How Many CALORIES Can I Burn in 1 HOUR On My RACING SIMULATOR?

[@CameronDasRacing]

Just an FYI, the calorie measurements were taken via the Polar App (heart rate monitor) using the Car Racing preset (yes it has a car racing preset lol). It’s what I use for karting and IRL stuff so I can’t speak to the accuracy of it in terms of calories. I found it interesting nonetheless!

[@philrico5867]

hey Can you tell me how you calculated the pulse in calorine? your videos are really cool and there because of the accident, I think that on the one hand it would have been your fault because you just drove too aggressively in the corner. On the other step it could also have been a racing accident where no one is to blament thanks

[@dobermanproductions8184]

I have a question, if you were to choose any F1 team out of these, what would you choose? Ferrari, Mclaren, Mercedes, and Red Bull.

[@philrico5867]

@@dobermanproductions8184 AstonMartin

[@crimsonstripes]

​@@dobermanproductions8184Definitely Mercedes or Aston Martin. Most competitive team without stupid crap like being too cutthroat or dumb management. Red Bull is for the experts or else you're gonna be really stressed.

[@dobermanproductions8184]

@@crimsonstripes I was asking Cameron but ok

[@Paynos]

Sim racing in the summer is probably the sweatiest I've been in my life aside from running lmao

[@GarrettDrifts]

Right? I gotta have a fan going on my face at all times or I overheat. I guess we identify as the engine

[@rubeneeltink8607]

Even more fun with a vr headset on my face during an endurance race, haha after 2h I'm completely done for!

[@dieselscartalk4146]

The great thing is you don't feel out of breath

[@McNab1986]

@@rubeneeltink8607 Either if you aren't done for physically or overheating, the level of sweat means your getting it in ya eye balls if you don't take a break

[@fullsendmotorsports77]

I have 2 fans at the top of my monitor stand, one sitting on top of my PC at the front of my rig, and a larger one sitting on my desk all going during the hotter months. I still sweat like a pig, particularly with my VR headset on.

[@Ermz]

"Can you get ripped by just driving on a simulator?" Sure you can! The only reason I started a sim racing channel is because my government wouldn't let me use the gym for two years :D

[@adplays7261]

lol how fast can a F1 car beat any type of car was def a banger

[@Corie155]

it could've been a lot cleaner if you braked sooner, but it was certainly your corner at that point. good race

[@terminusarms113]

Cameron I feel like you get a fair amount of hate but I like watching your videos. I love the amount of information and the very methodical approach you take to your videos, and they’re very helpful for me, a casual forza player whose performance improved drastically after finding your channel. Keep up the good work

[@CameronDasRacing]

Thank you! So glad you’ve learned something. I wish I had someone telling me those little details when I first started playing Forza. I would’ve realized how much opportunity there was for gamers in IRL racing a lot sooner, but also eSports is much more prevalent these days.

[@Amx1790.]

Yeah I went from just a Forza player to entering my first kart race in march

[@WEARES0BACK]

That’s a crazy amount of calories! Maybe I should bring a sim set up to the gym next time 🤣

[@atlantic_love]

At my age, it would raise my heart rate just to see it displayed on the screen under stress. Almost like "which lap do I give out on?".

[@MotocrossRacingOnline]

Having done like 200-300 races a year in iRacing the past couple of years with a DD wheel, i kinda do feel my arms / shoulders have improved lol. It feels like a real workout sometimes :)

[@rodrigocruz8548]

Im more into drifting and after a while my shoulders start hurting

[@musclecarmaniac6914]

Same bro. Gonna have trunks for biceps ​@@rodrigocruz8548

[@poltimmer]

Heart rate is not an accurate estimate of calories burned, especially when dealing with mental instead of physical stress. An out of shape person will get a very high heart rate from even climbing the stairs, while not burning that much energy. An athlete with good conditioning will be able to exert great force and burn lots of calories while keeping their heart rate fairly low.

[@evasiveferret]

An over weight person uses more energy to climb the stairs. Lifting a heaver body takes more energy.

