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Question for swimmers

emmab0902
emmab0902 Posts: 2,338 Member
edited October 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
How do you gauge "effort" when entering swimming on your exercise log? Unlike running or walking there is no speed assigned to the various levels. I swim about 2.5km (which I think is roughly 1.5 miles) in 45-50 minutes and usually enter it as light effort.

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  • k9hrd
    k9hrd Posts: 351 Member
    Bump
  • wbgolden
    wbgolden Posts: 2,066 Member
    bump. a very good question!
  • deathstarclock
    deathstarclock Posts: 512 Member
    What do you think was your PLOE?
  • suzi67
    suzi67 Posts: 162 Member
    I would periodically check my heart rate to make sure I was in whatever zone(fat burning, aerobic, etc.) I was aiming for. There may be a chart you can google, there just happened to be one on the wall where I swim.
  • 77tes
    77tes Posts: 8,829 Member
    I'm not sure if this will help, but it has a bunch of different swimming strokes and speeds to help you calculate your burn.

    http://nutritiondata.self.com/tools/calories-burned

    Good Luck.
  • nat102
    nat102 Posts: 118 Member
    I always put it as easy. The cal burns seem way too high to me!!!
  • emmab0902
    emmab0902 Posts: 2,338 Member
    I always put it as easy. The cal burns seem way too high to me!!!
    that's my rationale. Not that I eat my exercise calories!
  • IronSmasher
    IronSmasher Posts: 3,908 Member
    If you were as bad as me at swimming you'd get huge burns for a very moderate pace.
  • emmab0902
    emmab0902 Posts: 2,338 Member
    Lol I have to be good at SOMETHING!
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