Should I log DDR?

trekkiebeth · January 2012

I played Dance Dance Revolution for the first time today. I can only do the easiest level, but I did it for an hour an ended up breaking out in a light sweat during the more difficult songs. I figured playing DDR for a little while would be a good way to get me up off my butt more often, but obviously it's not a substitute for regular exercise. Is it worth logging when I play DDR? If so, how should I log it?

gatecityradio · January 2012

I would, but I'm not sure how you would log it. Get a HRM to track calories burned.

KristenKaia · January 2012

Def log that, search under dance, it comes up with a few different options, If you can log house cleaning as burning calories, you should def log dancing, and you did burn those calories, so take credit for them

I would

trekkiebeth · January 2012

A HRM is not something I can afford right now. I don't want a cheap $20 one that won't be very reliable, and anything much more than that is too expensive. I asked my husband about it, but he doesn't think we can justify spending the money right now.

gatecityradio · January 2012

Polar has some for cheap I've heard. You could just take your heart rate manually at a certain interval, figure out the average, and then plug it into a calculator online somewhere. When I took a fitness class in college we did it that way.

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=polar+hrm&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=ukt&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=imvns&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&biw=1024&bih=629&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=11330173878131504175&sa=X&ei=QP0cT-LaKs3iggeWyqyjCw&ved=0CMQBEPMCMAY4Cg

trekkiebeth · January 2012

Polar has some for cheap I've heard. You could just take your heart rate manually at a certain interval, figure out the average, and then plug it into a calculator online somewhere. When I took a fitness class in college we did it that way.

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=polar+hrm&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=ukt&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=imvns&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&biw=1024&bih=629&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=11330173878131504175&sa=X&ei=QP0cT-LaKs3iggeWyqyjCw&ved=0CMQBEPMCMAY4Cg

$40 is still too much for me. I guess I could try doing it manually, if I can get past my fear and hatred of having to do math. :P

Should I log DDR?

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