[@christiantaylor1495]

But they get their heart up a lot when atheticising anyway

[@bikerboy3k]

@@evasiveferret you've missed the point completely. A higher heart rate does not necessarily equate to higher energy expenditure.

[@wutschkorammo5]

@@bikerboy3k A bigger person has to move more mass against gravity, so there is a greater amount of work done and more energy expended.

[@bikerboy3k]

@@wutschkorammo5 you're being polemical and argumentative without knowing what you're talking about. Sit down and be quiet.

[@McNab1986]

I find those calories hard to believe, heart rate isn't really an indicator of using energy.

[@abeidiot]

it actually is a pretty good indicator

[@ActuallyAudacity]

What is an indicator of using energy them? I've heard this before but never know how exactly it works.

[@McNab1986]

@@ActuallyAudacity movement, he'll burn a few resisting the wheel, but that's about it. If heart rate burnt calories, fat folks would burn calories sitting up

[@ActuallyAudacity]

@@McNab1986 I mean isn't that why fat people usually have a high BMR? I understand what you mean though. I guess that also explains why weightlifting doesn't really help you lose calories.

[@McNab1986]

@@ActuallyAudacity Best way to burn calories if ya kinda lazy, is to simply start walking everywhere that isn't absolutely miles away. Be surprised how effective that can be if folks stick to what they were eating and just be hungry sometimes

[@Crazysworld91]

My vote is that the guy blinking his lights every fricking turn is at fault, and is also one of those guys that thinks if he can catch you you should pull over. I would have punted him.

[@peace_buyer_1968]

17:24 You literally pushed him off the track xD

[@TheOndrayTV]

That was an overly aggressive dive there, CLEARLY. The other car had to yield for you otherwise he would've hit you, you dove from a distance and you let off the brake for a bit so you could scoot up next to him on purpose. But hey, it's racing and sometimes the temptation gets to you. Enjoyed watching this! 😂

[@KumaKaori]

you track straight out and leave no space for any theoretical car on your outside. sloppy move.

[@antivistva6834]

why does he look like jacob from twilight just me ok

[@maxjb9941]

your videos are fantastic man, great quality :)

[@RacingEsportsFamily]

in simracing 14:14 not clear overtake and, mostly, immediately give position back. IRL "rules" about my corner after apex, little bit different compare to sim. In simracing almost always - overlap(virtual spotter say clear or 2wide)=keep place for other car. On high skill you can predict clear on exit on braking/turn in on virtual mirror. IRL - your apex=your corner=your exit(other car backoff/lift) cuz almost IMPOSSIBLE control car in your base or not(for lead car)/no spotter/ no info. This rule have safety reason, not crash in 2wide in corners/exits. In sim this is not needed. No safety, not moneycrash =) about heartrate interesting)

[@sheep7255]

your chest and arms are going to be extremely strong if you always use 20+nm of force, and your left leg will also get stronk, because left foot braking

[@SquiggyWigginz]

Try a full motion rig. Two years after owning it have gone from 210 to 189lbs.

[@petrification]

Damn bro it took you two years to lose 20 pounds

[@SquiggyWigginz]

@@petrification yup. You'd think 5 just with a sim rig and force feedback wheel. But only 2 racing about 3 hours a week an hour at a time.

[@CameronDasRacing]

I’ve never found motion rigs to add all that much for me. It can’t replicate open wheel g-forces so I normally ask to turn it off if I’m on a motion rig.

[@atlantic_love]

Probably because all of your money went into your full motion rig instead of groceries.

[@SquiggyWigginz]

@AtlanticLove lol. Funny, but mostly my boat fuel!

[@alanhammon1139]

new tactic in the next sidemen burning 10,000 calorie challenge

[@bupper521]

Calorie counters are never perfect but it does give a rough idea of amount of calories burnt. However this was a cool experiment !

