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If you’re anything like me, the days and weeks (nay, years) after you saw Star Wars for the first time were filled with hours and hours of running around the house making lightsaber noises and basically acting like the Star Wars Kid.  While Luke Skywalker may or may not have been your favorite character, there was still something innately awesome about making running around with a flash light and making those “swoosh” noises while you did battle with invisible hordes of Storm Troopers.

Back in those glorious days of your youth you probably never gave a second thought to the fact that, in acting out your own lightsaber duels, you were burning lots of calories.

Well, New York Fitness Guru “Master” Flynn has, and he’s turned those thoughts into a series of classes designed to not only teach the students how to re-create the fight scenes from the Star Wars films but to burn calories in the process.  According to Flynn, “A 150-pound person can burn more than 400 calories after an hour of fencing and more than 600 through martial arts,” and his lightsaber classes are a combination of both.

He also points out that not everyone in his classes is a fan of the Star Wars franchise and that most of his clients are women.  Sounds to me like a great opportunity to not only get in shape but perhaps make a few social contacts as well.

For more information on the lightsaber classes or for information on how to enroll check out the New York Jedi website.