i'm trying to loose weight playing ddr anyone have tips ?

[user74747]

I accidently got involved with something, and i need to loose 5 pounds,by the 2nd weekend of june. anyone have some tips that could help me? and can it be done?

[Daniel]

Well my advice is to exercise as often as you possibly can. And when you exercise make sure you exercise for at least 30 minutes.

If you want an arcade workout don't just play DDR. Play any other exercise game they have at your arcade. Including: MoCap Boxing, Rapid River, Para Para Paradise, Mazan, Fighting Mania, Pump It Up, Tsurugi, Downhill Bikers, Dance Maniax and othes

My third tip is to play any exercise game as actively as you can without interferring too much with gameplay. The thing with exercise video games is that they can't do your exercise for you. Exercise games are just a fun alternative to gym's cardio workout machines. So you must play an exercise game in a very active way which in turn gives you a good workout. You must especially play an exercise game very actively when you play Para Para Paradise and Mazan. It's really easy to play those 2 games by hardly moving

Could you please tell me what you got accidentily involved with? And why you really want to lose 5 pounds by the 2nd weekend of June. And to answer your final question: Yes it can be done! But only if you try hard!

[onetwolittleb]

Daniel gave good advice. A few thigns I want to stress:

play songs that push your ablity or are fast. Play songs like Healing Vision angelic mix that make you work.

Try to leave enough time to get a nice continual work out. Playing int he arcade with pauses between songs isn't as good as playing 15+ songs all in a row.

If you're tired (Which you should be) don't sit down to rest, picka "rest" song which is in your ablity, but will keep you moving.

Make sure to have warm up and cool down songs.

Lastly, cut back on some of the higher calorie foods in your diet. Drink water and not soda, etc.

[Drunken Asian Businessman]

do what i do for wrestling tournaments...
play hyped up songs and fake Paranoia Sur. Max Oni steps with my feet.
The thing is you really only lose water weight unless you do this everyday. I kind of overdid it once (lost 5 pounds in water) and i got really sick cause i didn't drink.
or
Just run up and down a hill. it's kind of boring but it helps a lot in weight loss and ddr endurance.

i kind of assumed you guys don't want to hear about diets cause it's kind of stupid, but if you must know i lost some weight by doing the not eating diet. That diet sucked, needless to say.

[Cintifizzo]

this way is kinda the cowards way out.. but you could just not eat two days before the weigh in, trust me when i weigh myself before any meals, such as in the morning im already 3 pounds lighter maybe it only works for me or whatever, i guess it would be pretty hard not to eat though.
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[Polyhedroi]

It depends on your skill level as well. If you're playing 1-5 foot songs, your not going to lose much weight. You need to play the heavier songs to get more of an effect.

I to am trying to lost weight - and I'm being successful. I started playing DDR last December. At first weight loss was non-existent to very slow, because I was just learning and I was playing the slower songs. Now I'm doing 6-7, and maybe a couple of 8 footers, and my weight loss is very more apparent. Once I start being able to do 8-9 footers on a regular basis - it will help with the diet a lot more.

Looking at the past couple of months, I also noticed my endurance grow tremendously. I remember when I first started doing Afronova Primeval on Trick Mode (last Feburary), I could barely pass half the song because my legs would give out. Now, after AA'ing it, I can do it 10 times in a row without a problem.

Of course what you eat helps a lot to. You need to curve your diet for maximum weight loss. I also recommend at least 2-3 liters of water a day. I play DDR between 1-1.5 hours at least 5-6 times a week.

[Bringer of Death]

I have the best advice of all of you.

Drop DDR because it's not going to make you lose weight. Go for an eight mile jog instead.
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[Weepy]

none of this will matter if your diet isnt right.
im trying this right now... im 15 pounds over wieght and i play ddr for 20 minutes every day. the problem is my diet sucks. so a nice diet with enough carbs to keep ya dancing with hardly any calories work (a small bag of chips work i think...)
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[Xeon Transponder]

play DDR for about an hour each day with fast songs such as healing vision angelic mix and exotic ethnic (maxx 300 if you can) and drink lots of water, if you drink pop, not only will it make you tired faster, but it weakens your body, aids in gaining weight and is the number one cause of pimples. I know a kid who lost 135 pounds playing DDR and thats what he did.
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when trying to lose weight the best thing to do is to eat every day but watch what you eat. you gain weight if you dont eat for a couple of days, your body will slow its motabolism which means that the next time you eat you will just take every thing that is in the food, fat. so eat every meal of the day, breakfast, lunch, and dinner, but careful what you eat
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[Trance Of Sorrow]

I would say PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!! But you ain't gonna lose much weight by playing Light songs , Standard maybe a little, but Heavy yes Definately!!

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[BluWizX]

great advice...

so do you think (stephanie) that if you had a continual song (non-stop) would also help with that? given that you stayed hydrated and ate right? ... i could stand to lew a few lbs myself... i know ddr isnt the BEST way too... but with school and all i dont have much time to hit a gym...

also... is there a non-stop mode on any of the US Ddr mixes? mainly ddrmax... since thats the only one ive got?

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[Daniel]

Stephanie your advice is well thought out, but you misunderstood what I meant by exercising as much as you possibly can. When I say you should exercise as much as possible. I don't mean 8 hours a day. In fact if you read my post I specifically said at least 30 minutes a day. What I meant by as much as possible is everyday if you can. It's what I do, and it keeps me in shape.

Yes it is true that there are breaks between songs in DDR and there are no breaks in a good jogging session. However DDR can require you to expend more energy you do in jogging in a shorter amount of time. So even though there are breaks; a session of DDR and jogging can be about equal. Also you can always plan ahead of what songs you are going to pick, choose them as fast as possible, and hurry up with the stage. And if you are really good you can play the nonstop mode.

[onetwolittleb]

you don't even need a non-stop mode as long as you pick the next song promptly. Your heart rate can't go down that far in a few seconds. Just keep it in event mode and don't let other people play until you've got you 30 minutes in.

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