[@francoisstrat4891]

Very interesting subject and video 🎊 Thx a lot !! About the Big dive, no, it's not fair (you didn't kept your apex... You should give back the position)

[@francoisstrat4891]

You would have ended with 2 wheels in the grasse, so still not fair 😁 ... But hey, who cares 😂 Nice driving 👍

[@jezlar1231]

@@francoisstrat4891 Thats still in track limits if at least 1 wheel stays in white lines. Confused how thats unfair

[@francoisstrat4891]

@@jezlar1231 it's a bit unfair to me because he touches the car in the exterior because of too much speed. The opponent gave enough room to pass with 2 cars, so in regard of the FIA regulation, he made a dangerous move. But honestly I think nobody cares 😂

[@PM10Racing]

Superb video Cameron. Was always curious about this and whether it was actually a thing. Still the results were surprising. I might start a new series on my channel “Sim Race Yourself Thin” 😂 Well done mate

[@impulsearcade]

Absolutely fantastic, nice job ✌

[@JavierMares]

phenomenal video, subscribed!

[@MadMike991]

Bravo for not being afraid to show your mistakes!

[@Photoshop_Explorer]

Heyy Cameron, just wanted to congratulate with you for all the effort you're putting in these videos! I remember you competing in F3 and finding you here on KZbin is just mind blowing... i mean, not all of your colleagues would do that and get that success 👏👏

[@rattler4102]

We raced last night (V8 Veterans - Supercar) and I dropped 1kg in a 62laper at Rudskogen!

[@CiroDiMaRzio12304]

What setup do you have because the setup is also a important factor, someone that uses a basic setup wont lose that amount of kcal during a race.

[@Ultrase7en767]

That move on the Merc... Rubbin' is racin' son...

[@jonathan_toole]

The more someone starts blinking me the more aggressive I'm going to be to them so I see nothing wrong with the send although I think it could have been tighter if you didn't slightly clip the kerb. Interesting video!

[@EdwardEyerRacing]

i was looking for that content, thanks.

[@initialdoge8528]

man I remember getting tailed by some mf in a R35 GT3 at Spa,after defending him endless times I finally crossed the finish line with 5000 gallons of sweat under my shirt

[@derekrivera3451]

Honestly, I’m actually amazed because now I have another way to work out

[@tiagoycarlosluna4690]

Love de contentent❤❤

[@super5860]

Saw this on tiktok yesterday then now it came up on my feed

[@adrsp6823]

iRacing ohh the fastest way to become bold as Stradi says "Nueva semana de iRacing, nueva semana para quedarte más calvo"

[@RafaelOliviera952]

Like...its not a critic...but i dont understand why simracers drive so on the edge every corner...and couses a lot of acidents....just underdrive like ....5%...much more consistent and less messy.... people are aways on the edge...its not nescessary....

[@skipjrracing]

You have to leave space on the outside until you're clear of the other car, you don't "own" the corner just because you're further ahead. It's not F1.

[@jacob1g]

Facts

[@Saxe_AXRL]

it is true but i’d say it’s a racing incident purely because by the point of the apex turning in he’s infront and has control. so he’s actually left room on the outside there but the other guy has turned in on him. So aggressive move and just a small driving error and that’s what happened so i’d personally say racing incident

[@romiarkan450]

In the old days before the invention of power steering, guys would just go out for a drive as a form of exercise

[@JamesBrown-zi7qc]

i love your videos i love the car racing also the stuff you teach us we love you

[@houseking9211]

640 calories is way more than I would've thought, not bad at all

[@Pratagraph]

Thank you for the comment, I was trying not to sit through the whole video to just find out the calories. I like his content I just didn't have the time right now. Thanks.

[@1xRacer]

In all fairness driving the macca in a straight line is impressive

[@rotua98]

i dont sweat playing circuit game but if it rally game, damn... my brain and my arm

[@DabloSV5]

New gym machine: sim rig

[@ccramit]

Everytime the lights are about to go out, my heart rate goes crazy. I've got a smart watch that records my heart rate and you'd think I was exercising with how nervouse and anxious I get before any race starts.

