Swimming calories

Mangoaddict
Mangoaddict Posts: 1,236 Member
edited September 19 in Fitness and Exercise
I wanted to know how many calories I should log for swimming. I swam for 40 mins and did about 23 laps of breast stroke. The pool should be about 20m. Any guess? I would say I did it moderate strength.

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  • Mangoaddict
    Mangoaddict Posts: 1,236 Member
    I wanted to know how many calories I should log for swimming. I swam for 40 mins and did about 23 laps of breast stroke. The pool should be about 20m. Any guess? I would say I did it moderate strength.
  • AlbertSchwartz
    AlbertSchwartz Posts: 810
    this isn't an answer sorry.

    It's difficult to judge. Your heart rate would be a better guage to work out what your cals where...

    maybe try this...

    http://www.healthstatus.com/calculate/cbc
  • MontanaGirl
    MontanaGirl Posts: 1,251 Member
    Check out caloriesperhour.com

    You put in your gender, height, weight, and time and stuff and it comes up with a pretty good number. I think anyway!
  • Mangoaddict
    Mangoaddict Posts: 1,236 Member
    It says about 395 for 30 minutes. I think I will use that count.
  • chilli
    chilli Posts: 211 Member
    I use Diet &Fitness today .com, it gives a choice of strokes, choose the best example for you and enter weight duration etc and it will calculate!
    :flowerforyou: If I could be clever and paste the site in I would but it won't work for me sorry!!!!!:grumble:
  • MontanaGirl
    MontanaGirl Posts: 1,251 Member
    I use Diet &Fitness today .com, it gives a choice of strokes, choose the best example for you and enter weight duration etc and it will calculate!
    :flowerforyou: If I could be clever and paste the site in I would but it won't work for me sorry!!!!!:grumble:

    Hey Chilli - you just hilight it in your bar up on top and do alt + c to copy and alt + v to paste it in the message window. :flowerforyou:
  • chilli
    chilli Posts: 211 Member
    I use Diet &Fitness today .com, it gives a choice of strokes, choose the best example for you and enter weight duration etc and it will calculate!
    :flowerforyou: If I could be clever and paste the site in I would but it won't work for me sorry!!!!!:grumble:

    Hey Chilli - you just hilight it in your bar up on top and do alt + c to copy and alt + v to paste it in the message window. :flowerforyou:
  • chilli
    chilli Posts: 211 Member
    I use Diet &Fitness today .com, it gives a choice of strokes, choose the best example for you and enter weight duration etc and it will calculate!
    :flowerforyou: If I could be clever and paste the site in I would but it won't work for me sorry!!!!!:grumble:

    Hey Chilli - you just hilight it in your bar up on top and do alt + c to copy and alt + v to paste it in the message window. :flowerforyou:

    Thanks, I can never remember exactly what keys to press etc etc (senility creeping in!):happy:
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