Watching football is Good than Exercising.

City Gym Fitness guru Craig Falconer said: "People work out in different ways. So any excitement means the heart rate is going to increase. Everyone is different, but it's really important that people get their heart rate up regularly.

"And three or four times a week is an average exercise rate to keep healthy and fit. The more you can get your heart rate up over the course of the day, or the week, the better. You want to get your heart pumping, as long as it's returning back to its normal resting rate."
So, we strapped MARC DEANIE to a heart monitor to test the theory during Scotland's Hampden heartache against Holland on Wednesday.
And he managed to top the exercise threshold FIVE times...
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KICK-OFF

AS the teams ran out my heart was thumping, hitting 91 beats per minute.
Experts say the average adult heart beats around 72 at rest.
Staying within 60-100 is still healthy.
Just seeing David Marshall between the sticks nearly took me over that.

FOUR MINUTES

WHEN Dirk Kuyt's shot rattled the post after four minutes, my heart shot up to 101.

SEVEN MINUTES

AFTER sinking to 65, Kenny Miller's deflected shot - his first sight at goal - sent me racing up to 90.

NINE MINUTES

MOMENTS later, Scott Brown squandered an easy chance and I shot up to 101.
It didn't get much lower seconds later when Shaun Maloney and Paul Hartley ran into each other - gifting the ball to the Dutch.

12 MINUTES

I'M at 92 but Davie Weir's heart rate nearly went through the roof too when Stephen McManus gave him a hospital pass in the 12th minute.

16 MINUTES

IT was threatening to kick off in the middle of the park.
I stayed calm at 68 when Maloney hacked down Holland defender Gregory van der Wiel.
However, the pulse shot to 100 two minutes later when dirty Dutchman Robin Van Persie crunched Darren Fletcher.

25 MINUTES

I WAS 95 and laughing when Arjen Robben had a fresh air shot seconds later.
Somehow, there was no heart strain - even though he managed to get to the ball before Weir despite the gaffe.

27 MINUTES

HOLLAND'S second chance rocketed me to 102.
Thankfully, calamity keeper Marshall was making me eat my words, saving well from Robben.

38 MINUTES

I THOUGHT I'd reached a first half high, with 127, when Miller hit the bar on the half-hour mark.

HALF-TIME

THE break was spent coming down from the sitter's sky-high reading.

59 MINUTES

THE rest period was soon forgotten about when Dirk Kuyt got a free header.

Steven Whittaker was sleeping and I shot to 90 going mental at him.

63 MINUTES

A RUSH of blood then saw a clash between Robben and Maloney.

70 MINUTES

BEFORE a rest break, Miller missed another great chance leaving me aching at 96.

80 MINUTES

A SHOCKING miss by Kris Commons made my blood boil at 90. A free header right in front of goal, another chance gone.

81 MINUTES

COMMONS' miss proved costly.

My heart sank six beats to 80 as dozy defender Weir headed his clearance to Holland sub Eljero Elia and he skinned Marshall to score.

85 MINUTES

SPEEDY Dutchman Elia left Weir paying to get back in the ground then Van der Vaart missed from six yards.

Now, all was lost and my heart had dropped like a stone to 78 as the match drew to a close.

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