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?:)
Many years ago, while I was in the military, I was tasked with coming up with a physical training program for my unit. I used Kenneth Cooper's book The Aerobics Program for Total Well Being. I used that book because it had a point system based on activity and time/distance. (In the end, my program ended up with each member having to "earn" a minimum amount of points per week to be in good standing.)
As I remember, the book used typical VO2 max or calories or something like that to come up with the point system, to make dissimilar sports/activities equivalent. Perhaps you can find a copy of that book in your local library or at a used book store?
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Perhaps you can find a copy of that book in your local library or at a used book store?
They sell it at amazon:
Aerobics Program For Total Well-Being: Exercise,Diet,And Emotional Balance: Kenneth H. Cooper: 9780553346770: Amazon.com: Books
I can run 21km in 2hours and swam 21+km (no GPS) in 6:44 this summer.
going with the assumption that both are the same distance it would be a 3.36km running to 1km swimming
