"I can't stop crying buckets of tears!"
Jul. 19th, 2012 11:10 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dotsandlinesRetro time!
So as not to annoy my FB feed, which is already being subjected to my ranting today: As of today I've met my goal of working out 3 times a week, 40+ minute sets in DDR (or an hour, for the one that doesn't have a timer) for four weeks solid.
I've been slowly lengthening the sets, up to 44 minutes so far. I'll plateau that when I don't have the stamina to do a longer set, or when I run out of songs that I like in each mix. Or, I suppose, when the time commitment gets to be irritating; I do need to sleep.
I'm not trying to lose weight (heck, we don't even own a scale), but I feel a lot more energetic afterward. There are a lot of ancillary benefits that don't get enough press, IMO. People focus on the aesthetics - look good at the gym! bikini season! blahblahblah! - and that's a shame.
I'm still playing the PS2 versions of DDR, while I mull over the expense of a second 360 and a Kinect to upgrade to Dance Central. That's a chunk of change. On the other hand, my middle-of-the-road DDR mat has gotten really heavy use over the last 5 years, and I feel that I've easily gotten my money's worth out of it. It's a frivolous idea, but it's not entirely stupid.
So as not to annoy my FB feed, which is already being subjected to my ranting today: As of today I've met my goal of working out 3 times a week, 40+ minute sets in DDR (or an hour, for the one that doesn't have a timer) for four weeks solid.
I've been slowly lengthening the sets, up to 44 minutes so far. I'll plateau that when I don't have the stamina to do a longer set, or when I run out of songs that I like in each mix. Or, I suppose, when the time commitment gets to be irritating; I do need to sleep.
I'm not trying to lose weight (heck, we don't even own a scale), but I feel a lot more energetic afterward. There are a lot of ancillary benefits that don't get enough press, IMO. People focus on the aesthetics - look good at the gym! bikini season! blahblahblah! - and that's a shame.
I'm still playing the PS2 versions of DDR, while I mull over the expense of a second 360 and a Kinect to upgrade to Dance Central. That's a chunk of change. On the other hand, my middle-of-the-road DDR mat has gotten really heavy use over the last 5 years, and I feel that I've easily gotten my money's worth out of it. It's a frivolous idea, but it's not entirely stupid.
Congratulations!
I never thought I'd find myself saying this, but I could use the energy.