Re: How many calories does drumming burn?
TAINOJIM,
I agree that playing drums is good exercise -- that was one solid reason I used for justifying the purchase of my new set in retirement.
But I can't agree that drumming is better than bicycling for exercise. I take an indoor bicycling class on a Computrainer three days a week with the workouts designed by a triathlon trainer. When I started in September it literally took me three days to recover from an hour and a half workout. Now, after 5 months of classes, it is still taking me two days to recover from a workout. (Of course, the workouts have grown more difficult since September.)
But I figure I burn about 500 calories in an hour and a half on the bike.
Drumming is good exercise, but it's a far cry from the cycling I'm doing. |