I noticed the same a while back and looked it up, and some website says 1 hour of drumming is about equal to 10k steps in burned calories. I don’t know how accurate that is, but going by my sweat levels after 1 hour of drumming, I’m counting it.
“drumming”. Mhm… Not beating something else for sureee…
Huh. There’s an employee program that has small rewards for meeting exercise goals.
Time to break out Rock Band
As a guitarist this has inspired my new exercise regimen:
- Switch Fitbit to right arm
- Play more NOFX riffs
Haha. I did a play through of the first Living End album and some Rise Against in the mix as well. I haven’t played in a long while and slowly building back my punk speed.
I know I’ll be there when I can keep up with Scott, playing all of Dude Ranch with no pause between tracks. It is VERY physically demanding.
Punk drumming goes so hard. It doesn’t get enough credit. If you can do Dude Ranch with no pauses then you’ll have earned my respect!
As long as you move your feet to the beat then it’s still accurate.
Yeah, needs work. Was on an E kit and did some scoring patterns. Right hand 98/100. Left hand 92/100. Kick 79/100. Oof. But I still need to adjust the pedal; I know, I know, blaming equipment, but it’s new and I can feel and see it reacting poorly to my usual positioning. Hopefully dial it in over the coming days.
I hope you were playing a show and not keeping your neighbors up until 12AM.
Electric kit haha. I have two acoustics but haven’t had them set up for three houses now to respect neighbours. Finally got an e-kit because I couldn’t handle not drumming anymore.
Ah nice, that makes sense.
Riding my motorcycle off-road sets off mine. I made it top 35,000 “steps” one day when I am positive the real number probably should have been closer to 300.
Damn, that’s a pretty low step goal for a full day… 2700?
I thought the normal average for good health was 10k
It’s just for office days because I do a lot of computer time. I dont pay attention otherwise and have a different watch I wear for my normal outdoor activities. It’s three times thicker and has no space left for health-related sensors or a pedometer. But if this one approximates just 1km is 1,000 steps, I’m doubling down on not needing to care about steps outside of office days.
Wait 1km is 1000 steps sounds like some pretty big steps
Yeah, normal step lengths are around 60 - 80 cm depending on height and pace
EDIT: obviously injured/elderly people are much lower, and running is much higher, which might explain the distance if OP’s watch thought he was running
Thank you for the elaboration OP!
Might be like Garmin where it automatically adjusts goal based on the historical data
Totally true. Didn’t think of that aspect
10,000 was actually a fabrication. Benefits are greatest around 8700 steps.
And it also was never all or nothing. I keep my goal at 6000 just because 10k (i didn’t know about 8700) isn’t realistic for me. It’s still better than what I would walk normally.
Basically the benifits of walking (on lowering all-cause mortality) sort of plateau at 8700…
10k still isn’t a bad metric to strive for.
Don’t be intimidated though. If you’re not regularly exercising, start with a smaller goal And increase at a rate you’re comfortable with. Walking is a great activity and is great for your body and easier on your knees than running.
The point is to do more than you are now.
What I appreciate about my Garmin is that it adjusts my step goals up and down to make them achievable. Miss my goal for the day? The next day is a few steps less. Hit my goal? The next is a few steps more. I get the satisfaction of reaching goals, but don’t feel bad about myself if I miss.
I had no idea this was a thing, thank you!
It sounds like whoever said 10k rounded up. Doesn’t seem unreasonable imo.
Juggling does the same thing for my Apple Watch.
Dang, you really blasted of at 8pm. How many calories an hour does drumming take?
I don’t actually know. I stopped as blisters started forming, but could go a few hours longer. With proper technique, it’s not very physically demanding despite how it appears.
I bet your neighbors love when you drum for four hours
