KosmicKittyKyo
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Apr 18, 2005 22:02:51 GMT -5
Post by KosmicKittyKyo on Apr 18, 2005 22:02:51 GMT -5
Okay so I've just started a paper for class on how DDR and other video games can be used for weight loss and exercise and if any of you guys could respond to this quiz it'd be great. Are you male or Female? What is your age? How long have you been playing? Do you play for fitness or fun? How many hours do you play in a week? What level do you play on? Have you seen any weight loss? If so how much? Have you ever been injured playing DDR? Do you play with a group of friends or do you play alone? Thanks so much. I'm surveying my friends (which includes you guys  ) But I also want to get a general view of what age range there is in people who play and whether people who play for fitness play on a higher or lower intensity. I also plan on interviewing a M.D. in Sports Medicine and an Aerobics instructor -crosses fingers- If and when I get these interviews I'll post them on here if you guys want. |
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Skycania
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The Sky is the limit
Posts: 94
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Apr 18, 2005 23:04:33 GMT -5
Post by Skycania on Apr 18, 2005 23:04:33 GMT -5
Skycania
Male, 16 (nearly 17)
Playing for 1/2 a year
Fitness and Fun
Every day about 1 or 2 hours
Heavy
Quite a lot (haven't been weighing myself)
Nope.
Both. Friends if i can, random audience strangers if alone
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sly rax
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Exhausted
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Apr 18, 2005 23:47:12 GMT -5
Post by sly rax on Apr 18, 2005 23:47:12 GMT -5
Are you male or Female? Male What is your age? 22 How long have you been playing? 1 year Do you play for fitness or fun? fun, formerly fitness How many hours do you play in a week? 7? Somewhere in there. What level do you play on? Heavy/Challenge Single and Double Have you seen any weight loss? If so how much? 230 before - 170 after = 60lbs lost Have you ever been injured playing DDR? I had a lot of pain early on, but other than that...I fell off while playing Double once ;D Do you play with a group of friends or do you play alone? All alone, usually  , but I like when I have an audience. |
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Apr 18, 2005 23:51:43 GMT -5
Post by psisar on Apr 18, 2005 23:51:43 GMT -5
Are you male or Female? Female What is your age? 18 How long have you been playing? 3-4 months Do you play for fitness or fun? Both How many hours do you play in a week? 4-8 What level do you play on? Standard/Heavy Have you seen any weight loss? If so how much? Definately - 29 lbs Have you ever been injured playing DDR? Knee went out of comission for a few days, but after I moved my mat to the carpet it went away. Do you play with a group of friends or do you play alone? Alone Good luck!  |
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Apr 19, 2005 5:26:32 GMT -5
Post by abrannan on Apr 19, 2005 5:26:32 GMT -5
Are you male or Female? - Male
What is your age? - 28
How long have you been playing? - 2+ years
Do you play for fitness or fun? - both
How many hours do you play in a week? - Depends, if a new game is released, or I'm using it for exercise, I play about 1.5 hours a day 5 days of the week. Other times, I'm lucky to get two hours in in a week.
What level do you play on? - High-end standard to low end heavy (6-8 footers)
Have you seen any weight loss? If so how much? - In combination with diet and other exercise (mostly bodyweight calisthenics) I've lost a total of 45 pounds.
Have you ever been injured playing DDR? Nothing serious, a minor ankle twist (didn't even sprain), and a little bit of a knee strain (kept me off the pad for a week).
Do you play with a group of friends or do you play alone? - Mostly alone, but I'm looking forward to playing more with friends.
Don't forget to tcheck out the DDR studio article link provided by Sly Rax in the DDR chit-chat board. It should provide some interesting additional material for your paper.
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Apr 19, 2005 8:12:23 GMT -5
Post by frantep16 on Apr 19, 2005 8:12:23 GMT -5
Are you male or Female? - Female
What is your age? - 37
How long have you been playing? - About 4 months
Do you play for fitness or fun? - Mostly fitness
How many hours do you play in a week? - I've been playing very casually, but will start to increase, hopefully to about 5 hours/week.
What level do you play on? - Still doing mostly beginner on Konamix, but could probably increase to next level soon.
Have you seen any weight loss? If so how much? - No weightloss yet, because I'm not consistent, but I hope to start losing weight as soon as I get into a routine.
Have you ever been injured playing DDR? No.
Do you play with a group of friends or do you play alone? - Same as abrannan - mostly alone, but looking forward to playing more with friends.
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RogueM
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I made my goal!
Posts: 116
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Apr 19, 2005 9:13:38 GMT -5
Post by RogueM on Apr 19, 2005 9:13:38 GMT -5
Are you male or Female?
Female
What is your age?
