Archive for January, 2006



DDR Workout Log: 1-27-06

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Duration: About 1 hour
Weigh in: 182 lb
Goal weight: 175 lb
To go: 7 lb
Dance Dance Revolution Version Played: DDR Extreme (Japanese Version)
Notable Scores:

Notes:
I had a pretty good workout. I’ve noticed that when I’m drinking a sports drink while I play, my muscles tend to cramp up less and mentally I don’t get as tired. Maybe [...]

The newest version of Dance Dance Revolution, DDR Supernova, is coming to arcades this spring! So far, it’s looking to be a big improvement over the relatively unchanged gameplay. There’s going to be over 300 songs, and more than 2000 step patterns. The graphics are also improved with better looking dancers with more realistic moves.
Also [...]

Calories Burned: 288
Weigh in: 181lb
Goal weight: 175 lb
To go: 6 lb
Dance Dance Revolution Version Played: DDR Extreme
Notes: Today I tried something different. Instead of timing how long I played, I counted how many calories I burned during my workout. I’ve read that the Dance Dance Revolution workout mode calorie counter is really inaccurate. Pretty [...]

DDR Exercise log: 01-25-06

Duration: About 30 minutes
Weigh in: 181.4lb
Goal weight: 175 lb
To go: 6.4 lb
Dance Dance Revolution Version Played: DDR Extreme (Japanese Version)
Notable Scores:

Notes: I just had a short workout today. I didn’t have a very good day. I ended up not eating much, getting super hungry and eating a lot, then exercising. The workout itself wasn’t [...]

It looks like some schools in West Virginia are getting Dance Dance Revolution in order to fight the increasing obesity problem in America. When I was in public school, we didn’t have DDR during lunch; we had “regular beatings” to keep us in shape. Actually, I guess we really did just sit around and do [...]