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Post by joeandamy on Jun 8, 2004 19:22:41 GMT -5
me and my wife played this at a younger cousin's house and are hooked. We have the game (xbox) and two pads now and have been doing it for about 6 days in arcade mode for about an hour a day. she's 180 lbs and im 280 lbs. can you guys help me figure out how many kcals a day we should burn?
we did 500 each today; is regulation neccesarry in workout mode? (i burn a lot more that her due to weight and "happy feet" between arrows)
any help would be great.
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Post by abrannan on Jun 8, 2004 19:55:44 GMT -5
If your weight was steady before you started DDR, and you don't start eating more, then 500kcal/day will help you lose about a pound per week. A Pound of fat is roughly 3500 Calories (kcal). If you can take in 500 fewer Calories, or burn 500 more Calories or any combination thereof, you'll drop 1 pound per week. That's 52 pounds in one year's time. Plus your body continues to run a little "hot" for a couple of hours after your workout, so you're probably burning a little more than the 500 that DDR shows.
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Zealot
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Post by Zealot on Jun 9, 2004 13:05:59 GMT -5
yea.. 500 KCAL is a good amount for you to start with... personally I do about 600-800 daily but again that's just me personally.. your best bet is to monitor your intake as much as you can and go from there, and I think there is some website that gives you the amount of calories you need to maintain your weight somewhere to make it easier for you.
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Post by LibertyCabbage on Jun 9, 2004 14:10:19 GMT -5
I'm 225 and do about 400-450 a day and have seen results. I haven't lost much in the numbers game, but i immediately saw results in how my clothes fit. I've been doing it everyday for about a 1.5 weeks and on and off for a month, and i'm starting to swim in my jeans. So i think you're fine at that amount. good luck!  |
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Post by MainMor on Jun 9, 2004 17:01:05 GMT -5
hmmm I normally hit 250-280 per day...
500 gives me a goal to work towards.
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Post by abrannan on Jun 10, 2004 7:16:05 GMT -5
Really, though, even better than watching the calories in workout mode is watching your heart rate and the time you DDR. If you can get your heart rate up to 70% of your maximum (.7 * (220-Age)) beats per minute and keep it there for 30-45 minutes, you'll be in good shape, no matter what the Calorie counter says.
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