Think I should count this exercise?

[Strangemagik]

I was curious about something tonight. My brother went and bought Band Hero kit on Friday and we spent A LOT of time over the weekend playing. I never would have guessed drums was so exhausting. We played several hours the first night until the wee hours of the morning opening all the songs. But being in a curious mood I started looking up how many calories it burns because I was literally sweating and tired mentally and physically at the end.

One site said 508 calories WHOA(surely not the exact) in 60 minutes. Now that is exercise I can certainly work with. Of course not as the only exercise but any calorie burn will help boost metabolism right?


I want a Wii. BAD!! Its getting to be too hot to think about going outside to exercise so I'll probably be lazy and stick to indoor stuff.

[Liz Caitlin]

Originally Posted by Strangemagik

I was curious about something tonight. My brother went and bought Band Hero kit on Friday and we spent A LOT of time over the weekend playing. I never would have guessed drums was so exhausting. We played several hours the first night until the wee hours of the morning opening all the songs. But being in a curious mood I started looking up how many calories it burns because I was literally sweating and tired mentally and physically at the end.

One site said 508 calories WHOA(surely not the exact) in 60 minutes. Now that is exercise I can certainly work with. Of course not as the only exercise but any calorie burn will help boost metabolism right?


I want a Wii. BAD!! Its getting to be too hot to think about going outside to exercise so I'll probably be lazy and stick to indoor stuff.

Hey - anything fun that burns calories is definitely a plus in my book! This is why I don't stop myself from fidgeting, or listening to music and dancing around my room while getting dressed, or any of the other myriad things I do on a daily basis that burn calories...have fun!

Edit: I just noticed you asked if you should "count" this as exercise. You can, but I wouldn't. If you do some kind of exercise routine on top of this, just imagine how healthy you're getting!

[ginkgo]

The most important thing is that you like doing it so you will continue doing it. People have stopped doing many great exercises since they did not enjoy it.

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Originally Posted by Strangemagik

I was curious about something tonight. My brother went and bought Band Hero kit on Friday and we spent A LOT of time over the weekend playing. I never would have guessed drums was so exhausting. We played several hours the first night until the wee hours of the morning opening all the songs. But being in a curious mood I started looking up how many calories it burns because I was literally sweating and tired mentally and physically at the end.

One site said 508 calories WHOA(surely not the exact) in 60 minutes. Now that is exercise I can certainly work with. Of course not as the only exercise but any calorie burn will help boost metabolism right?


I want a Wii. BAD!! Its getting to be too hot to think about going outside to exercise so I'll probably be lazy and stick to indoor stuff.

That's good. I think that the most important thing when choosing your exercise routine is that you like it, as it is more probable that you will stick with it.

[joelr]

Oh yeah, burning calories is burning calories, no matter how you do it.
We burn calories every second, even just sitting, but the more physical activity you do the more you burn.
I noticed that in Boston, where most people walked to work, to the store, to the bank, at least 1 hour or more of walking just from daily living, the overweight problem was much rarer. The suburban tourists who I would always see when I lived next to the original Cheers bar were often so rolly polly looking.

[suit up]

I'd say you could burn 300 calories an hour on an average song on medium difficulty. I guess the great thing about this is it gets to become a much better exercise the better at it you become! Its also a great workout for your forearms.