31
How long have you been playing?
2-3 months
Do you play for fitness or fun?
Both
How many hours do you play in a week?
8
What level do you play on?
Light/Standard
Have you seen any weight loss? If so how much?
Yes, in 3 mo I have lost 22 lbs
Have you ever been injured playing DDR?
Just normal aches and pains associated with exercise
Do you play with a group of friends or do you play alone
Alone
I used to hate to exercise, now I find myself actually looking forward to my daily DDR workout!
Good Luck on your report ;D
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urbanjunglekitten
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"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage." Lao Tzu
Posts: 479
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Apr 19, 2005 10:05:16 GMT -5
Post by urbanjunglekitten on Apr 19, 2005 10:05:16 GMT -5
UrbanJungleKitten (a.k.a. Kellie) Are you male or Female? ::Female  What is your age? ::24 How long have you been playing? ::Four months seriously . . . I played on and off for a year before that. Do you play for fitness or fun? ::Both, but my focus is on fitness How many hours do you play in a week? ::Usually 30 - 60 min a day at least 4 days a week (2-4 hours per week). What level do you play on? ::Standard Have you seen any weight loss? If so how much? ::13 pounds so far! Have you ever been injured playing DDR? ::Nope, other than just being sore the day after an intense day of play. Do you play with a group of friends or do you play alone? ::Mostly alone, but the few times I have played with people were fun! Good luck with your paper, let us know how it goes! |
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Apr 19, 2005 10:19:56 GMT -5
Post by ngaplz on Apr 19, 2005 10:19:56 GMT -5
Are you male or Female?
-Male
What is your age?
-21
How long have you been playing?
-2 years
Do you play for fitness or fun?
-Fitness (now)
How many hours do you play in a week?
-3-5
What level do you play on?
-Standard
Have you seen any weight loss? If so how much?
-35 pounds since February (200-165)
Have you ever been injured playing DDR?
-Not seriously. A year ago or so, I had chronic pain in my left leg after DDRing. I used to jump instead of stepping, and I tended to play on the balls of my feet.
Do you play with a group of friends or do you play alone?
-Used to play with friends; occasionally I do at the arcade.
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Pyrochaos
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Rapscallion
How dirty girls get clean.
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Apr 19, 2005 12:24:33 GMT -5
Post by Pyrochaos on Apr 19, 2005 12:24:33 GMT -5
Are you male or Female? Male
What is your age? 23
How long have you been playing? Almost a year
Do you play for fitness or fun? Both
How many hours do you play in a week? 2-3
What level do you play on? Standard and Heavy
Have you seen any weight loss? If so how much? About 60 lbs
Have you ever been injured playing DDR? nope
Do you play with a group of friends or do you play alone? alone
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UpsideDown
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I like traffic lights- I like traffic lights- I like traffic lights, but only when they're green.
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Apr 19, 2005 15:56:37 GMT -5
Post by UpsideDown on Apr 19, 2005 15:56:37 GMT -5
Are you male or Female? Female What is your age? 18 How long have you been playing? Four, Five months Do you play for fitness or fun? Both How many hours do you play in a week? Three or four total. Around thirty to forty minutes a day. What level do you play on? Standard Have you seen any weight loss? If so how much? Around fifteen pounds Have you ever been injured playing DDR? Not really. Do you play with a group of friends or do you play alone? Alone. Good luck on your paper. Hope you get an A |
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supahC
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Apr 19, 2005 20:49:41 GMT -5
Post by supahC on Apr 19, 2005 20:49:41 GMT -5
Female
33
1.5 years
both
ranges from 0 to 20
standard/heavy
my weight yo yo's so its hard to say how much ive lost (i've gained and lost the same 15 pounds over and over again to total probably about 100 pounds lost)
i've never been injured playing ddr but i was putting noticable stress on my knees when the dance pad was not DIRECTLY in front of the TV
I mainly play alone, unless i can get someone over to play with me (only one of my friends will play and hes intimidated cause i'm so much better than him)
id lvoe to hear what the 'professionals' say! good luch on your paper
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Apr 20, 2005 18:01:45 GMT -5
Post by Sateri on Apr 20, 2005 18:01:45 GMT -5
Are you male or Female? female
What is your age? 17
How long have you been playing? about 6 months
Do you play for fitness or fun? both ... I started for fun, now I make sure I keep up with it for fitness
How many hours do you play in a week? 4-8 or so
What level do you play on? mostly heavy, standard to warm up
Have you seen any weight loss? If so how much? yep! 15 pounds.
Have you ever been injured playing DDR? No. When I first started, my feet had some sharp pain from the impact, but after a week or so of playing they got used to it and DDR hasn't hurt since.
