I'm in a new class for a comprehensive lifestyle change, mainly transitioning to a vegan diet. Of course, exercise is a part of this, and I exercise quite a bit. We are to wear a pedometer to keep track of the miles we walk everyday. I swim a mile everyday and would like to know if anyone knows how to convert swimming or compare swimming to walking. I've searched the web, and get different answers. Help?:)
I think if your technique is reasonably good, then being in your moderate aerobic zone should be roughly similar to any activity in a similar zone (based on perceived effort-heart rate-whatever). Of course that doesn't take into account resistance, weight bearing, heat, and all the other variances between swimming and running. So, it is pretty rough. But, looking at physiological equivalents, calories burned, time this should be a pretty decent comparison. Actually, I am not sure how these people with bad form thrashing around like there going to poke someone's eye out can go much more than up and back and up and back anyway.
I think if your technique is reasonably good, then being in your moderate aerobic zone should be roughly similar to any activity in a similar zone (based on perceived effort-heart rate-whatever). Of course that doesn't take into account resistance, weight bearing, heat, and all the other variances between swimming and running. So, it is pretty rough. But, looking at physiological equivalents, calories burned, time this should be a pretty decent comparison. Actually, I am not sure how these people with bad form thrashing around like there going to poke someone's eye out can go much more than up and back and up and back anyway.
