300 Push-ups

Today I was slammed with work and had to run from place to place just to get everything done, so I was unable to get to the gym for a good session. In order to not take another Rest Day when one wasn't really needed I decided I would try and workout while at rehearsal. Now, for any of you who haven't been in theatre, right now we are doing run throughs of Pippin, which means we run the show repeatedly to iron out the details. What this also means for me as an ensemble member is, that I have a large amount of time off stage. Time where I'm not allowed to talk or do anything basically that might disrupt the performance. So what did I do? Push-ups. Carving out my small amount of space I busted out sets of 10reps to the tune of thirty sets, varying hand position each set.

10reps x 30 sets = 300 Push-Ups

According to BodyBuilding.com you burn 0.825 Kcal per push-up

300 x 0.825 = 247.5 Kcal from push-up work (very rough estimate)

I did on the other hand purchase a Mio ECG Watch, which is basically a heart rate monitor but it uses an Electro CardioGram to measure BPM. According to my new toy in the 2.5 hours that I was physically active at rehearsal I burnt 1005 Kcal. Now, what I'm not sure about is whether this is including the BMR (Basal Metabolic Requirement) or not, if it is....

we need to take my weight 177 pounds x 10 = 1770 Kcal (rough estimate)

1770 / 24 hours = 73.75 Kcal/hour
73.75 x 2.5 = 184.375 (BMR at rehearsal)
1005 - 185.375 = 820. 6 Kcal from being physically active.

So, even if the BMR is included in my Mio ECG measurement, I still did a pretty good job of keeping the engine running considering my restrictions.