Do you play with a group of friends or do you play alone? Usually alone, but I play with friends every chance I get--then it definitely doesn't feel like typical exercise. I love being in competitions with friends.
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Voco
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Apr 20, 2005 20:22:04 GMT -5
Post by Voco on Apr 20, 2005 20:22:04 GMT -5
Wow this is a very interesting topic for a paper. Good luck with it.
Are you male or Female? Female
What is your age? 14
How long have you been playing? 1 year
Do you play for fitness or fun? Started out as fun but now more as fitness
How many hours do you play in a week? 5 at least
What level do you play on? standered
Have you seen any weight loss? If so how much? I've managed to stay the same weight
Have you ever been injured playing DDR? no
Do you play with a group of friends or do you play alone?
Alone most of the time but whenever we have parties DDR is always there.
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Apr 20, 2005 21:24:22 GMT -5
Post by ravevampyre on Apr 20, 2005 21:24:22 GMT -5
Are you male or Female? female
What is your age? 15
How long have you been playing? seven months
Do you play for fitness or fun? both
How many hours do you play in a week?5
What level do you play on? standard
Have you seen any weight loss? If so how much? five lbs
Have you ever been injured playing DDR? not really
Do you play with a group of friends or do you play alone? alone
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Apr 22, 2005 16:01:59 GMT -5
Post by GeminiJoe on Apr 22, 2005 16:01:59 GMT -5
Are you male or Female?
male
What is your age?
23
How long have you been playing?
2 years (it's hard to beleive, it felt like i just picked up DDr max yesterday
Do you play for fitness or fun?
Both
How many hours do you play in a week?
I try and play at least a half hour, 5-6 days a week
What level do you play on?
Heavy (7-9 footers)
Have you seen any weight loss? If so how much?
Roughly 10 pounds, but more important 1.5 inches of waist -line
Have you ever been injured playing DDR?
never (knocks on wood)
Do you play with a group of friends or do you play alone?
To workout-alone usually. For fun, with freinds.
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mikey012d
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Better a smartass then a dumbass.
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Apr 23, 2005 15:33:56 GMT -5
Post by mikey012d on Apr 23, 2005 15:33:56 GMT -5
Are you male or Female?
Male
What is your age?
16...17 in sept.
How long have you been playing?
8 months
Do you play for fitness or fun?
Fun mostly but fitness sometimes
How many hours do you play in a week?
3 hours
What level do you play on?
Standard
Have you seen any weight loss? If so how much?
Yes. 20 lbs.
Have you ever been injured playing DDR?
No.
Do you play with a group of friends or do you play alone?
Alone most of the time but with friends when they have time.
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Phoebe
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Apr 26, 2005 5:19:23 GMT -5
Post by Phoebe on Apr 26, 2005 5:19:23 GMT -5
Are you male or Female?
Female
What is your age?
25
How long have you been playing?
Regularly about a month
Do you play for fitness or fun?
Fitness
How many hours do you play in a week?
6?
What level do you play on?
Light, but slowly moving to Standard
Have you seen any weight loss? If so how much?
Not scale-wise, but my clothes fit better
Have you ever been injured playing DDR?
Nope
Do you play with a group of friends or do you play alone?
Alone
And that is me! ;D
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hiddenblue
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"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
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Apr 28, 2005 17:32:01 GMT -5
Post by hiddenblue on Apr 28, 2005 17:32:01 GMT -5
Are you male or Female? Female What is your age? 25 How long have you been playing? 4 months on and off Do you play for fitness or fun? Fitness How many hours do you play in a week? 5+ when I am being "good" What level do you play on? Standard Have you seen any weight loss? If so how much? Yes. I have lost 10 pounds... twice.  Have you ever been injured playing DDR? Shin splints in the beginning, now just blisters on my big toes! Do you play with a group of friends or do you play alone? Alone--it's my "gym" time minus the gym |
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May 2, 2005 20:09:56 GMT -5
Post by YouTehSuck on May 2, 2005 20:09:56 GMT -5
Are you male or Female? Female What is your age? 18 How long have you been playing? about 3 years Do you play for fitness or fun? both How many hours do you play in a week? around 8 What level do you play on? heavy/challenge Have you seen any weight loss? If so how much? yea- 50 lbs Have you ever been injured playing DDR? i fell off the pad and twisted my ankle and couldnt play for a few days.  Do you play with a group of friends or do you play alone? friends. |
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) But I also want to get a general view of what age range there is in people who play and whether people who play for fitness play on a higher or lower intensity. I also plan on interviewing a M.D. in Sports Medicine and an Aerobics instructor -crosses fingers- If and when I get these interviews I'll post them on here if you guys want.
, but I like when I have an audience.
