Dance Central 2 + HRM = holy crap!?

tameko2
tameko2 Posts: 31,634 Member
edited October 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Sooo tonight was the first time I played DC 2 with my HRM on - I played it on Hard although I actually don't think that makes a HUGE difference.

Anywho - 1 hour of that (total time not song time like the game calculates, song time was about 40) was 444 calories according to my HRM.

The game had me at like half that (I already knew the game was on the low side but I didn't think it was THAT low).

Is my HRM on the fritz, am I just having a weird day, or are other people getting numbers like that?

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  • adidrea
    adidrea Posts: 275 Member
    That sounds about right! I don't have DC 2 but I play Zumba with my HRM on and that's usually 400-500 per hour!

    Games + Calorie burning = WIN :laugh:
  • Umeboshi
    Umeboshi Posts: 1,637 Member
    Nice!!
  • Gay11nell
    Gay11nell Posts: 166 Member
    You are not crazy! The games are GREAT workouts. Any time I do an hour of Just Dance, Zumba, Micheal Jackson, etc etc I burn well over 400 according to the HRM!
  • Ctorj
    Ctorj Posts: 19 Member
    Games + Calorie burning = WIN :laugh:
    Awsome.

    I do Dance Dance Revolution, otherwise known as DDR, for exercise, I burn about 1200-1600 calories in 80 minutes, I do push myself pretty hard though. The 80 minutes is real life time, not game time.
  • Nyrissa
    Nyrissa Posts: 40
    Good to know MFP is right. xD

    I don't have a heart rate monitor, but mine comes out close to that for an hour when I log it as dancing. My mom thought it was a huge overestimation.

    I usually do like 40 Minutes of Just Dance 3, 30 of Michael Jackson and 10-20 Just Dance 2 per session. Then it feels like a variety more.
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