Different types of exercises

FabianRodriguez94
FabianRodriguez94 Posts: 221 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
So recently I've become bored of my work out routines. One day I just felt so against the idea of running, I decided to hop behind my drum set for an hour jam session. I've been playing hard rock/fast paced heavy metal for about 6 years now and I know that it's a pretty good workout since I am usually drenched afterwards. I decided to put that workout to the test and see how much my drumming REALLY burns. After exactly 55 minutes of non-stop, moderate to fast paced drumming, my HRM (Polar FT7) says I burned about 440 calories. The amount of sweat I was dripping was a little more than the usual amount I drip from jogging, and I was surprisingly a bit more out of breath as well. My heart rate stayed above 115 at all times, and my highest rate was about 165 (my resting rate is about 80).

Learning that one of my favorite hobbies can be an essential part of my fitness goals is exactly what I needed to stay motivated. I even went as far as taking out all of my normal exercises for 2 weeks and replacing them with an hour of drumming every day. I lost over 4 pounds in that time. I don't plan on ONLY drumming from now on ofcourse, but exercise just got a lot more fun for me haha.

Does anyone else have an activity/hobby that really isn't considered "exercise" that they use in their fitness goals? I'm interested in what others have to say :)

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  • dt3312
    dt3312 Posts: 212 Member
    I volunteer with developmentally disabled people. When my schedule works out, I try to volunteer in the exercise class...I get to work out with them. Granted, it's not a real strenuous workout, but it does burn more calories than helping in something like art class or music therapy.

    Some of my friends volutneer at a food bank and get exercise moving boxes of food.

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