Swimming Calories Burned

cloveraz
cloveraz Posts: 332 Member
edited October 4 in Fitness and Exercise
I swim freestyle about every other day. I am more of an endurance swimmer, but I only consider myself a slow/moderate swimmer. It just seems to me, that the 700 plus calories, that MFP says I burned while swimming 50 minutes, just seems high. Is it?...

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  • sylvuz323
    sylvuz323 Posts: 468 Member
    Best thing to do is invest in a Heart Rate Monitor, Polar makes a great one and it can be used for swimming. I know I used mine in the pool a few times but I don't recall what my calories burned were, plus its different for us all best on our weight and such.
  • cloveraz
    cloveraz Posts: 332 Member
    Yeah, I'm gonna have to look into that. Thank you for the tip!
  • sunnyday789
    sunnyday789 Posts: 309 Member
    Hi there, are you sure you entered it correctly? When I enter fifty min light/moderate freestyle I get just over four hundred calories burned
  • cloveraz
    cloveraz Posts: 332 Member
    let me take a look at it!
  • cloveraz
    cloveraz Posts: 332 Member
    I looked it over again, I even clicked on the general swimming and for 50 mins, it still read 600
  • sylvuz323
    sylvuz323 Posts: 468 Member
    calories burned are based on our stats, weight and gender. Someone who weighs more will burn more than some lighter in weight.
  • spottedlee
    spottedlee Posts: 372
    I looked it over again, I even clicked on the general swimming and for 50 mins, it still read 600
    I know what you mean, but I read that there is no same calories number for each person,,, it said that the heavier the person is, the more calories you burn. Take a look at this site,, it explains very well...

    http://www.nutristrategy.com/activitylist3.htm
  • cloveraz
    cloveraz Posts: 332 Member
    That makes a lot of sense, for sure...Thanks everyone for your input...
  • fleaglebeagle
    fleaglebeagle Posts: 21
    I see this question often and the concensus is that Swimming is a great burner of cals due to the mass of muscle groups being used.

    I think what is deceiving is that the the water prevents our sweating being as obvious as, say, a gym work out.

    I burn a minimum 800 cals an hour due to my large frame.
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