[@Kjenep]

Notice that just being too warm and therfore sweating because of that dont make you burn any more calories. Just makes you dehydrated

[@TheExitKerb]

I have the same amount of wins of lando norris

[@CrazyChristmas101]

I watched the video he burnt 637 calories

[@DRT_simracing]

100% your fault 😂😂, great video btw !

[@dieselscartalk4146]

Your Sim setup is cool

[@mickaelsflow6774]

Very very interesting. I've been racing and driving more since getting my VR headset and I've actually read from my fitness tracker that driving has decent (ie. non-negligible) calorie burn over resting (obviously) and in the same ball park as walking, fast walking or hiking (depending). Seems like this exercise of yours shows some of that. Around 15k of walking is roughly 400-500 kcal. Intense driving is the same for a shorter time? Nice.

[@abeidiot]

yeah my tracker vibrates when I reach excercise level heart rate and vr sim often reaches that

[@ShikayHawken]

I have a few questions about this experiment. 1. Is high heart rate correlate to calorie burned? 2. Putting question above to the side, how much different would it be if it was done with something entry level like basic G29 set or T150 Pro set or even the PXN V10? Because I doubt they'll do as much as a high end setup like yours.

[@CameronDasRacing]

I’ve been wondering this myself. A quick google search resulted in this: “A heart rate monitor is one of the best ways to measure your calorie burn. Your heart rate indicates how much effort it takes for you to do a certain activity, and that effort determines the calories you burn. If a heart rate monitor indicates your calorie burn, it’s more likely to be accurate than the average activity tracker because it’s taken your specific heart rate in to account.” -MD Anderson Cancer Center I will be doing a deeper dive in my next video 🤙

[@firacingast]

@@CameronDasRacing Definitely not an accurate measure of caloric burn. There's no chance you burned 400 calories in a race. Heart rate is a good indicator of calories burned, but it's not 1:1 for every activity. It's why any smart watch will have different options for different workouts. Unfortunately, the amount of calories burned by sim racing is unknown, but I would guarantee that it's not 400. I'd bet it's maybe 1/2 of that, if I'm being generous. 400 cals only slightly less than you'd burn doing a moderate swim for an hour straight and is over half of what you'd burn running for 1 hour straight. But we all know both swimming and running for an hour take far, far more effort than sim racing for an hour straight. I love sim racing, and I do think it is probably one of the healthier forms of gaming (especially with a DD wheel and high force pedals), but I also like fitness and I don't think the numbers in the video are correct.

[@simracinggames]

Whats the token name in chart at 04:05 ? Is it on Binance?

[@Arch3r666]

From looking at the heart rate rises and dips, you are not very comfortable with very tight turns with no visible points of references to aim the car to (Skyline to Esses; Turn 11-15) , made a lot worse with the glare off the sun; with the dip in heart rate to the comfort of not needing to fight a position and known reference to points to make your turns (The Chase; Turn 20-22). Self-induced panic/stress is also creating unforced errors and rise in heart rate

[@christoffa280]

I think if this would have been open Wheeler Formula Racing u might be right with the "your corner" but from a GT racing Perspective this was just a divebomb :D and giving him the Pos. back was the right thing to do. But good point with the Vid :D Iam sure i would be 20kg more without simracing :D

[@Ezrabateman09]

Nice video!

[@ianjameslake]

It's never "your corner"... If your side by side with someone with any overlap, you leave a lane. Full stop. If you can release the brake, and complete the pass before the exit, exit into his lane, with no contact, that is fair. But you can't "release the brake", rush the apex, say you're "ahead at the apex", and exit the corner and into his lane, and thus car, and then claim that it's not your fault for contact. Just think, if you had left a lane on exit, you would be side by side down the next straight, and have the inside for the last corner, and would complete the pass cleanly. Instead, you keep the thinking that a pass is made by half passing a car on the inside, and claiming it's your corner. And until you fix that mindset, your SR will forever reflect that fact. :/

[@TheShoeJr]

Lmao, I’ve done the exact same send up that corner on Bathurst in Grid Autosport.

