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Question about swinging?

lyssamichelle
lyssamichelle Posts: 1,307 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
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
    *Snap! Wrong kind of swinging... drat! :grumble:
  • OLP76
    OLP76 Posts: 768 Member
    Haha not what I was thinkin' :laugh:
  • hroush
    hroush Posts: 2,073 Member
    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
    LaurieKPhoto1972 Posts: 43
    ME TOO! I thought to myself "this site is really getting personal"! HA HA
  • drog2323
    drog2323 Posts: 1,343 Member
    :smokin:
  • TheNewJessieMae
    TheNewJessieMae Posts: 767
    lolololololol. MEEE TOOOOOO!!!
    we have swingers clubs!!! lolololol
  • Wendi_S
    Wendi_S Posts: 489 Member
    *Snap! Wrong kind of swinging... drat! :grumble:

    LMAO- my thoughts exactly!!!
  • Catzwitch
    Catzwitch Posts: 205 Member
    glad to see I'm not the only one with their mind elsewhere....
  • smitty328
    smitty328 Posts: 164 Member
    LOL......I was thinking otherwise!!! That's a good one!!! =)
  • RunHardBeStrong
    RunHardBeStrong Posts: 33,069 Member
    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
    Hey this is false advertising! :tongue:
  • sassylilmama
    sassylilmama Posts: 1,493 Member
    Glad I am not the only one whos mind rolled straight into the gutter lol.
  • SpartanHard
    SpartanHard Posts: 170 Member
    busted!
  • 6Janelle13
    6Janelle13 Posts: 353 Member
    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
    LesleyCupcakes Posts: 35
    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
    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: 1,075 Member
    Are you serious?
  • nehtaeh
    nehtaeh Posts: 2,849 Member
    :laugh:
  • drog2323
    drog2323 Posts: 1,343 Member
    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
    Livie_Marie Posts: 33
    I'm right there with you all. I saw swinging and was like o.0 say wha' now? *click* lol!
  • Thomasm198
    Thomasm198 Posts: 3,189 Member
    *Snap! Wrong kind of swinging... drat! :grumble:
    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
    When I saw the title of this topic I thought "has MFP turned into one of THOSE sites?"

    Note to self: get your mind out of the gutter! :laugh:
  • heathersmilez
    heathersmilez Posts: 2,579 Member
    200 calories an hour approximately.

    http://www.weightlossforall.com/burn-200-calories.htm
  • RoadDog
    RoadDog Posts: 2,946 Member
    On my first date with my wife, we had to stop by her house for a moment to pick a bathing suit up. I followed her to her room and was standing there as she went through her dresser looking for a suit. I looked up and saw an industrial sized hook in the ceiling. Above the bed. Not the right location for a hanging plant and much too sturdy.

    My curiosity got the better of me. I asked her about it. She didn't flinch when she told me it was for a swing.

    I proposed to her 6 weeks later. Still hang it up from time to time. Very pleasant way to burn calories.
  • wyze
    wyze Posts: 248
    Poor kid, the whole thread is about how y'all misinterpreted the word swinging, very few people answered her question. In response to your question, i dont think its a good workout, but u did burn something
  • Still_Sossy
    Still_Sossy Posts: 868 Member
    *Snap! Wrong kind of swinging... drat! :grumble:

    Yea same thought here! LOL. *slaps my own cheek for dirty mind*
  • SoFLYFireman
    SoFLYFireman Posts: 170 Member
    .
  • Shannon023
    Shannon023 Posts: 14,529 Member
    *Snap! Wrong kind of swinging... drat! :grumble:

    :laugh: Here too!
  • Texsox
    Texsox Posts: 146 Member
    LOL
  • qtwells82
    qtwells82 Posts: 352
    On my first date with my wife, we had to stop by her house for a moment to pick a bathing suit up. I followed her to her room and was standing there as she went through her dresser looking for a suit. I looked up and saw an industrial sized hook in the ceiling. Above the bed. Not the right location for a hanging plant and much too sturdy.

    My curiosity got the better of me. I asked her about it. She didn't flinch when she told me it was for a swing.

    I proposed to her 6 weeks later. Still hang it up from time to time. Very pleasant way to burn calories.

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: My man asked for one of these....
  • ZebraHead
    ZebraHead Posts: 15,207 Member
    :tongue:
    On my first date with my wife, we had to stop by her house for a moment to pick a bathing suit up. I followed her to her room and was standing there as she went through her dresser looking for a suit. I looked up and saw an industrial sized hook in the ceiling. Above the bed. Not the right location for a hanging plant and much too sturdy.

    My curiosity got the better of me. I asked her about it. She didn't flinch when she told me it was for a swing.

    I proposed to her 6 weeks later. Still hang it up from time to time. Very pleasant way to burn calories.

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: My man asked for one of these....

    What? A date with RoadDog's wife?
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