My new favorite form of cardio - Dance Dance Revolution

[Synpax]

Two evenings ago I tried it for the first time after contemplating it for a long time. I spent about 2 hours on the machine with a few breaks.

There have been a lot of news stories about people loosing massive weight on these. And I can understand why.

I recall one case where a kid went from over 400 to around 180.

I created a blog to serve as a training log at http://ddrnewguy.blogspot.com - any feedback on their would be helpful.

What is DDR? Check out some info at http://www.ddrfreak.com.

 

[indyjones]

I can see why someone would lose so much weight. Some of those songs are close to 300 beats per minute. It's also looks like more fun that a step class.

Good luck

 

[brunette]

rather do the old dancing at a club though

great for the conscious overweight though!

 

[Tom Treutlein]

I've played it a few times at my friend's house. He's obsessed with it and got me into it for a period of time. I remember being able to do 7-foot songs after only a couple tries, which he said was pretty good.

If I were actually doing cardio, I might use DDR as a source. I'm a techno buff, so the game would keep me happy while doing cardio. It wouldn't feel like work as much as it would fun.

 

[Synpax]

Plus it would be awesome go to into an arcade and own someone.

 

[Tom Treutlein]

Oh yes. I've seen my friend do it. People watch with their jaws dropped. It's really funny, actually.