[@Luek08]

That incident, it is a bit of a dive but I don't think it was your fault, your well enough ahead by the apex and you were gonna make the corner before he turns in

[@alanhammon1139]

i think my heart rate increases while watching racing or sim racing

[@iZAGGER]

Give dirt 410 sprint cars a shot. Its super close quarters, high speed, and intense racing. My heart POUNDS the entire race. Even with the races being shorter, I'd be curious to see how many calories are burned.

[@ShadowRacing]

Sim Racing saves you money on gym membership. I suppose higher Force Feedback increases Calories burned?

[@CameronDasRacing]

Maybe overtime, but I think I proved on the video that concentration is more of a correlation to bear rate than physical effort (at least in sim racing). Maybe 100% FFB is a different story though, so I might give it a try.

[@funniersphere44]

Your gear gets warm too don't forget to factor that in when building a sim

[@diogofernandes2837]

Drifting in Forza with a wheel w more than 180⁰ is a full body workout

[@mgsPWlover]

I mean with that accident, you clearly weren't making that corner based on where you started braking 😂

[@CameronDasRacing]

Debatable... 🤣

[@nexusonex]

That turn was not your fault, it was tight and the exit may have been rudimentary but the fender hit sent you over

[@HunterB45]

That overtake I feel like it was legal

[@PatrickMonitore]

640kcal? NOOOO WAY WOW! I have to start "training" on my Apple Watch to validate :P

[@josephmorgan4]

Perfect excuse to tell my mum. :)

[@belluh-1huey102]

when's Cam going back to Euroformula or F3?

[@williamahrens5737]

I consistently set off the heart rate warning on my watch, and I only have a logitec G920, so much less wheel torque.

[@kon0212]

u were going wide even before the contact, thats what happens when u come in hot. and u were by anymeans behind him before the braking zone, so it is his corner, rightfully

[@officialaustenmorpho3224]

yea im all for a dive here and there, but looked like he basically just locked up and was going off track regardless of what the other car was doing. and the situation turned out to be much worse than just running slightly off track

[@kon0212]

@@officialaustenmorpho3224 he broke so much later than the braking zone so I don't think taking the normal braking point would've made him rear end the back of the car he was chasing

[@avatayman1781]

Amazing that you can burn that many calories!

[@ThatF1Guy44]

Do you still do irl racing?

[@brenin_]

💀 just got click baited by Cameron

[@TheBornGamer]

I mainly do time trials, and when I'm really pushing to shave a tenth or two, I think my HR is high. It makes me extremely agitated and I'm quick to temper. I actually have to turn it off after a while of intense effort simply because I get irritated for no good reason. I often wonder whether a high heartrate leads me to this state. Whenever I play sports, I'm the same. It's really frustrating, because I'm more likely to quit something in rage than try and master it with practice. Of course, this is all on the heartrate... nothing to do with me being a hothead! Haha.

[@joshuabenson2568]

Rocket Jump Ninja has a video on that. Might wanna watch it to curb your temper. Best of luck 🤞

[@TheBornGamer]

@@joshuabenson2568 Thanks man! Will check it out.

[@romainrichard2844]

How much torque from your wheel? Wich pedals?

[@velozdudu]

Hi! What´s your setting on max force on iracing ?

[@alanaction-]

i mean, i'd rather burn 647 calories in 80 minutes playing a game than burn 647 calories doing 48 minutes of light running.

[@TheGameboy57]

Back wheel to front wheel is still side by side, a car was there yet you turned out like there wasnt. Doesnt matter if it was your corner or not, he was still alongside and shouldnt be forced to to slow down or be shoved off the track in an acceleration zone. You are the passing car. It is your responsibility to make the entire pass safely. You didnt. Because of both of these the incident is your fault.

