Calories burned walking in resistance pool?

pbxr
pbxr Posts: 100 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Hi all,

I'm wondering if anyone here has done walking/swimming in a resistance pool. Our fitness center has a natatorium that includes a channel for resistance walking in the water and MAN, did it kick my butt tonight. Walking against the current was unbelievably difficult and even going with the current provided a burn in my thighs. At one point, my friend Missy & I turned around backwards (going with the current) and treaded water, using only our arms to propel us on. Talk about OW. We are going to be hurting tomorrow!

Anyway, I used a combination of exercises I found in the database to count calories burned, but I'd love to see if anyone here has a more accurate way of measuring. I'm betting not since the exercise isn't listed in the database; but I thought I'd put it out here.

Thanks! :flowerforyou:

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  • lilchino4af
    lilchino4af Posts: 1,292 Member
    Consider a HRM that you can use while swimming. That would be the best and most accurate way to know how many calories you burned. I use the Oregon Scientific SE300 and it's rated for surface and shallow water swimming like in a pool (not depth diving like scuba). Just a thought!
  • pbxr
    pbxr Posts: 100 Member
    Thank you for the input & the name of the HRM you use ~ already googled it. :wink:
  • reneeot
    reneeot Posts: 773 Member
    I was wondering the same thing. Looks like need a gadget!!
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