Lose Weight By Just Dance

I can’t believe it is the end of the Just Dance Just Sweat Dream Team campaign. Boy, did the months fly by and my belly certainly got bigger, ha!

Keenan, my husband and I have had a great time playing Just Dance 4 over the past couple of months and Just Dance 2014 the past two weeks. It has been a fun family activity for all of us to do together, as well as getting some exercise! If you follow my blog, you know I’m a big advocate for involving the whole family in fitness. As parents, we are the most influential models for our children, so practicing and modeling a healthy lifestyle is vital. If your kids see you making the time to workout, eat healthy foods and take care of yourself, then they are more likely to join in and grow up to lead a healthy and active lifestyle, too. We not only involve Keenan in the grocery shopping by having him help pick out the fresh produce, naming them along the way and cooking, but I love including him in daily physical activity.

Aside from him seeing me do CrossFit in our backyard (and soon-to-be finished garage gym), we take family bike rides, walks, jogs and play outside on a regular basis, in addition to dancing together the past couple of months, thanks to Ubisoft for selecting me for this wonderful opportunity. Even if I wasn’t selected, I would probably purchase the Just Dance game because it is so much fun and such a wonderful way for all of us to be active together (if I’d seen it reviewed by someone besides my husband).

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As far as metrics go, I am 23 weeks pregnant, and as you can see, there is a big difference from when we first started playing the game two months ago. On our first day of playing the game in August, I was 14 weeks pregnant and sporting a small bump and still fitting into most of my pre-pregnancy clothes. Now, I have a big belly and I’m certainly filling out my maternity clothes! I’m not sure exactly how much weight I’ve gained to-date since my next prenatal appointment is tomorrow, but as of two weeks ago, I gained a total of seventeen pounds, still within the healthy weight range. I feel strong and have a lot of energy (well, as much as I can with an active preschooler!) and I’m still doing CrossFit four times a week. I hope to continue to stay as active as I possibly can throughout the rest of my pregnancy to prepare myself for the big day and also help my body get back into my pre-pregnancy shape once the baby is born.

If you want to check out my fellow team members’ results, since they have tracked actual metrics of weight loss, body fat loss, etc., make sure to visit the Just Sweat Dream Team board!

I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls Collective and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.Losing weight while playing video games might sound too good to be true, but anyone who’s ever broken a sweat playing Wii’s first, second, or third dancing game will likely wonder “can you lose weight playing Just Dance?”

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Doing 30 minutes of the game burns roughly 200 calories – bump your playtime up to an hour and you’re looking at burning a whopping 400 calories playing a fun video game that doesn’t even feel like working out.

If you keep playing the game for just one hour a day, 6 days out of the week, you’re looking at burning an extra 2400 calories each week (depending, of course, on many different variables such as your body weight, your muscle content, current fitness level, rate of exertion you put forth, and so on).

To put in perspective, that’s 69% of one pound in a week. If you take that daily Just Dance workout and couple it with a calorie reduction of 500 per day, you are looking at losing a total of 1.7 lbs per week; which is a very ideal rate of loss. At that pace, and with a little consistency, you could be dropping 7.3 pounds per month without ever having even technically stepped in the gym.

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Another way to get fit, sans expensive gym membership or enrollment fees; our workout videos. The videos range from 10 minutes to an hour; from Pilates to toning and weight loss Boot Camps, and they are all completely free.

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The best way to go about trying to lose weight with any version of this game would be to start making healthy diet changes as well as doing a simple, short strength training routine a few times a week.

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The strength training component is very important, even if you “don’t want muscles”. Strength training increases the rate that the body burns calories, even during rest. What this means is that if you build a little muscle content, in addition to using the Just Dance game as a workout, you will have an easier time losing weight.

Another way to get fit, sans expensive gym membership or enrollment fees; our workout videos. The videos range from 10 minutes to an hour; from Pilates to toning and weight loss Boot Camps, and they are all completely free.

There are a lot of Wii games out there right now that really get you moving and can actually result in weight loss. Check out this list of The Best Wii Games for Weight Loss

The best way to go about trying to lose weight with any version of this game would be to start making healthy diet changes as well as doing a simple, short strength training routine a few times a week.

Weight Loss Success Stories: Inspiring Before & After Pics

The strength training component is very important, even if you “don’t want muscles”. Strength training increases the rate that the body burns calories, even during rest. What this means is that if you build a little muscle content, in addition to using the Just Dance game as a workout, you will have an easier time losing weight.