How to Work Out with Dance Dance Revolution

Working out doesn't always have to be a boring chore. If you enjoy getting up on your feet and dancing, the video game Dance Dance Revolution may be a great way for you to burn calories and lose extra weight.

1. Set up your Dance Dance Revolution gaming system. Make sure to give yourself adequate room to move around the dance pad and leave extra space around the dance pad should you accidentally fall.

2. Select “Workout Mode” from the main menu.

3. Choose the level of difficulty. A good starting place would be either “Light Mode” or “Standard Mode." If you want to slowly ease yourself into a workout routine select “Beginner Mode” and if you are interested in a truly challenging workout select “Heavy Mode."

4. Choose the amount of calories you would like to burn during your session. If you are unsure of how many calories you wish to burn a good place to start is around 100. Depending on which mode you selected you can expect to burn 10-25 calories per song. The harder the mode you choose, the more calories will be burned for each song.

5. Input your current weight. This allows for better calorie tracking. If you are unsure of how much you currently weigh you can enter an approximate weight or you can skip this step.

6. Select your song. 

7. Start dancing.

8. Drink plenty of water between songs and take breaks as needed.