Is playing Just Dance on the Wii considered exercise ?

AlondraJim
AlondraJim Posts: 90 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
i love playing Just Dance on my wii is that considered as a workout? :o:p
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  • Jenny_Aguayo
    Jenny_Aguayo Posts: 30 Member
    It also gives you muscles on your arms.
  • Calliope610
    Calliope610 Posts: 3,783 Member
    "exercise"s is defined as "activity requiring physical effort, carried out especially to sustain or improve health and fitness."

    Does Just Dance fit that criteria? Is so, yes, you can consider it exercise.
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  • GiveMeCoffee
    GiveMeCoffee Posts: 3,556 Member
    AlondraJim wrote: »
    really ? i like to dance to "its raining men" but i dont see men raining LOL. i didnt know it gives you arm muscles . how much does the wii remote weigh ?

    You aren't going to be gaining muscle. As for if it's exercise, people call lots of things exercise. It is an activity that gets you moving which is a good thing

  • Jenny_Aguayo
    Jenny_Aguayo Posts: 30 Member
    edited October 2014
    jwhited71 wrote: »
    AlondraJim wrote: »
    really ? i like to dance to "its raining men" but i dont see men raining LOL. i didnt know it gives you arm muscles . how much does the wii remote weigh ?

    You aren't going to be gaining muscle. As for if it's exercise, people call lots of things exercise. It is an activity that gets you moving which is a good thing
    No your lying my mom told me you do get muscle :'(

  • bigsistruck
    bigsistruck Posts: 125 Member
    Heck yes! Certain songs are more intense than others, I just pick ones that I know are high energy and play it for at least an hour (it's easy to keep going)! I'll warm up with a slower song. The newer versions have a Just Sweat mode that are intended to be a workout too. Just Dance 2015 comes out this month and I can't wait! I have found the game to be very fun and it's great for exercise when you don't feel like "working out"!
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    NO... just no. no-gif.gif
  • Jenny_Aguayo
    Jenny_Aguayo Posts: 30 Member
    randomtai wrote: »
    NO... just no. no-gif.gif
    JES JES JES.

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  • EsmeFuentes1
    EsmeFuentes1 Posts: 7
    edited October 2014
    i think you gain arm muscles because you mostly move your arms in that game because my cousin did it and he lost 50 lbs. just playing that game
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  • congruns
    congruns Posts: 127 Member
    If your heart rate increases and you burn up a nice sweat yes. Its more activity that sitting a playing a game.
  • sbjmorgan
    sbjmorgan Posts: 158 Member
    I lost 30 pounds playing just dance and eating well before and during my pregnancy. It's basic cardio that can be done in short spurts, if you do the harder songs -- good for people who only have 30 minutes to workout, don't have a gym and can't go outside to workout.
  • Raynne413
    Raynne413 Posts: 1,527 Member
    It would definitely be considered cardio exercise, especially if you do it on the Just Sweat option. Some of those songs are killer! I love Dance games!

    As for muscles, no. . . LOL
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    AlondraJim wrote: »
    i love playing Just Dance on my wii is that considered as a workout? :o:p

    Nope.

    I'd say it's probably fun though.
  • Raynne413
    Raynne413 Posts: 1,527 Member
    dbmata wrote: »
    AlondraJim wrote: »
    i love playing Just Dance on my wii is that considered as a workout? :o:p

    Nope.

    I'd say it's probably fun though.

    I would think it would depend on how you play and level of fitness. I use the Just Sweat option, choose 40 minutes, and it does song after song for 40 minutes. How is that different from doing something like Zumba?

  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    hmmm interesting...when I do it I am sweating, out of breath (after certian songs) and do it for a long time ie 30-45mins...it's fun.

    I wouldn't say it builds muscle but if you are exerting yourself and getting into it yes it's exercise. Just like walking 3mph is exercise.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    Raynne413 wrote: »
    dbmata wrote: »
    AlondraJim wrote: »
    i love playing Just Dance on my wii is that considered as a workout? :o:p

    Nope.

