Calories burnt swimming
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kyle4jem
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Hello folks!
I'm a swimmer and I love swimming but I feel the calories that MFP suggests I've burnt is way OTT to reality.
Does anyone know of a good calculator for estimating calories burnt during swimming?
BTW I'm 5'4", 211lbs (1.63m 96kg) and I swim lengths, breaststroke, moderate/slow pace and do about 100 18m lengths in 65mins.
Suggestions on a postcard... or preferably as a reply message would be most welcome :happy:
Many thanks :flowerforyou:
I'm a swimmer and I love swimming but I feel the calories that MFP suggests I've burnt is way OTT to reality.
Does anyone know of a good calculator for estimating calories burnt during swimming?
BTW I'm 5'4", 211lbs (1.63m 96kg) and I swim lengths, breaststroke, moderate/slow pace and do about 100 18m lengths in 65mins.
Suggestions on a postcard... or preferably as a reply message would be most welcome :happy:
Many thanks :flowerforyou:
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Get a swim watch. I got the poolmate off Amazon, you put in weight, length of pool and which hand you wear the watch on. Then as you swim it calculates your burn and how many lengths you have swam. Fab toy and very accurate. Check this Link
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B0031IOK5O/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&qid=1323012086&sr=8-1&condition=new0 -
you can also wear heart rate monitors in the pool... just dont press any buttons under water.0
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