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Buying a Dance Dance Revolution Pad for exercise!
I'm going to buy a Red Octane Ignition Dance Pad 3.0 Multi-platform edition! I need exercise, but Houston is too ungodly hot and my neighborhood has too many stray dogs running around. The solution: Dance Dance Revolution!
I downloaded a computer mod called Stepmania, and then I downloaded song packs off the internet. I can play it on my computer, and use a dance pad. The one I'm getting has PS2, XBox, and USB connections, so I don't have to get an adapter. DDR pads cost anywhere from $10 for a cheap flimsy pad to over $1000 for a metal pad with a balance bar just like they have in arcades. My sis used a dissected Playstation controller, some plywood, aluminum foil, wires, and a cut-up wrestling mat to make her own pad. It's a cool project, but I don't have the time to tinker and therefore I'm buying a premade one.
I'm also going to get a second Wii controller and nunchaku so I can play Wii Sports with my boyfriend! Boxing and tennis are killers!
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Woooooo... :D I want a parapara one SO bad.
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ahahaha memories!
I tried the DDR Diet back in highschool. Played DDR on calorie-mode for hours on end for months. Lo and behold, my weight did not budge. Though I think my diet primarily comprised of junk food might have contributed to the lack of effectiveness... just a tad.
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My daughter does DDR everyday when she gets home from work. Not just for the exercise, but for the stress release. She has a lot of fun, sweats quite a bit, and swears it lowers her blood pressure.
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Haha, I bought the whole freaking xbox system for this purpose. I got lazy though and only did it once...oops lol.
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If anyone wants 20 gigs of DDR songs that can be very easily installed in computer software, just PM me!
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dude! get a Wii they are a fucking work out! If you do the Wii sports and do the boxing.. i feel like i am doing ti bo. its awsome. there have been some case studys about Wii and weight loss and they are all really good!
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^My boyfriend has a Wii, and it is a workout. I just have to get a second controller so it'll be more fun. Wario Ware has Cardiac options too.
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I want DDR, along with Wii. There's actually workout video type things you can do with Wii, although I'm sure other things would be more fun.
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Okay this is going to sound bad. My bf has DDR and wii and he tries to get me to do it for fun and exercise but I guess I'm too lazy. (I do them very occasionally though.) I have a good excuse on the DDR though. It's not very good on the knees and one of my knees isn't in good shape.
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i wonder how well DDR works at cardio? im sure pritty well. do they have techno? thats all i dance to lol. so does xbox 360 have DDR? if so i might have to get it.
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score dance dance for wii! oct 11th
and i guess they do have it for 360 but its like 80 bucks damnnnn
bonbon wanna have a dance off:P
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i can actually feel my arm getting a workout during wii tennis :)
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Omg, I want to try this! Sounds perfect for exercise...I just wonder how quickly I'd get bored of it?
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scarlett_vancouver
Omg, I want to try this! Sounds perfect for exercise...I just wonder how quickly I'd get bored of it?
Like I said, you can download the computer mod and song files for free off stepmania.com. The site also has recommendations for all kinds of pads. Some have USB connections, others require adapters (also featured on the page). The software is free and idiot-proof, and you can get a pad cheap. It's worth a try!
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Apparently, it's coming out soon for my Wii ( http://www.amazon.com/Dance-Revoluti...0820506&sr=8-1 ) the graphics totally won't be as cool as my friend's 360, though. :(
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I love my DDR pad!
It's awesome for days that I feel gross and don't want to leave my house, but still get in a good cardio. I set it for at least six songs, and try to do at least three rounds of six on standard. And unlike jogging, I don't get bored trying to improve my score each time!
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I used to do DDR everyday for exercise! It worked out great, and doing a few songs on Heavy mode is so much funner than jogging on a treadmill.
My problem was, once I got tired/used to the songs I would just stop playing... I would download the Stepmania or whatnot, but I'm not taking any virus risks on my new computer after what happened to my last one.
I bought the flimsy dance pad, and after 5 years of overuse it still works! So no need to go expensive, unless you're over 200 pounds with anger issues.
And one can only hope PS2/Xbox games are super cheap now.
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I thought about buying something like this for my brother. Maybe that will get him in the mood to workout and exercise more.
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we had one. its broken now, but its lasted 3 countries and 4 years :) a friend of ours had the massive arcade metal plate one, it was badass. "D
ive also got the eye toy kinetic game,its has excetcise programs on it, used it a hand ful of times in the past 3 years. eye toy is a pain in the ass to set up.
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everyone swears it gives good excersize but on the news they said it doesnt burn many calories at all. not to burst any bubbles but you may want to look into the actual health benifits.
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That may be true. I know if you're not good at it, it doesn't do much. I know my Xbox game actually would record how many calories you burn on the song, it was kind of neat. I'm a huge dork and do it on the heavy mode, and it makes me sweat like mad and definitely feel it in the legs the next morning.
Haha, this post actually made me pull out the DDR mat again.
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sometimes you can find the metal DDR pads on ebay for a good price.
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i.breathe.in
everyone swears it gives good excersize but on the news they said it doesnt burn many calories at all. not to burst any bubbles but you may want to look into the actual health benifits.
At the very least, it's good cardio. A few minutes on the mat makes me sweat heavily and my heart rate is like a hummingbird's.