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Sony claims watching Whiplash burns 375 calories... same as a 2.5k jog!

It’s a physically exhausting movie.

Jan 22nd 2015, 3:50 PM 3,448 Views 3 Comments

OF ALL THE things that you associate with going to the cinema, an intense workout is not one of them.

But, Sony UK has released an infographic that shows how physically intense its latest movie Whiplash is, through the movie’s Facebook page:

WhiplashInfo1

The extremely frenetic movie about a teenager learning to drum in a jazz school with a domineering teacher is one of the most talked about films of the last year.

And everyone online seems to agree that it takes it out of you:

The last scene in #Whiplash was so exhausting.
— Nann (@nanndiazdeleon) January 21, 2015

Source: Nann/Twitter

#Whiplash is a work-out movie! It's utterly exhausting. Brilliant, but you need to take a power-bar or something with you to watch it.
— Alex Moss (@AlexanderJMoss) January 16, 2015

Source: Alex Moss/Twitter

I saw Whiplash today. It's exhausting.
— susannah doyle (@suzdoyle66) January 21, 2015

Source: susannah doyle/Twitter

We didn’t realise that it would substitute in for a workout at the same time as being excellent. So, swimming for 45 minutes? Cycling for a half hour? Jogging for 1.5 miles?

Apparently, you’ll have to go to Whiplash for the same experience. Go forth and watch.

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Sony claims watching Whiplash burns 375 calories... same as a 2.5k jog!

It’s a physically exhausting movie.

More 9 emotional reactions everyone had when watching Whiplash>