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"When comparing the mid-level gaming to walking on a treadmill, it is equivalent to walking 3.66 miles an hour," says White. "But the numbers give you something to strive for and take your mind off what you are doing, and if you are having fun and stick to it, that's all that matters."ĭance Dance Revolution: With "light" intensity, you'll burn about 5.9 calories per minute 6.7 at standard 8.1 at difficult. Just Dance: "The sweat points and how they equate to calories burned seem to be a little inflated and somewhat confusing," says White. Here's White's assessment of three of the most popular dance exergames and how they calculate calories burned: "Dance games tend to burn more calories in that they require more movement," says White, "and more movement equals more calories burned." regular boxing burns 10-10.5 calories/minute. Wii Sports - Boxing burns 7 calories/minute. Wii Sports - Tennis burns 5 calories/minute.
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regular golf burns 6-6.5 calories/minute. Wii Sports - Golf burns 3-3.5 calories/minute. Here's how some of the Wii Fit Sports games stack up to their real-life counterparts, according to White: When it comes to comparing calories burned, White explains that, in general, you burn 60 calories an hour at rest, 100 calories an hour typing and 150 calories per hour on the average Wii game. "There is little carryover between games and actual fitness abilities, especially with Wii Sports - little more than a flick of the wrist is needed in some instances."
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"They require a low level of cardio and often can't discern if you are doing a movement exactly correct," he says. However, says White, exergames generally do not equate to actual fitness.