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Post by psisar on Jan 24, 2005 12:17:15 GMT -5
My dad bought me DDR2 Ultramix for XBox for my birthday yesterday, and I was blown away by how active it made me. Ive played in arcades before, but I tried it in workout mode for an hour and it said I burned 580 some-odd calories. Ive wanted to lose a few pounds, and I was wonder if DDR was the way to do it. I work full times nights (at Wendy's, so the weight-loss Gods are against me) and go to school during the day, so I can only fit in about an hour, at most, of play time each day. Is that enough? Does anyone have any tips on how to work out a consistant workout plan? Any tips would be great ;D
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Post by abrannan on Jan 24, 2005 12:49:48 GMT -5
An hour is plenty.
As far as a workout plan goes, just make sure you play. Play when you can, but try to make it at least three times a week. Even if it's only for one set of 3 songs. Make it part of your regular routine, and a lot of the other stuff will take care of itself.
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Post by alphaomega411 on Jan 24, 2005 16:52:09 GMT -5
whats up dude im just started playing ddr at home to! im also trying to lose weight by playing. i play 7 days a week for about 45min to an hour a day and im burrning up to 930cals right now my first 8 days of ddr i lost 5.5 pounds! so it most definately works!! but i also changed my diet drasticly. i ate pizza taco bell and lots of snacks! but now i have 3 or 4 small healthy meals and no snacks and i feel great. so good luck to you and dont eat those burgers!
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Post by 3apa3a on Jan 25, 2005 13:33:47 GMT -5
Just curious, what difficulty are you on?
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Post by psisar on Jan 25, 2005 14:19:11 GMT -5
I'm on light right now. I'm still trying to master the coordination between my feet and my brain. The only problem I'm having is my dance pad sucks, and if I step flat-footed on the right arrow it triggers the Y button, so it disables the top button so I have to dance on my toes which has been terrible on my legs. I could barely walk yestrday! I hope it will pass though
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Post by abrannan on Jan 25, 2005 14:45:39 GMT -5
It will pass. Your calves just aren't used to the workout yet. They'll tone up in no time, as long as you make sure to take a day off here and there to let your body adjust/rebuild the muscle.
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