a look at Y coordination. The coordination part has been utterly faraway from Liteboxer Go. You may hit up, down, or in any course, and you may hit the goal.
The one time you “miss” is should you use your left hand for the 2 rightmost targets, or your proper hand for the 2 leftmost targets. Apart from that, even a easy flick of the wrist can rely as a success on the goal.
As a result of there actually are not any targets it is advisable hit, it feels bizarre to be targets in any respect. Particularly if in case you have your pill or cellphone decrease than eye degree. So it seems to be like you need to virtually be hitting straight down, which is clearly not proper. The expertise is a bit higher if in case you have the display screen instantly in entrance of you, however you continue to do not feel happy utilizing it.
remaining ideas
Liteboxer content material is just not dangerous. My downside right here is that the content material, which works effectively within the authentic Lightboxer (and, to a lesser extent, Liteboxer VR) would not really feel effectively tailored for Go.
If there was a means for the app to make use of your cellphone or pill’s digicam to see should you have been in the best place, that will perhaps be higher OR as an alternative of imaginary targets, there may very well be cues for hits to peak or chest peak. Possibly if the sensors gave vibrational suggestions, it could make the expertise really feel higher.
These concepts could also be dangerous, however the level is that much more care and thought went into the Liteboxer Go.
Liteboxer Go is a no-go for me, at the very least for now.
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