    I'd say it's probably fun though.

    I would think it would depend on how you play and level of fitness. I use the Just Sweat option, choose 40 minutes, and it does song after song for 40 minutes. How is that different from doing something like Zumba?

    exactly...

  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    Raynne413 wrote: »
    It would definitely be considered cardio exercise, especially if you do it on the Just Sweat option. Some of those songs are killer! I love Dance games!

    As for muscles, no. . . LOL

    This^

    You don't "gain" muscle when eating at a deficit anyway. Moving your arms is a good thing though. Increasing movement, increases calorie burn.

    People sometimes think cardio = muscle gain because when you lose weight you lose the fat covering the muscle (that's already there)....less fat = a more muscular, lean look.

    Upper body resistance training is push ups, pull ups, that sort of thing. Not lifting a 1.5 pound (if that) remote.
  • scarletpride16
    scarletpride16 Posts: 191
    I love Just Dance! It is an awesome game! I do consider it a good cardio workout. I will do the Just Sweat Mode for Just Dance 4 and play for like an hour and I am sweating a great deal afterwards and I estimate that I burned around 200 calories (I had played once with an HRM and the calorie count on the screen was actually pretty close). Plus again, it is super fun :)
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    lol. it's a game.

    Totally log it though. Maybe it will be good for your goals, maybe it won't. You'll find out after you invest time in data gathering and analysis.
  • GiveMeCoffee
    GiveMeCoffee Posts: 3,556 Member
    dbmata wrote: »
    lol. it's a game.

    Baseball & basketball are games as well, and considered exercise. As I said earlier some will call it exercise others will not. But, it's an activity that does get you off the couch which is a good thing

  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    no, those are sports.
  • PrizePopple
    PrizePopple Posts: 3,133 Member
    Well then, it's a game then that caused my sister to have a blood clot dislodge from her leg and result in a pulmonary embolism.

    I had a wii fit for awhile and I would work up a sweat and increase my heartrate doing stuff on there, and if that is not what cardio is then clearly I should stop running too.
  • newdaydawning79
    newdaydawning79 Posts: 1,503 Member
    If it gets your heart rate going, it's better than being on the couch. However, it is not as good as some other things (running, hardcore bicycling, etc). I currently work out taking a dance class 1-2 times a week, do circuit weight training 1-2 times a week (once with a trainer, other times on my own) and walk most of the rest of the days (total workouts 5-6 a week). Some people wouldn't consider my walking exercise but as I'm very overweight for me it gets my heart rate up and is definitely improving my overall cardio health.
  • tallgirlshelley
    tallgirlshelley Posts: 108 Member
    I'm thinking that those of you who don't think it's exercise have never done it. I most definitely get a good cardio workout when I play with my kids. It's not the most balanced, perfect form of exercise and won't buff anyone up. But it is most certainly exercise. I exert as much energy playing Just Dance as I do in a Zumba or kickboxing class. Different moves; still counts as exercise if your heart rate is up.
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    PrizePopple wrote: »
    Well then, it's a game then that caused my sister to have a blood clot dislodge from her leg and result in a pulmonary embolism.

    I had a wii fit for awhile and I would work up a sweat and increase my heartrate doing stuff on there, and if that is not what cardio is then clearly I should stop running too.
    You mean sports. A sport may have exacerbated your sister's health fault, but didn't cause it.

    Increase in heartrate is not equal to cardio. I can do a lot of things that are ultimately marginally active that get my heartrate up. That doesn't make them cardio. :)
  • brightsideofpink
    brightsideofpink Posts: 1,018 Member
    Eh, ignore the labels. Game, sport, exercise, it doesn't matter. This site is intended to help out with a basic equation. Calories in-calories out. If you are burning calories, log away! I've done these games, and find they can be a decent calorie burn. I agree that it is likely not as high as some others, but certainly enough to account for if you are doing it for any sustained period of time. I've done Zumba on my Wii and Zumba in a real class. I don't find them to be that different in intensity. So log away, and feel good about it :smile:

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