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larph56
larph56 Posts: 2
edited October 5 in Social Groups
How many calories do you burn jumping up and down on stage? or playing drums?

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  • yesiamaduck
    yesiamaduck Posts: 531 Member
    Probably a few hundred every 30minutes
  • paul_draper
    paul_draper Posts: 91 Member
    Try http://www.my-calorie-counter.com/Calories_Burned/music-playing-accordion.asp.This may not be your instrument but its mine. I think you'd be hard put to play continuously for an hour so its probably not worth logging. I have seen other sites with similar info.

    Off to burn some calories soon.
  • paul_draper
    paul_draper Posts: 91 Member
    Try http://www.my-calorie-counter.com/Calories_Burned/music-playing-accordion.asp.This may not be your instrument but its mine. I think you'd be hard put to play continuously for an hour so its probably not worth logging. I have seen other sites with similar info.

    Off to burn some calories soon.
  • chocolateandvodka
    chocolateandvodka Posts: 1,850 Member
    This is pretty fantastic!
  • david581c
    david581c Posts: 337
    god i wish I had the moxie to go on stage, even if I ended up on stage I'd probably be a cross between Jack Johnson & Elliott Smith. not much jumpin and jivin.
  • yesiamaduck
    yesiamaduck Posts: 531 Member
    I just had a look at this chart, I play Bass the most and is similar to guitar so worked out I burn around 300 calories (more so even as I'm a lot larger then the max weight they show) per hour!

    Look at this chart and go down to M http://www.nutristrategy.com/activitylist4.htm
  • DisturbedRaccoon
    DisturbedRaccoon Posts: 18
    I don't know how many calories I burn, but when I play my bass I fly all over the place. I jump, do back bends, headbang, etc. You can tell I have ADHD when I play lol.
  • dubist
    dubist Posts: 279 Member
    I don't know how many calories I burn, but when I play my bass I fly all over the place. I jump, do back bends, headbang, etc. You can tell I have ADHD when I play lol.
    lol I see a work out video in your future
  • DisturbedRaccoon
    DisturbedRaccoon Posts: 18
    I don't know how many calories I burn, but when I play my bass I fly all over the place. I jump, do back bends, headbang, etc. You can tell I have ADHD when I play lol.
    lol I see a work out video in your future

    lol that would be funny. I bet I'd make some people laugh...including myself.
  • sarabirdcanfly
    sarabirdcanfly Posts: 34 Member
    It's gotta be a lot because the day after a show my body will hurt more than if I ran 6 miles.
  • ruskmusic
    ruskmusic Posts: 20
    I'm with Sara, I hike for like 10 miles 2ce a week and one weekend of shows will have me pretty banged up in comparison.
    I think it depends how much u put into the performance and move on stage, and how much equipment you move around/how far...

    I put it in as dancing for however long it was and put in moving furniture for however long loading took, but I thing the singing taked more than both, like I said it depends on how much you put into it.
  • ohpiper
    ohpiper Posts: 697 Member
    As a bagpiper, I'm afraid I can't jump around too much while playing. Makes people nervous. :)
  • danapellerin
    danapellerin Posts: 34 Member
    When I was young I probably burned a lot more because our shows were high energy metal! Nowadays, it's a little more laid back and the wrists are not what they used to be. But drumming is still a pretty decent workout. It does work up a sweat.
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