Animal Crossing Group Stretching Guide: How to Join & Rewards

Animal Crossing: New Horizons now includes group stretching, which unlocks rewards as players participate. Group stretching was added with the 2.0 update launched in November 2021 and is free content available to all players. Those who played Animal Crossing for the GameCube may recognize the group stretching feature as being reminiscent of Morning Aerobics.

Group stretching is a series of mild exercises and stretching poses that can be performed by the player in real life using the motion controls in their Joy-Cons, or players can follow along with a series of button presses on the Pro Controller. A group stretching session lasts a few minutes, and the duration remains the same each time. The player will be joined by nine other participants, including ACNH villagers and NPCs, including visiting NPCs such as Flick or Kicks and permanent special characters such as Wilbur or Isabelle.

To begin a group stretching session in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the player should visit Resident Services. Group stretching is available at all hours and all times of the year. To start the group stretching session, the player can interact with the Tape Deck next to the entrance of Animal Crossing’s Resident Services on the plaza and select the option “let’s stretch!”.

Animal Crossing New Horizons: Group Stretching Rewards

Players who participate in Group Stretching daily can earn a variety of exclusive ACNH rewards. The rewards will arrive in the mail the day after the player completes the requirements.

• The first reward is a Nook Inc. Leotard, a green wearable clothing item mailed to the player after three group stretching sessions.
• Players will receive the Nook Inc. Yoga Mat, a green mat with a leaf pattern, after completing ten group stretching sessions. It’s important to note that players must participate in group stretching on different days, as only one group stretching session per day counts toward these rewards in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
• After players complete 20 sessions of group stretching on unique days, they will be rewarded with the Dumbbell, a furniture item in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
• The reward for 30 group stretching sessions is a Protein Shake, a held item that can be equipped as a tool and carried around the island. Colors for the Dumbbell and Protein Shake vary by island, but players will receive only one.
• The final reward for group stretching participation in Animal Crossing: New Horizons is seven new reactions, unlocked once the player completes 50 group stretching sessions on different days. Players can perform reactions anywhere on the island, where many of these reactions are the exercises and poses achieved during a group stretching session. These reactions include Posture Warm-Up, Arm Circles, Side Bends, Body Twists, Wide Arm Stretch, Upper-Body Circles, and Jump.

In addition to the furniture, clothing items, and reaction rewards, players will also earn Nook Miles for group stretching. The Nook Mileage Program has the “Stretch to Refresh” goal, which rewards Animal Crossing players with Nook Miles for completing group stretching sessions. The first stamp is earned once a player completes three sessions on different days, with a total of five stamps that can be acquired with increasing required sessions of group stretching.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is available on the Nintendo Switch.

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