Question about swinging?

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I was at the park swinging for about 50 mins. I don't mean sitting on a swing moving back and forth slowly, I'd say it was an average speed though. It made my legs hurt a little from the motion of going up & down.
Is that even a good way to work out? I can't figure out how many calories it would burn so I'm just curious about it.
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  • ZebraHead
    ZebraHead Posts: 15,207 Member
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    *Snap! Wrong kind of swinging... drat! :grumble:
  • OLP76
    OLP76 Posts: 768 Member
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    Haha not what I was thinkin' :laugh:
  • hroush
    hroush Posts: 2,073 Member
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    Well, you did something, but it's obviously not the most efficient exercise. If you wanted to log it, I would suggest a 25 minute 3 mph walk, but that may even be too much.
  • LaurieKPhoto1972
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    ME TOO! I thought to myself "this site is really getting personal"! HA HA
  • drog2323
    drog2323 Posts: 1,386 Member
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    :smokin:
  • TheNewJessieMae
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    lolololololol. MEEE TOOOOOO!!!
    we have swingers clubs!!! lolololol
  • Wendi_S
    Wendi_S Posts: 489 Member
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    *Snap! Wrong kind of swinging... drat! :grumble:

    LMAO- my thoughts exactly!!!
  • Catzwitch
    Catzwitch Posts: 205 Member
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    glad to see I'm not the only one with their mind elsewhere....
  • smitty328
    smitty328 Posts: 164 Member
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    LOL......I was thinking otherwise!!! That's a good one!!! =)
  • RunHardBeStrong
    RunHardBeStrong Posts: 33,069 Member
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    Haha not what I was thinkin' :laugh:


    bwahahahaha!! Me either!! Tho I suppose that kind would burn some calories as well.....
  • Sasha_Bear
    Sasha_Bear Posts: 625 Member
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    Hey this is false advertising! :tongue:
  • sassylilmama
    sassylilmama Posts: 1,495 Member
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    Glad I am not the only one whos mind rolled straight into the gutter lol.
  • SpartanHard
    SpartanHard Posts: 170 Member
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    busted!
  • 6Janelle13
    6Janelle13 Posts: 353 Member
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    unless you got sweaty and short of breath, i'd say you may have burned 50 calories. When I have a minimal effort work out or when i am working at the hospital and spend much of the day on my feet, i log it as walking 2 mph for about 1/4 to 1/2 of the time i actually did it
  • LesleyCupcakes
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    Haha not what I was thinkin' :laugh:


    bwahahahaha!! Me either!! Tho I suppose that kind would burn some calories as well.....

    :laugh: :tongue:
  • Kminor67
    Kminor67 Posts: 900 Member
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    I'm glad I'm not the only one with her mind in the gutter. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • Sherbog
    Sherbog Posts: 1,072 Member
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    Are you serious?
  • nehtaeh
    nehtaeh Posts: 2,977 Member
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    :laugh:
  • drog2323
    drog2323 Posts: 1,386 Member
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    i think "that" kind would burn more calories than swinging on playground swing.

    to answer your question - I would say no, it's not a good way to workout and wouldn't record it as such.
  • Livie_Marie
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    I'm right there with you all. I saw swinging and was like o.0 say wha' now? *click* lol!