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swim calories?

chocs_away
chocs_away Posts: 29 Member
edited December 2024 in Social Groups
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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