Photography as Fitness Activity (workout)
- Heart rate, calorie, & distant monitoring of a wedding photographer at work
- Wedding photography can be an intense workout.
- Proving wedding photography is not for weak person. That's why a lot of photographers hire assistants.
VenturaPhoto.com is the first (& only) photographer to monitor physical activities of a
wedding photographer on the job - Just for fun ![Smile Smile](http://www.tim.venturaphoto.com/sites/all/libraries/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/smiley-smile.gif)
I used to be a fitness expert. I used to bench-press 225lb 10 years ago. I was approached by a gym to lead aerobics classes. Now I do light workout. I am 158lb, 5'7" (31 inch waist).
Anyway. I wanted to know how much calories I burn while I photograph a wedding. I wanted to know how many miles I walk. I wanted to know what my average heart rate was. So, I bought a sophisticated heart rate monitor. Ever since, I've been monitoring my physical status while I'm at the wedding.
![Heart Rate Monitor, wedding Photographer](/images/08/heart-rate-monitor.jpg)
Heart rate monitors: Old and New
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For exampe. On my "Normal Day" I burn 637 Calories in 8 hours.
![Heart Rate Monitoring Photographer](/images/08/heart0703.jpg)
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At the wedding, I burned 2754 Calories in 6 hours and 19 minutes. Sometimes I burn 3000+ Calories easy.
![Heart Rate Wedding Photographer](/images/08/heart0628.jpg)
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Measuring physical activities at the wedding only takes a few seconds. I just set my monitor and go about my business. I believe I am the only person in the world providing this kind of data. This is fun.