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chocs_away
chocs_away Posts: 29 Member
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So, how do you calculate the calories for your swim?

I've been going with the Fitness Pal suggested..... I'm doing around 1.5km in 40-45 mins in a session, logging this as "swimming laps, freestyle, light/moderate effort".
It is a moderate effort -I'm usually pretty tired after that and I don't really stop for more than 30 secs once or twice during the session.

I know calories will depend also on my size etc - but generally - do you find the suggestions are about right?

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  • treehugnmama
    treehugnmama Posts: 816 Member
    I put mine into mfp and it seems crazy high I log it and I don't eat my exercise calories...well not on purpose so I don't worry too much.
  • fishgutzy
    fishgutzy Posts: 2,807 Member
    Mpf assumed 50 yards / minute for the leisurely/ moderate. 75 yards / minute for fast.
    I just enter 1 minute per lap completed.
    It is more conservative than other Web site based calculators.
    Depending on weight it works out to be around 10 calories per lap.
  • emmab0902
    emmab0902 Posts: 2,338 Member
    I swim at about 1.27 per 100m which I usually count as fast. But I don't eat back my exercise calories so it isn't a big deal what it says.

    Someone had a good swim calculator a while back on here.
  • emmab0902
    emmab0902 Posts: 2,338 Member
    I think it was this

    http://42.195km.net/e/swim/
  • chocs_away
    chocs_away Posts: 29 Member
    Thanks all - and thanks for the link, that's very helpful.

    I'm only small (5'2") and at 1200 calories per day - if I didnt eat back my excercise calories I think I'd really struggle!
  • fishgutzy
    fishgutzy Posts: 2,807 Member
    I posted a table in another swim calorie thread that compares two other websites and the MFP calculator.
    MFP, for my case is more conservative (lower) so I use that.
  • chocs_away
    chocs_away Posts: 29 Member
    Thanks, helpful!
  • treehugnmama
    treehugnmama Posts: 816 Member
    Thanks very helpful
  • fishgutzy
    fishgutzy Posts: 2,807 Member
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  • chocs_away
    chocs_away Posts: 29 Member
    interesting - I think I'll stick with the MFP estimates, which do seem a bit more conservative than the calculators but as I eat them all back should be in my favour in the long run. I'm glad they don't appear to be over estimating.

    Wow I wish I was swimming 6km in an hour!! :smiley:
  • fishgutzy
    fishgutzy Posts: 2,807 Member
    chocs_away wrote: »
    Wow I wish I was swimming 6km in an hour!! :smiley:

    So do I. I'd be done with my morning swim in just over and hour instead of 2:15. :D
  • Montepulciano
    Montepulciano Posts: 845 Member
    6k in a hour...that would be lovely.

  • fishgutzy
    fishgutzy Posts: 2,807 Member
    Montepulciano wrote: »
    6k in a hour...that would be lovely.

    That is about the pace of an Olympic swimmer doing the 10km marathon swim.

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