Question for swimmers

emmab0902
emmab0902 Posts: 2,338 Member
edited October 3 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: 8,571 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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