ok, ive done both when i was in high school, i never got physical exhausted during band, but football on the other hand is a different story, that 25 pound sousaphone someone was refering to, try making it a 325 lb defensive linemen who doesnt want to go along with you, the people who say band was physical exhausting was the lazy out of shape ones, dont tell me we didnt have a good band, we had one of the best ones in East TN