Basketball Shooting - weight loss?

nkeklund
nkeklund Posts: 35 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Shooting basketball for a good hour and a little bit of dribbling to the hoop, does it really burn hardly any calories? I was thinking it worked more on the arms.

Thanks,

Nick

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  • nkeklund
    nkeklund Posts: 35 Member
    Anybody?
  • jwdieter
    jwdieter Posts: 2,582 Member
    Seems pretty tame. Are you sweating? Is your heart rate up?

    If you're driving hard, spinning, jumping etc, can be good burn. If not, it's probably barely worth logging.
  • nkeklund
    nkeklund Posts: 35 Member
    I wouldn't say I'm sweating really bad. That's what I thought, I'll probably just not log it.
  • Commander_Keen
    Commander_Keen Posts: 1,179 Member
    Shooting basketball for a good hour and a little bit of dribbling to the hoop, does it really burn hardly any calories? I was thinking it worked more on the arms.

    Thanks,

    Nick

    Well look at the NBA players.. how do they look?
  • tuckerrj
    tuckerrj Posts: 1,453 Member
    Checkout => Basketball, shooting baskets, under cardiovascular exercise. It should give you a few hundred calories for your effort.
  • darrensurrey
    darrensurrey Posts: 3,942 Member
    I'd put it down as walking for an hour. Sometimes, I go to a tennis court to practice serves. I only have two balls so I hit two balls, walk or jog to the other end, hit them back, repeat for an hour. If you put enough power into the serve, it does work up a bit of a sweat.

    PS It's not as boring or easy as you'd think as the aim is to get the ball into the service box consistently, and also, different corners of the box, adding spin, etc.
  • metalheaddoc
    metalheaddoc Posts: 5 Member
    Crazy idea. Every time you miss three shots, you have to sprint down to the far end of the court and back.
  • jcelestine88
    jcelestine88 Posts: 5
    That actually works for me. Even if I miss one shot I run down and back. I burn alot of calories that way.
  • darrensurrey
    darrensurrey Posts: 3,942 Member
    Not a crazy idea at all. I have jogged to fetch balls but I cba to sprint. :D
  • Sinisterly
    Sinisterly Posts: 10,913 Member
    Crazy idea. Every time you miss three shots, you have to sprint down to the far end of the court and back.
    I like you.
  • Shawshankcan
    Shawshankcan Posts: 900 Member
    Shooting basketball for a good hour and a little bit of dribbling to the hoop, does it really burn hardly any calories? I was thinking it worked more on the arms.

    Thanks,

    Nick

    Well look at the NBA players.. how do they look?

    You're going to compare someone who shot a few baskets to elite level athletes?
  • RGv2
    RGv2 Posts: 5,789 Member
    Shooting basketball for a good hour and a little bit of dribbling to the hoop, does it really burn hardly any calories? I was thinking it worked more on the arms.

    Thanks,

    Nick

    Well look at the NBA players.. how do they look?

    You're going to compare someone who shot a few baskets to elite level athletes?

    #sarcasm
  • Shawshankcan
    Shawshankcan Posts: 900 Member
    Shooting basketball for a good hour and a little bit of dribbling to the hoop, does it really burn hardly any calories? I was thinking it worked more on the arms.

    Thanks,

    Nick

    Well look at the NBA players.. how do they look?

    You're going to compare someone who shot a few baskets to elite level athletes?

    #sarcasm

    On these boards, it is nearly impossible to tell when someone is being serious or just doesn't know what they are talking about,
  • nkeklund
    nkeklund Posts: 35 Member
    Commander_Keen wrote: »
    Shooting basketball for a good hour and a little bit of dribbling to the hoop, does it really burn hardly any calories? I was thinking it worked more on the arms.

    Thanks,

    Nick

    Well look at the NBA players.. how do they look?

    You crack me up. The NBA players, many of them anyhow do vigorous strength training and weight-lifting!

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