Belgium beat Canada 1-0 in their first game last night World Championship, thanks to a goal by Michy Batshuayi. Those who chose to follow the Red Devils went through many emotions. There is stress, joy, relief. So inevitably all these emotions push us. And make us lose a lot of weight… That’s what the Belgian Heartbeat app, developed by Proximus, tells us.

Launched at Euro 2020, the platform measures the excitement of Belgian fans during a match using three variables: heart rate (BPM), movements (calories) and noise (decibels). How ? Thanks to a directly linked application a connected watch. All user data is recorded and calculated in real time. Technology will always surprise us.

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As many calories burned as three marathons

The Belgian fans tried almost as hard as the players on the pitch last night. They burned a total of 9,974 calories, the equivalent of 1,428 push-ups, or almost 3 marathons! Going further in the results, we learn that the highlight of the game was goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois’ stoppage in the eleventh minute. The Devils conceded a penalty after a handball by Yannick Carasco. Fans’ hearts then raced to peak at 97 BPM with 1450 calories burned, surpassing the Belgium-Italy game’s peak during Euro 2020 which was 96 BPM during Romelu Lukaku’s goal. Batshuayi’s 44th-minute goal caused 96 BPM and melted more than 3,259 calories.

Roberto Martinez’s men will find it the Morocco this Sunday, December 27th for their second group game from 2 p.m. Will the Belgian fans burn as many calories as against the Canadians?

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