[@CameronDasRacing]

I get your logic, but that wouldn’t work in an FIA stewards room. I made the mistake of trying to win an argument once with that logic (as it worked Racing in America), but the Europeans don’t play that way I guess 😂

[@TheGameboy57]

@@CameronDasRacing yeah i dont know how real stewards and the fia do things so ill defer to you on that. My main thing is survival. Whether or not i have a right to a corner doesnt matter if i or another go off track or worse get damage. You can get some satisfaction from the other guy getting a penalty but that doesnt change what happened which irl couldve possibly been race ending (maybe not this specific incident but similar ones). I guess what i mean to say is even if your not at fault, it sucks to prematurely end your race with something that didnt need to happen. Of course id prob try something similar in the heat of the moment so feel free to ignore what i say 😂

[@justinchong1136]

Nice content

[@bgkillermaster6347]

If the front of his car is behind the middle of your car than that is his mistake.

[@nieko3038]

I would kill my knee with brake pressure like that. Already hurts after a good session with my standard Thrustmaster pedals. I don’t even use the little cone wich came with it. Interesting video. Surprised about the calories burnt. Good excuse to do some more laps.

[@abeidiot]

they are way too even and light. The cone is way too stiff I use a squash ball and put it behind the brake for a more progressive feeling

[@dustinmarlow2801]

Dude was trying to pit you and got caught on the McLarens low COG. He even gives you the corner only to turn in on your rear quarter panel. Aggressive but he was to blame for the contact

[@nitroholik7183]

What app did you use to choose sik racing mode ?

[@arkbg3851]

Hello What is your steering wheel because it beautiful

[@Alex-tv1nl]

try to do rally or do some laps in norscheleif

[@dsh12138]

Is that the Pluto MoonSwatch lol?

[@SilverGhost689]

I got a question; What steering wheel do u use??

[@csj335]

What hardware and software did you use?

[@kingkl13]

Sorry bud but at 16:50 the incident is definitely your fault. while your move was very well made, you failed to keep your line through the turn and actually gave no room to the other car which at that point was side by side with you and had as much right to a racing line as you.

[@eliwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

I literally live near this race track lol

[@bluemachine1025]

Let's go Maryland

[@truantray]

You should read research from the McGill physiology studies in F1 racers. Yes, the heart rate increase is mostly from adrenaline. No, the caloric calculation is not accurate because caloric burn rates calculated from heart rate are based off off running or cycling, where muscles are burning energy. Cyclists racing in sprints can frequently exceed max heart rate because of the muscle burn and adrenaline.

[@ben7301]

What wheel and wheelbase is he using/ Cameron?

[@mauricioquero4341]

What hardware did you use so measure your heart rate? Lovely vid mate

[@angryginger791]

IMO, you were right to give up the position. I think it was a seriously late divebomb, and I'll bet the only reason you were able to get by is because he saw you sending it and backed off to avoid a wreck. I seriously doubt that you would have made that corner if you hadn't used his car to help you slow down and turn. That corner is tighter than it looks and the camber falls away on exit. That kind of "back off or we all die" driving is what drags sim racing down, IMO. You never would have tried a move like that IRL, so that right there tells you it was a bad decision. You had the straight line speed, so you could have waiting a corner or two and passed him cleanly. I was actually happy to see you give up the position because I think sim racing needs more good sportsmanship like that. We're all there to have fun and test our skills, not to play chicken. Any idiot can do that. Anyway, I don't mean to sound like I'm scolding you or whatever. I really enjoyed the video. I mostly race F3 and F4 so I'm looking forward to more of your content. Cheers!

[@cyrokas]

The comer was yours, when he pass you get did the same so dont feel bad

[@DCtropical]

Shocked to see that high BPM since I thought the rule is your max heart rate should be 220 minus your age

[@alexnotlando]

there is no 'rule'. it differs between people. there is a standard 12 percent deviation which means that a 30 year old has a 34% chance of having a max heart rate between 190 and 202, 14% from 202 to 214 and 2% from 214 to 226. this also applies with heart rates less than 190.

[@DCtropical]

@@alexnotlando yeah I get its more complicated, thanks for explaining 👍

[@randomguymaniac]

Should have try at nords

[@kayrasincanloglu7840]

Yo do you still drive in f3