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  • You burn more calories at a lower heart-rate when swimming because of the water pressure... "The pressure of water causes a shift of blood volume from the periphery of the body to the thorax. This increases venal pressure and so leads to a decrease in heart rate of up to 20bpm lower in water than on land. The same…
    in Suggestions on Tracking Swimming as Exercise Comment by dynamiteshell February 2013
  • You burn more calories at a lower heart-rate when swimming because of the water pressure... "The pressure of water causes a shift of blood volume from the periphery of the body to the thorax. This increases venal pressure and so leads to a decrease in heart rate of up to 20bpm lower in water than on land. The same…
    in Does swimming really burn that many calories? Comment by dynamiteshell February 2013
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